M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Whole Foods Market

On June 16, 2017, Amazon acquired retailer Whole Foods Market for 13.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Amazon’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amazon’s 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-16
Target Whole Foods Market
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 13.7B USD

Target

Whole Foods Market

Austin, Texas, United States
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a natural and organic foods supermarket chain. Whole Foods operates more then 450 stores across the US, Canada, and the UK. Whole Foods was formed in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer

Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 574.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo. Amazon also offers Amazon Prime, an annual membership program that includes free shipping and access to streaming of movies and TV episodes. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 76
Sector (Retail) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 48 of 67
State (Texas) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 39 of 54
Year (2017) 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 21
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Dublin, Ireland

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