Ceres - Ownership and Business Overview

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Ceres Ownership

Who owns Ceres?

Ceres is owned by Land O Lakes. It was acquired on June 17, 2016.

Was Ceres formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Ceres was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Ceres Business Overview

Where is Ceres headquartered?

Ceres is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

What is Ceres’ revenue?

Ceres disclosed revenue of 3M USD for 2015 and 2M USD for 2014.

How many employees does Ceres have?

Ceres has 44 employees.

What sector is Ceres in?

Ceres is a life science company.

When was Ceres founded?

Ceres was founded in 1996.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2016

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 8 in number of deals in 2016. The largest life science acquisition in 2016 was Baxalta - which was acquired by Shire for $32.0B.

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Ceres, Inc.

1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard,
Thousand Oaks, California 91320
United States,
(805) 376-6500
www.ceres.net

Ceres, Inc. is a plant genomics biotechnology company that develops proprietary seeds for energy crops to be used as feedstock in cellulosic ethanol production.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Revenue

3   36% 2015
2   60% 2014
5   0% 2013
5   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

44

Established

1996

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