M&A Deal Summary

Bell Nursery Holdings Acquires Blue Ridge Growers

On October 15, 2014, Bell Nursery Holdings acquired agriculture company Blue Ridge Growers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bell Nursery Holdings’ 3rd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Bell Nursery Holdings’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bell Nursery Holdings’ 2nd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-15
Target Blue Ridge Growers
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Bell Nursery Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Blue Ridge Growers

Stevensburg, Virginia, United States
Blue Ridge Growers, Inc. is a producer, distributor, and merchandiser of plants and floral products. Blue Ridge Growers is based in Stevensburg, Virginia.

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Buyer

Bell Nursery Holdings

Burtonsville, Maryland, United States

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

Bell Nursery Holdings LLC is a producer, distributor and merchandiser of plant products for major retailers, primarily Home Depot stores, in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the U.S. It is a market innovator in providing a turn-key solution to Home Depot locations by supplying, managing and staffing their entire garden centers, and in outsourcing the majority of production capacity to a network of growers. Bell Nursery was founded in 1977 and is based in Burtonsville, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Agriculture) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Virginia) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-09 Virginia Growers

Montpelier, Virginia, United States

Virginia Growers was founded in 1985 by Neil Van Wingerden and has been owned and operated by Jonathan and Andy Van Wingerden and Brett Guthrie. The operation has more than 12 acres of outdoor production space and 325,000 square feet of greenhouse space.

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