The Climate - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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The Climate M&A Summary

The Climate has acquired 5 companies of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

The Climate’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired Precision Planting for $210M. The Climate has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (60%) and agriculture (20%).

The Climate Ownership

Who owns The Climate?

The Climate is owned by Monsanto. It was acquired on October 2, 2013.

The Climate Business Overview

Where is The Climate headquartered?

The Climate is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How many employees does The Climate have?

The Climate has 150 employees.

What sector is The Climate in?

The Climate is an information technology company.

When was The Climate founded?

The Climate was founded in 2006.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

The Climate Corp.

201 Third Street,
San Francisco, California 94103
United States,
(415)363-0500
www.climate.com

The Climate Corp. aims to help farmers around the world protect and improve their farming operations with uniquely powerful software and insurance products. The company's proprietary technology platform combines hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic data modeling, and high-resolution weather simulations to deliver climate.com, a SaaS solution that helps farmers improve their profits by making better informed operating and financing decisions, and Total Weather Insurance, an insurance offering that pays farmers automatically for bad weather that may impact their profits.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $210M $210M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Precision Planting LLC 2017-07-26 - Divestiture
Tremont, Illinois · www.precisionplanting.com
HydroBio, Inc. 2017-05-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.hydrobioars.com
WeatherMe OÜ (dba VitalFields) 2016-11-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Tallinn, Estonia · www.vitalfields.com
640 Labs, Inc. 2014-12-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.640labs.com
Solum Inc. - Soil Analysis 2014-02-20 - Divestiture
, United States
Precision Planting LLC 2012-05-23 210M USD Add-on Acquisition
Tremont, Illinois · www.precisionplanting.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 3 (60%) - - -
Machinery 1 (20%) 210M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Agriculture 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $210M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 210M 1 -
  Illinois 2 210M 1 -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Estonia 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (80%) 210M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $210M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $210M
TOTAL $210M
Largest Precision Planting LLC
$210M (2012-05-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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