M&A Deal Summary

Cargill Acquires AWB Commodity Management Business / Agrium

On December 15, 2010, Cargill acquired agriculture company AWB Commodity Management Business / Agrium from Agrium

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cargill’s 2nd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Cargill’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-12-15
Target AWB Commodity Management Business / Agrium
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Cargill
Sellers(s) Agrium
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

AWB Commodity Management Business / Agrium

Australia
AWB Commodity Management Business includes the AWB grain marketing and pool operations, international grain trading businesses, grain distribution and storage assets as well as other international operations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 10 of 41
Sector (Agriculture) 2 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 12
Country (Australia) 1 of 2
Year (2010) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-24 Unilever NV - Tomato Business

Brazil

Unilever's Brazilian Tomato Business consists of a number of market-leading consumer brands, including Pomarola and Tarantella brand tomato sauce, Elefante and Extratomato brand tomato paste, and Pomodoro brand tomato pulp.

Buy €260M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-18 Mosaic

Tampa, Florida, United States

Mosaic is a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic is a single source provider of phosphate and potash fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture industry. Mosaic was founded in 2004 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Agrium

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Agriculture
Employees15,200
Revenue 14.8B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-24 Agriliance - 24 Retail Outlets

United States

Agriliance - 24 Retail Outlets comprises of 18 farm centers and 6 satellites. Agrium acquired the 24 retail outlets and associated working capital at these locations, as well as over 50,000 tons of fertilizer storage. The retail outlets are expected to have annual crop input revenues of approximately $150-million.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-20 Viterra - Agri-Products Business

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Viterra operates a network of 258 agri-products retail locations throughout Western Canada and 17 retail locations in Australia. Retail locations offer fertilizer, crop protection products, seed and equipment to growers. Viterra also has a minority interest in a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Buy $1.2B
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