Divestiture • Food

ADM Acquires Chamtor SA

On March 27, 2017, ADM acquired food company Chamtor SA from Groupe VIVESCIA

Acquisition Context
  • This is ADM’s 15th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is ADM’s 1st transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 27, 2017
Target Chamtor SA
Sector Food
Buyer(s) ADM
Sellers(s) Groupe VIVESCIA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Chamtor SA

Bazancourt, France
Chamtor SA is a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. Chamtor, founded in 1992, produces glucose, starch and proteins from wheat.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

ADM

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Agriculture
Employees42,383
Revenue 85.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to ADM's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Entrance to ADM's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

ADM is a processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities and is a manufacturer of protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other value-added food and feed ingredients. The Company also has a global grain elevator and transportation network to procure, store, clean, and transport agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats, and barley, as well as processed agricultural commodities. ADM was founded in 1902 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 29 of 46
Sector: Food 15 of 23
Type: Divestiture 8 of 9
Country: France 1 of 2
Year: 2017 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 ADM Crop Risk Services

Decatur, Illinois, United States

ADM Crop Risk Services is a primary crop insurance general agent based in Decatur, Illinois.

Sell $128M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 Archer Daniels Midland Co. - Crop Risk Services Business

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Archer Daniels Midland Co. - Crop Risk Services Business is a primary crop insurance managing general agent based in Decatur, Illinois with $555.0 million gross premiums written in 2016 and 1,170 agents across 36 states.

Sell $128M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Groupe VIVESCIA

Reims, France

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Groupe VIVESCIA is a farming and food industry cooperative group that manages the supply chain from field to fork, from the consumer to the producer, while meeting the expectations of its customers and society as a whole.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: France 1 of 1
Year: 2017 1 of 1

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