Ajinomoto - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Ajinomoto M&A Summary

Ajinomoto has acquired 8 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Ajinomoto’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Windsor Quality Holdings for $800M. Ajinomoto has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (63%) and life science (38%).

Ajinomoto Business Overview

Where is Ajinomoto headquartered?

Ajinomoto is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Ajinomoto’s revenue?

Ajinomoto disclosed revenue of 1,439,231M JPY for 2024 and 1,359,115M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Ajinomoto have?

Ajinomoto has 34,862 employees.

What sector is Ajinomoto in?

Ajinomoto is a food company.

When was Ajinomoto founded?

Ajinomoto was founded in 1909.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 1

Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, 104-8315
Japan,
+81 3 5250 8111
www.ajinomoto.com/en

Ajinomoto is a manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Ajinomoto was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - - 1 - 8
vol $1.1B $620M $1.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Forge Biologics, Inc. 2023-11-13 620M USD Add-on Acquisition
Grove City, Ohio · www.forgebiologics.com
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A.S. 2021-02-26 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.ajinomoto-animalnutrition-emea.com
Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc. 2017-11-09 64M USD Add-on Acquisition
Ayer, Massachusetts · www.cambrooke.com
Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. 2016-11-16 75M TRY Divestiture
Güzelbahçe, Turkey · www.orgengida.com.tr
Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc. 2015-02-27 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.agf.co.jp
Windsor Quality Food Co., Ltd. 2014-11-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.windsorfoods.com
Windsor Quality Holdings LP (Windsor Frozen Food Co. Ltd.) 2014-09-10 800M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.windsorfoods.com
Kükre A.Ş 2013-11-05 - Stake Purchase
Eskişehir, Turkey
Althea Technologies, Inc. 2013-04-04 175M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.altheatech.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 5 (63%) 875M (50%) - -
Life Science 3 (38%) 859M (50%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (100%) -
Total 8 $1.7B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 1.7B - -
  Texas 2 800M - -
  Ohio 1 620M - -
  Massachusetts 1 64M - -
  California 1 175M - -
Turkey 2 75M - -
France - - 1 -
Japan 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (13%) - - -
Cross-border 7 (88%) 1.7B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 8 $1.7B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.,Ltd.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.6B
< $100M 2 $139M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest Windsor Quality Holdings LP (Windsor Frozen Food Co. Ltd.)
$800M (2014-09-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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