M&A Deal Summary

ADM Acquires Florida Chemical

On January 11, 2019, ADM acquired chemicals company Florida Chemical from Flotek

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ADM’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is ADM’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ADM’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-11
Target Florida Chemical
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) ADM
Sellers(s) Flotek
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Florida Chemical

Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Florida Chemical Co. Inc. produces a wide range of high-value citrus flavor ingredients, specialty terpenes, and formulated products primarily for the flavor, fragrance and consumer products markets. Their innovative, high-quality on-trend products match consumer preferences for a natural, clean label and reduced sugar foods and beverages.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ADM

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Agriculture
Employees40,213
Revenue 93.9B USD (2023)
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 STATS #
Overall 35 of 46
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 9 of 9
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 20
Year (2019) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-16 Algar Agro

Uberlândia, Brazil

Algar Agro is a closely-held Brazilian company active in the soybean market since 1978. Its physical structure has two grain processing units and 17 warehouses strategically located near grain origination areas. In addition to the production, processing and commercialization of grains in the domestic and foreign markets, its anchor products are ABC's soybean oil and Fortpass and Raçafort soybean meal.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-17 Gleadell Agriculture

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Gleadell Agriculture Ltd. is a supplier of combinable crops to UK millers, feed compounders and other consumers, and a major exporter of grains, oilseeds, and pulses to EU markets and further afield. The company sources crops directly from UK farmers and supplies certified seed and fertilizers. Key assets include port storage and ship loading operations along with extensive pulse and agricultural seed processing and storage.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Flotek

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees131
Revenue 188M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Flotek is a diversified global supplier of drilling and production products and services to the energy and mining industries. Flotek Industries was founded in 1985 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-02 Flotek Industries - Drilling Technologies Division

Houston, Texas, United States

Flotek Industries - Drilling Technologies Division has been a foundation of Flotek for well over a decade and its resiliency through the cycles has been a testament to the proprietary equipment and high impact employees. Advanced, robust survey and MWD tools delivered by Teledrift improve drilling efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Sell $17M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-18 JP3 Measurement

Austin, Texas, United States

JP3 Measurement LLC provides the industry’s only field-deployable, real-time, in-line optical analyzer for both liquid and natural gas measurement. With analysis points in every major basin across North America, The company is focused on improving the quality of hydrocarbon measurement and process control for the oil & gas industry. JP3 was formed in 2005 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy $34M