AGCO - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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AGCO M&A Summary

AGCO has acquired 23 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

AGCO’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired GSI Holdings for $928M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold AGCO - Grain & Protein Division to American Industrial Partners for $700M. AGCO has acquired in 7 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (66%) and software (18%).

AGCO Business Overview

Where is AGCO headquartered?

AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

What is AGCO’s revenue?

AGCO disclosed revenue of 14,412M USD for 2023 and 12,651M USD for 2022.

How many employees does AGCO have?

AGCO has 25,600 employees.

What sector is AGCO in?

AGCO is a machinery company.

When was AGCO founded?

AGCO was founded in 1990.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 5

AGCO

AGCO Corp.

4205 River Green Parkway,
Duluth, Georgia 30096
United States,
(770) 813-9200
www.agcocorp.com

AGCO is a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. AGCO offers tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, and tillage equipment, which are distributed through more than 2,700 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide. AGCO was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 16 1 3 2 1 - 23
vol $1.6B $1.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $700M $700M
  24

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
AGCO - Grain & Protein Division 2024-07-25 700M USD Divestiture
Duluth, Georgia
FarmFacts GmbH 2023-11-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Pfarrkirchen, Germany
OPTIfarm 2022-06-16 - Stake Purchase
Chesterfield, United Kingdom · www.optifarm.co.uk
JCA Industries, Inc. 2022-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Winnipeg, Manitoba · www.jcatechnologies.com
Appareo Systems LLC 2021-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Fargo, North Dakota · www.appareo.com
Centure Applications Ltd. 2021-12-16 - Stake Purchase
Tel Aviv, Israel · www.greeneye.ag
Farm Robotics and Automation S.L. 2021-09-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain · www.faromatics.com
151 Research, Inc. 2020-09-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Winnipeg, Manitoba · www.151research.com
Precision Planting LLC 2017-07-26 - Divestiture
Tremont, Illinois · www.precisionplanting.com
Lely - Forage Division 2017-03-13 - Divestiture
Maassluis, Netherlands
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Machinery 15 (65%) 650M (41%) 1 (100%) 700M (100%)
Software 4 (17%) - - -
Information Technology 2 (9%) - - -
Manufacturing 2 (9%) 928M (59%) - -
Total 23 $1.6B 1 $700M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 928M 1 700M
  North Dakota 1 - - -
  New York 1 928M - -
  Nebraska 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 700M
Brazil 3 163M - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Manitoba 2 - - -
Denmark 2 340M - -
Germany 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 82M - -
China 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Italy 1 65M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 7 (30%) 928M (59%) 1 (100%) 700M (100%)
Cross-border 16 (70%) 650M (41%) - -
Total 23 $1.6B 1 $700M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rabobank Securities
3
Morgan Stanley
2
Legal Deals
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
1
Herbert Smith Freehills
1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.4B
< $100M 3 $150M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest GSI Holdings Corp.
$928M (2011-12-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $700M
TOTAL $700M
Largest AGCO - Grain & Protein Division
$700M (2024-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
4 (17%)
Strategic(s)
13%
3 (13%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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