M&A Deal Summary

Andersons Acquires Green Plains - Sell Agribusiness Assets

On October 29, 2012, Andersons acquired agriculture company Green Plains - Sell Agribusiness Assets from Green Plains for 133M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Andersons’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Andersons’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Andersons’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Andersons’ 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-29
Target Green Plains - Sell Agribusiness Assets
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Andersons
Sellers(s) Green Plains
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 133M USD

Target

Green Plains - Sell Agribusiness Assets

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Green Plains, Inc. - Sell Agribusiness Assets is a provider of agriculture products and services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Andersons

Maumee, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Agriculture
Employees2,259
Revenue 14.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to The Andersons' corporate headquarters in Maumee, Ohio.
Entrance to The Andersons' corporate headquarters in Maumee, Ohio.

Andersons is a diversified agriculture company. The Andersons serves customers across North America in the grain, ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors, as well as railcar leasing, turf and cob products, and consumer retailing. Andersons was founded 1947 and is based in Maumee, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2012) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-30 Mt. Pulaski Products

Mount Pulaski, Illinois, United States

Mt. Pulaski Products LLC is a corn cob processing company.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Green Plains

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees921
Revenue 3.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Green Plains is a producer, markets and distributes of ethanol. Green Plains was founded in 2004 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-19 KW Carter

St. Edward, Nebraska, United States

KW Carter Co. (dba JW Grain) is a provider of ethanol storage facility. The JW Grain facilities, serviced by the Nebraska Central Railroad, can load 25-car unit trains.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-05 BioFuel Energy - Two Ethanol Plants

United States

Buy $77M
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