M&A Deal Summary

Ajinomoto Acquires Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

On November 16, 2016, Ajinomoto acquired food company Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. from Yildiz Holding A.S. for 220M TRY

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ajinomoto’s 5th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Ajinomoto’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ajinomoto’s 2nd transaction in Turkey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-11-16
Target Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Ajinomoto
Sellers(s) Yildiz Holding A.S.
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 220M TRY

Target

Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Güzelbahçe, Turkey
Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. is a food company. Örgen Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Güzelbahçe, Turkey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ajinomoto

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Food
Employees34,862
Revenue 1.44T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Ajinomoto is a manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Ajinomoto was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Food) 5 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Turkey) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-27 Ajinomoto General Foods

Tokyo, Japan

Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc. is a producer and seller of food and beverage products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-09 Ajinomoto Cambrooke

Ayer, Massachusetts, United States

Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc. is a therapeutic nutrition company and global provider of medical nutrition products for patients with serious, chronic, unmet medical needs. The company works with physicians and researchers from around the world to develop, test and commercialize products that are today focused on inborn errors of metabolism and intractable epilepsy.

Buy $64M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Yildiz Holding A.S.

Istanbul, Turkey
Category Company
Founded 1944
Sector Food
Employees40,000
DESCRIPTION

Yildiz Holding A.S. is a leading global food and beverages company with sales in over 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, including Ulker Biskuvi and Godiva, Yildiz Holding A.S. produces a range of products, including biscuits, chocolate and chocolate-covered products, margarine and edible oils, beverages, dairy products, culinary products, and baby food.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Turkey) 2 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 United Biscuits

Middlesex, United Kingdom

United Biscuits is a European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits, snacks and nut products including major brands such as McVitie's Digestive, Penguin, Jaffa Cakes, Go Ahead! KP, Hula Hoops, Skips, BN, Verkade and Delacre.

Buy £2.0B
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