M&A Deal Summary

Bayer Acquires Granar SA

On October 1, 2014, Bayer acquired food company Granar SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bayer’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Bayer’s 1st transaction in Paraguay.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-01
Target Granar SA
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Bayer
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Granar SA

Encarnacion, Paraguay
Granar SA specializes in the breeding, production and marketing especially of improved soybean seeds adapted to the growing conditions that prevail in subtropical regions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bayer

Leverkusen, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1863
Sector Life Science
Employees89,556
Revenue 46.6B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Bayer office building in North Sydney, Australia.
Bayer office building in North Sydney, Australia.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech polymer materials. As an innovation company, it sets trends in research-intensive areas. Bayer’s products and services are designed to benefit people and improve the quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer was founded in 1863 and is based in Leverkusen, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 20
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 17
Country: Paraguay M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Sell $415M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 Dihon Pharmaceutical Group Co.

Yunnan, China

Dihon Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. specializing primarily in over-the-counter (OTC) dermatology products and herbal traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products for various women’s health indications.

Buy €460M