M&A Deal Summary

Agrium Acquires UAP Holding

On December 3, 2007, Agrium acquired distribution company UAP Holding for 2.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Agrium’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Agrium’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Agrium’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Agrium’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-12-03
Target UAP Holding
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Agrium
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.7B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target

UAP Holding

Greeley, Colorado, United States
UAP Holding Corp. is an independent distributor of agricultural and non-crop products in the United States and Canada. UAP Inc. markets a comprehensive line of products, including chemicals, fertilizer, and seed to farmers, commercial growers, and regional dealers. UAP also provides a broad array of value-added services, including crop management, biotechnology advisory services, custom fertilizer blending, seed treatment, inventory management, and custom applications of crop inputs. UAP Products maintains a comprehensive network of approximately 370 distribution and storage facilities and three formulation plants, strategically located in major crop-producing areas throughout the United States and Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Agrium

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Agriculture
Employees15,200
Revenue 14.8B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Colorado) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2007) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-08 Royster-Clark

New York, New York, United States

Royster-Clark, Inc. a leading independent retailer of agricultural products, with 330 retail locations and 40 terminals, warehouses, and manufacturing sites.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-07 United Agri Products

Greeley, Colorado, United States

United Agri Products (UAP) is the largest distributor of agricultural and non-crop inputs in the United States and Canada.

Buy $2.7B
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