M&A Deal Summary

Cooke Aquaculture Acquires Omega Protein

On October 6, 2017, Cooke Aquaculture acquired food company Omega Protein for 500M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cooke Aquaculture’s 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Cooke Aquaculture’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cooke Aquaculture’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cooke Aquaculture’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-10-06
Target Omega Protein
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Cooke Aquaculture
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 500M USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Vinson & Elkins (Legal)

Target

Omega Protein

Houston, Texas, United States
Omega Protein Corp. is a nutritional product company that develops, produces and delivers healthy products to human and animal nutrition markets. Omega Protein was founded in 1913 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer

Cooke Aquaculture

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Cooke Aquaculture is an aquaculture company. Cooke Aquaculture was founded in 1985 and is based in Saint John, New Brunswick.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Food) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-09 Icicle Seafoods

Seattle, Washington, United States

Icicle Seafoods, Inc. is a diversified seafood harvesting and processing company. Icicle's core business is the primary processing of seafood including wild salmon, pollock, halibut, cod, sablefish, and herring. Icicle Seafoods was founded in 1965 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-09 Morubel

Oostende, Belgium

Morubel is a supplier of frozen shrimp and related seafood products in Europe. Morubel was founded in 1954 and is based in Oostende, Belgium.

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