Pilgrim s Pride - M&A Summary and Business Overview

FoodCompany

Pilgrim s Pride M&A Summary

Pilgrim s Pride has acquired 7 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

Pilgrim s Pride’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Moy Park for $1.3B. Pilgrim s Pride has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (100%).

Pilgrim s Pride Business Overview

Where is Pilgrim s Pride headquartered?

Pilgrim s Pride is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado.

What is Pilgrim s Pride’s revenue?

Pilgrim s Pride disclosed revenue of 17,468M USD for 2022 and 14,777M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Pilgrim s Pride have?

Pilgrim s Pride has 56,400 employees.

What sector is Pilgrim s Pride in?

Pilgrim s Pride is a food company.

When was Pilgrim s Pride founded?

Pilgrim s Pride was founded in 1946.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 10

Pilgrim's Pride

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

1770 Promontory Circle,
Greeley, Colorado 80634
United States,
(970) 506-8000
www.pilgrims.com

Pilgrim's Pride produce healthy, high-quality food products that go into some of the world's finest recipes. They are dedicated to providing these wholesome, high-quality products at a great value, allowing everyone to eat well. Pilgrim's Pride was founded in 1946 and is based in Greeley, Colorado


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 6 - 1 - - - 7
vol $4.1B $923M $5.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kerry Consumer Foods - Meats and Meals Business 2021-06-17 923M EUR Divestiture
, United Kingdom · www.kerry.com
Moy Park Ltd. 2017-09-11 1.3B USD Divestiture
Craigavon, United Kingdom · www.moypark.com
GNP Co. 2016-11-29 350M USD Add-on Acquisition
St. Cloud, Minnesota · www.gnpcompany.com
Tyson de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. 2015-07-01 400M USD Divestiture
Gomez Palacio,, Mexico · www.tyson.com.mx
Pilgrim's Pride Corp - Production Facility & Distribution Center 2008-03-10 - Divestiture
New Oxford, Pennsylvania
Gold Kist, Inc. 2006-12-04 1.2B USD Merger
Atlanta, Georgia · www.goldkist.com
Conagra Brands, Inc. - Chicken Processing Business 2003-11-24 545M USD Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois
WLR Foods, Inc. 2001-01-28 240M USD Add-on Acquisition
Timberville, Virginia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Food 7 (100%) 5.0B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $5.0B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 2.4B 1 -
  Illinois 1 545M - -
  Georgia 1 1.2B - -
  Virginia 1 240M - -
  Minnesota 1 350M - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 -
United Kingdom 2 2.2B - -
Mexico 1 400M - -
Domestic 4 (57%) 2.4B (48%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 3 (43%) 2.6B (52%) - -
Total 7 $5.0B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
 1
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
 1
Baker & McKenzie
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.5B
$100M to $1B 5 $2.5B
TOTAL $5.0B
Largest Moy Park Ltd.
$1.3B (2017-09-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
57%
4 (57%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Revenue

17,468   19% 2022
14,777   23% 2021
12,092   6% 2020
11,409   5% 2019
10,938   2% 2018
10,768   36% 2017
7,931   4% 2016
8,180   5% 2015
8,583   3% 2014
8,411   4% 2013
8,121   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

56,400

Established

1946

Public

NASDAQ: PPC

 Subscribe to unlock this and 201,688
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.5K Private Equity Firms
  • 193K M&A Transactions
  • 197K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.6K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 75K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Related Lists for Pilgrim s Pride

Colorado Companies , Food Companies , United States Companies , Colorado Food Companies , Colorado Food with Acquisitions , Colorado Food with Divestitures

Related Lists for Colorado Companies

Largest Colorado Companies , Acquisitive Colorado Companies , Recently Acquired Colorado Companies , Recently Sold Colorado Companies , Private Colorado Companies , Public Colorado Companies , Acquired Colorado Companies , PE Backed Colorado Companies

Related Lists for Food Companies

Largest Food Companies , Acquisitive Food Companies , Recently Acquired Food Companies , Recently Sold Food Companies , Private Food Companies , Public Food Companies , Acquired Food Companies , PE Backed Food Companies

Related Lists for United States Companies

Largest United States Companies , Acquisitive United States Companies , Recently Acquired United States Companies , Recently Sold United States Companies , Private United States Companies , Public United States Companies , Acquired United States Companies , PE Backed United States Companies
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal