Land O Lakes - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Land O Lakes M&A Summary

Land O Lakes has acquired 11 companies. It has also divested 4 assets.

Land O Lakes’ largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Ceres for $17M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Chromatin to S&W Seed for $27M. Land O Lakes has acquired in 8 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (64%) and distribution (10%).

Land O Lakes Business Overview

Where is Land O Lakes headquartered?

Land O Lakes is headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

What sector is Land O Lakes in?

Land O Lakes is a food company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

4001 Lexington Avenue,
Arden Hills, Minnesota 55126
United States,
(651) 481-2222
www.landolakesinc.com

Land O'Lakes, Inc. provides an agribusiness and food companies and offers local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $17M $17M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $47M $47M
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Chromatin, Inc. 2018-11-01 27M USD Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois · www.chromatininc.com
Geosys SAS 2018-08-14 20M USD Divestiture
Balma, France · www.geosys.com
Philia Foods 2017-12-05 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Paul, Minnesota · www.philiafoods.com
Vermont Creamery 2017-03-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Websterville, Vermont · www.vermontcreamery.com
Ceres, Inc. 2016-06-17 17M USD Add-on Acquisition
Thousand Oaks, California · www.ceres.net
Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland (dba FLM+) 2015-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Worthington, Ohio · www.wideopenthinking.com
Moark LLC 2014-05-09 - Divestiture
Fontana, California · www.moarkllc.com
Geosys SAS 2013-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Balma, France · www.geosys.com
Kozy Shack Enterprises, Inc. 2012-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Hicksville, United States · www.kozyshack.com
WinField Solutions LLC 2011-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Shoreview, Minnesota · www.winfield.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 7 (64%) - 3 (75%) 27M (57%)
Information Technology 1 (9%) - 1 (25%) 20M (43%)
Distribution 1 (9%) - - -
Life Science 1 (9%) 17M (100%) - -
Marketing 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $17M 4 $47M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 17M 3 27M
  California 2 17M 2 -
  Minnesota 2 - - -
  Illinois 1 - 1 27M
  Vermont 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
France 1 - 1 20M
Domestic 10 (91%) 17M (100%) 3 (75%) 27M (57%)
Cross-border 1 (9%) - 1 (25%) 20M (43%)
Total 11 $17M 4 $47M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $17M
TOTAL $17M
Largest Ceres, Inc.
$17M (2016-06-17)
sell # Total
< $100M 2 $47M
TOTAL $47M
Largest Chromatin, Inc.
$27M (2018-11-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

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