IFF - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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IFF M&A Summary

IFF has acquired 12 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 7 assets.

IFF’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Frutarom Industries for $7.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold IFF - Pharma Solutions Business to Roquette Frères for $2.9B. IFF has acquired in 4 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (34%) and consumer products (34%).

IFF Business Overview

Where is IFF headquartered?

IFF is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is IFF’s revenue?

IFF disclosed revenue of 11,479M USD for 2023 and 12,440M USD for 2022.

How many employees does IFF have?

IFF has 21,500 employees.

What sector is IFF in?

IFF is a chemicals company.

When was IFF founded?

IFF was founded in 1909.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 11

IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

521 West 57th Street,
New York, New York 10019
United States,
(212) 765-5500
www.iff.com

IFF is a provider of flavors and fragrances used in a wide variety of consumer products. Consumers experience these unique scents and tastes in fine fragrances and beauty care, detergents, and household goods, as well as beverages, sweet goods, and food products. IFF was founded in 1909 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 11 - - 1 - - 12
vol $7.4B $7.4B
Sell (1.4/yr) # - - 1 1 2 3 7
vol $1.3B $900M $1.0B $2.9B $6.1B
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Flavors and Essences UK Ltd. 2024-09-03 34M GBP Divestiture
Blackburn, United Kingdom
IFF - Cosmetics Ingredients Business 2024-04-03 - Divestiture
New York, New York
IFF - Pharma Solutions Business 2024-03-19 2.9B USD Divestiture
New York, New York
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics SAS 2023-10-30 810M USD Divestiture
Québec, Quebec · www.lucasmeyercosmetics.com
IFF - Flavor Specialty Ingredients Business 2023-02-16 220M USD Divestiture
New York, New York
NovaTaste Austria GmbH 2022-12-20 900M USD Divestiture
Salzburg, Austria · www.novataste.com
Health Wright Product, Inc. 2022-02-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Clackamas, Oregon · www.healthwrightproducts.com
International Flavors & Fragrances - Microbial Control Business 2021-08-23 1.3B USD Divestiture
New York, New York
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences 2019-12-15 - Divestiture
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.dupontnutritionandbiosciences.com
Leagel S.r.l. 2019-03-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Chiesanuova, San Marino · www.leagel.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 3 (25%) 319M (4%) 6 (86%) 5.2B (85%)
Food 4 (33%) - 1 (14%) 900M (15%)
Consumer Products 4 (33%) 7.1B (96%) - -
Medical Products 1 (8%) - - -
Total 12 $7.4B 7 $6.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 - 4 4.4B
  New York - - 4 4.4B
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  Oregon 2 - - -
  New Jersey 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
Canada 1 319M 1 810M
  Quebec 1 319M 1 810M
Israel 2 7.1B - -
Austria - - 1 900M
Denmark 1 - - -
San Marino 1 - - -
United Kingdom - - 1 34M
Domestic 7 (58%) - 4 (57%) 4.4B (71%)
Cross-border 5 (42%) 7.4B (100%) 3 (43%) 1.7B (29%)
Total 12 $7.4B 7 $6.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
4
J.P. Morgan Securities
2
Centerview Partners
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
5
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
2
Gornitzky & Co.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $7.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $319M
TOTAL $7.4B
Largest Frutarom Industries Ltd.
$7.1B (2018-05-07)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $4.2B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.9B
< $100M 1 $34M
TOTAL $6.1B
Largest IFF - Pharma Solutions Business
$2.9B (2024-03-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
57%
4 (57%)

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