M&A Deal Summary

Syngenta AG Acquires Garst Seed

On January 1, 2004, Syngenta AG acquired agriculture company Garst Seed

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-01-01
Target Garst Seed
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Syngenta AG
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Garst Seed

Slater, Iowa, United States
Garst Seed Co. is a agriculture based seed company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Syngenta AG

Basel, Switzerland

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Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Chemicals
Employees28,000
Revenue 13.4B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Syngenta is a global provider of chemicals and herbicides to enhance crop yields. Syngenta was formed in 1999 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 10
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2004) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

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