M&A Deal Summary

Bunge Acquires Cargill - Oilseed Processing Business

On August 5, 2016, Bunge acquired machinery company Cargill - Oilseed Processing Business from Cargill

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bunge’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Bunge’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-08-05
Target Cargill - Oilseed Processing Business
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Bunge
Sellers(s) Cargill
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Cargill - Oilseed Processing Business

Netherlands
Cargill - Oilseed Processing Business located in Netherlands and France. In the Netherlands, the transaction includes the soybean and rapeseed crush and soybean oil refining facility in the Port of Amsterdam as well as part of the bulk port terminal assets dedicated to supporting discharge and storage of raw materials for the crush plant. In France, it includes the soybean and rapeseed crush facility located in the Port of Brest. The aggregate annual processing capacity at the two locations is approximately two million tons.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bunge

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1818
Sector Agriculture
Employees23,000
Revenue 53.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bunge is a global agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries. Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide. Bunge was incorporated in 1818 and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 10
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-07 Bunge - Brazilian Fertilizer Business

Brazil

Bunge operates 22 blending units across Brazil, delivering 4.8 million tons of fertilizer products.

Sell $750M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-30 Grupo Minsa S.A.B. de C.V.

Tlalnepantla, Mexico

Grupo Minsa S.A.B. de C.V. engages in the development of industrialized corn flour. Over time Company have followed the market trends in order to provide customers and consumers with innovative, customized and healthy products and have covered all kinds of expectations. Minsa is proud to serve more than 8,000 companies around the world, leading the globalization of maize-based foods.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cargill

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1865
Sector Agriculture
Employees142,000
Revenue 136.6B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION
Cargill's corporate headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota.
Cargill's corporate headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Cargill is a global company involved in the food, agriculture, financial, and industrial sectors. Its operations include the trading, processing, and distribution of agricultural commodities; production of meat, poultry, and other food products for both retail and foodservice markets; and the provision of essential industrial products like salt and bio-industrial materials. Cargill was formed in 1865 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 22
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 11 of 18
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-08 Cargill - Beef Cattle Feed Yards

United States

Cargill - Beef Cattle Feed Yards comprises cattle feed yards. The asset is located in the United States. Cargill’s Texas cattle feed yards aligns with the company’s evolving protein business strategy which emphasizes growth fueled by being the supplier of choice for customers and by providing them with superior products and services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-20 Cargill - Etobicoke Egg Processing Facility

Ontario, Canada

Cargill - Etobicoke Egg Processing Facility comprises an egg processing facility. The asset is located in Canada.

Sell -