Add-on Acquisition • Agriculture

Benson Hill Biosystems Acquires eMerge Genetic

On March 19, 2019, Benson Hill Biosystems acquired agriculture company eMerge Genetic

Acquisition Context

This is Benson Hill Biosystems’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
This is Benson Hill Biosystems’ 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Benson Hill Biosystems’ 1st transaction in Iowa.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	March 19, 2019
Target	eMerge Genetic
Sector	Agriculture
Buyer(s)	Benson Hill Biosystems
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

eMerge Genetic

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

eMerge Genetic is an Iowa-based company currently delivering novel high-yielding, high-protein non-GMO soybean varieties. eMerge Genetics will create opportunities for farmers to grow the unique, Schillinger Genetics soybeans that the end users are asking for. eMerge Genetics provides the Non-GMO varieties that fit specific needs for Protein, Oil, and Other Traits.

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Buyer

Benson Hill Biosystems

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category	Company
Founded	2012
Sector	Agriculture

DESCRIPTION

Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc. is a crop improvement company that unlocks the natural genetic diversity of plants to help modernize our food system. Benson Hill Biosystems empower innovators with a revolutionary crop design platform to develop healthier and more sustainable crops. Benson Hill Biosystems CropOS platform combines machine learning and big data with genome editing and plant biology to drastically accelerate and simplify the product development process.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 1
Sector: Agriculture	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 1
State: Iowa	1 of 1
Country: United States	1 of 1
Year: 2019	1 of 1

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