Olam - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Olam M&A Summary

Olam has acquired 13 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Olam’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Archer-Daniels-Midland - Global Cocoa Business for $1.2B. Olam has acquired in 5 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (100%).

Olam Business Overview

Where is Olam headquartered?

Olam is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore.

What is Olam’s revenue?

Olam disclosed revenue of 35,820M SGD for 2020 and 32,993M SGD for 2019.

How many employees does Olam have?

Olam has 39,192 employees.

What sector is Olam in?

Olam is an agriculture company.

When was Olam founded?

Olam was founded in 1989.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Olam

Olam International Ltd.

No. 20-01 Marina One East Tower 7 Straits View,
Singapore, 018936
Singapore,
+65 6339 4100
www.olamgroup.com

Olam is a Singapore listed global and integrated supply chain manager that sources, processes, distributes, and markets select agricultural commodities in around 60 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. It is the world’s largest player in cashew, sheanut and Robusta coffee markets and a significant global supplier of cocoa, cotton, rice, sugar, timber and sesame. Olam participates along the entire supply chain starting from the farm gate in the origin countries to the factory gates in destination countries. Olam was founded in 1989 and is based in Singapore.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 11 - 1 - - - 12
vol $1.6B $950M $2.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Olde Thompson 2021-04-28 950M USD Add-on Acquisition
Oxnard, California · www.oldethompson.com
Schluter Ltd. 2016-10-24 8M USD Add-on Acquisition
Liverpool, United Kingdom · www.schlutercoffee.co.uk
Brooks Peanut Company 2016-06-09 85M USD Add-on Acquisition
Samson, Alabama
Acacia Investments 2016-06-01 - Stake Purchase
, United Arab Emirates
Archer-Daniels-Midland - Global Cocoa Business 2015-10-16 1.2B USD Divestiture
, United States
McCleskey Mills, Inc. 2014-12-05 176M USD Add-on Acquisition
Smithville, Georgia · www.mccleskeymills.com
Acacia Investments 2012-10-05 - Stake Purchase
, United Arab Emirates
Hemarus Technologies Ltd. 2011-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Belgaum, India
Key Food Ingredients, Inc. 2007-11-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Pasadena, California
PT Dharmapala Usaha Sukses 2007-10-02 13M USD Add-on Acquisition
Cilacap, Indonesia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 12 (100%) 2.5B (100%) - -
Total 12 $2.5B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 2.5B - -
  Georgia 2 253M - -
  California 2 950M - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Alabama 1 85M - -
United Arab Emirates 2 - - -
India 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 13M - -
United Kingdom 1 8M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 12 (100%) 2.5B (100%) - -
Total 12 $2.5B - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.1B
< $100M 4 $182M
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest Archer-Daniels-Midland - Global Cocoa Business
$1.2B (2015-10-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Agriculture

Revenue

35,820   9% 2020
32,993   9% 2019
30,479   17% 2018
26,273   2017
(millions of SGD) Show More Show Less

Employees

39,192

Established

1989

Public

Singapore Exchange (SGX): O32

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