Monsanto - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Monsanto M&A Summary

Monsanto has acquired 12 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Monsanto’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Delta and Pine Land Company for $1.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2000, when it sold NutraSweet Property Holdings to Prospect Hill Growth Partners for $440M. Monsanto has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (28%) and agriculture (28%).

Monsanto Ownership

Who owns Monsanto?

Monsanto is owned by Bayer AG. It was acquired on September 14, 2016.

Monsanto Business Overview

Where is Monsanto headquartered?

Monsanto is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

What is Monsanto’s revenue?

Monsanto disclosed revenue of 15,001M USD for 2015 and 15,855M USD for 2014.

How many employees does Monsanto have?

Monsanto has 22,500 employees.

What sector is Monsanto in?

Monsanto is an agriculture company.

When was Monsanto founded?

Monsanto was founded in 2000.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

Monsanto Co.

800 North Lindbergh Boulevard,
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
United States,
(314) 694-1000
www.monsanto.com

Monsanto Co. is a chemical and agricultural biotechnology company offering farmers a wide range of corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, canola, sorghum and sugar cane seeds. Monsanto was formed in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $4.5B $4.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Climate Corp. 2013-10-02 930M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.climate.com
Agradis, Inc. 2013-01-30 - Divestiture
La Jolla, California · www.agradis.com
Beeologics LLC 2011-09-28 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Montana · www.beeologics.com
Divergence, Inc. 2011-02-22 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Montana · www.divergence.com
WestBred LLC 2009-07-14 45M USD Add-on Acquisition
Bozeman, Montana · www.westbred.com
Posilac(R) 2008-08-20 - Divestiture
, United States
Monsanto Co - Posila Dairy Business 2008-08-20 300M USD Divestiture
, United States
De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V. 2008-06-13 615M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Bergschenhoek, Netherlands · www.deruiterseeds.nl
Agroeste Sementes SA 2007-09-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Xanxere, Brazil · www.agroeste.com.br
Delta and Pine Land Company LLC 2007-06-01 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Scott, Mississippi · www.deltapine.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
The Climate Corp. 2013-10-02 Precision Planting LLC 2017-07-26 1
San Francisco, California · www.climate.com Tremont, Illinois · www.precisionplanting.com
The Climate Corp. 2013-10-02 Solum Inc. - Soil Analysis 2014-02-20 4
San Francisco, California · www.climate.com , United States

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Agriculture 3 (27%) 3.5B (78%) 2 (50%) 610M (58%)
Life Science 3 (27%) - - -
Food 2 (18%) 45M (1%) 1 (25%) 440M (42%)
Business Services 1 (9%) - - -
Healthcare Services 1 (9%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (9%) 930M (21%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (25%) -
Total 11 $4.5B 4 $1.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 3.9B 4 1.1B
  Montana 3 45M - -
  California 2 930M - -
  Missouri 2 1.4B - -
  Mississippi 1 1.5B - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 440M
  Colorado - - 1 310M
Brazil 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 615M - -
Domestic 9 (82%) 3.9B (86%) 4 (100%) 1.1B (100%)
Cross-border 2 (18%) 615M (14%) - -
Total 11 $4.5B 4 $1.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.9B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.5B
< $100M 1 $45M
TOTAL $4.5B
Largest Delta and Pine Land Company LLC
$1.5B (2007-06-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest NutraSweet Property Holdings, Inc.
$440M (2000-05-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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