Amyris - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Amyris M&A Summary

Amyris has acquired 8 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Amyris Brasil to DSM-Firmenich AG. for $96M. Amyris has acquired in 5 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (50%) and chemicals (13%).

Amyris Business Overview

Where is Amyris headquartered?

Amyris is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

What is Amyris’ revenue?

Amyris disclosed revenue of 270M USD for 2022 and 342M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Amyris have?

Amyris has 1,598 employees.

What sector is Amyris in?

Amyris is a life science company.

When was Amyris founded?

Amyris was founded in 2003.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Amyris

Amyris, Inc.

5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100,
Emeryville, California 94608
United States,
(510) 450-0761
www.amyris.com

Amyris is an integrated renewable products company that enables the brands to achieve sustainable growth. Amyris applies its innovative bioscience solutions to convert plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules and produce specialty ingredients and consumer products. The company is delivering its No Compromise products across a number of markets, including specialty and performance chemicals, flavors and fragrances, cosmetics ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. Amyris was founded in 2003 and is based in Emeryville, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 1 - 6 1 - - 8
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 - - - 1 1 3
vol $96M $96M
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
MenoLabs LLC 2024-01-03 - Divestiture
Tucson, Arizona · www.menolabs.com
Amyris - Cosmetic Ingredients 2023-02-22 - Divestiture
Emeryville, California
MenoLabs LLC 2022-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Tucson, Arizona · www.menolabs.com
MG Empower Ltd. 2021-08-11 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.mgempower.com
Perkin & Perkin LLC 2021-06-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Greenbrae, California · www.olikalife.com
No Planet B LLC 2021-04-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Miami Beach, Florida · www.ecofabulouscosmetics.com
Beauty Labs International Ltd. 2021-04-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.beautylabs.com
Upland1 LLC 2021-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · WWW.livecostabrazil.com
Terasana Beauty Co., LLC 2021-01-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Manhattan Beach, California · www.terasana.com
Amyris Brasil Ltda 2017-11-17 96M USD Divestiture
, Brazil
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 4 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Chemicals 1 (13%) - 1 (33%) 96M (100%)
Healthcare Services 1 (13%) - 1 (33%) -
Information Technology 1 (13%) - - -
Marketing 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 - 3 $96M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 - 2 -
  California 2 - 1 -
  Arizona 1 - 1 -
  New York 1 - - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Brazil - - 1 96M
Domestic 6 (75%) - 2 (67%) -
Cross-border 2 (25%) - 1 (33%) 96M (100%)
Total 8 - 3 $96M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $96M
TOTAL $96M
Largest Amyris Brasil Ltda
$96M (2017-11-17)

M&A Connections

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

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