M&A Deal Summary

Bayer CropScience AG Acquires Stoneville Pedigreed Seed

On May 31, 2007, Bayer CropScience AG acquired agriculture company Stoneville Pedigreed Seed from Monsanto for 310M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bayer CropScience AG’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Bayer CropScience AG’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bayer CropScience AG’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bayer CropScience AG’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-05-31
Target Stoneville Pedigreed Seed
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Bayer CropScience AG
Sellers(s) Monsanto
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 310M USD

Target

Stoneville Pedigreed Seed

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co., Inc. is a provider of cotton seeds,

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bayer CropScience AG

Monheim am Rhein, Germany
Category Company
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

Bayer CropScience AG is a crop science company in the areas of seeds, crop protection, and non-agricultural pest control.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-23 Bayer CropScience AG - Gustafson Automatic Samplers

Monheim am Rhein, Germany

Bayer CropScience AG - Gustafson Automatic Samplers is a provider of sampling solutions for a variety of bulk solids including granules, flakes, powders, pellets and slurries, and serves a range of industries including cement, chemical, plastic, coal, feed/grain, food, dairy and fertilizer.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-04 Athenix

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States

Athenix Corp. is specialized in the development of genetically altered crops. Athenix was founded in 2000 and is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Buy $365M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Monsanto

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Agriculture
Employees22,500
Revenue 15.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Monsanto's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Entrance to Monsanto's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

Monsanto Co. is a chemical and agricultural biotechnology company offering farmers a wide range of corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, canola, sorghum and sugar cane seeds. Monsanto was formed in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-24 Seminis Vegetable Seeds

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. is a developer, producer, and marketer of vegetable and fruit seeds.

Buy $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Delta and Pine Land Company

Scott, Mississippi, United States

Delta and Pine Land Company engages in the breeding, production, conditioning and marketing of cotton planting seed primarily in the United States and other cotton producing nations. The company also breeds, produces, conditions and markets soybean planting seed in the United States. The company contracts with farmers on approximately 5,600 acres worldwide for the production of cotton and soybean foundation seed and research purposes.

Buy $1.5B
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