M&A Deal Summary

Darling Ingredients Acquires VION Ingredients Nederland B.V.

On October 7, 2013, Darling Ingredients acquired food company VION Ingredients Nederland B.V. from VION Holding N.V. for 1.6B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Darling Ingredients’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Darling Ingredients’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Darling Ingredients’ 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-07
Target VION Ingredients Nederland B.V.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Darling Ingredients
Sellers(s) VION Holding N.V.
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.6B EUR

Target

VION Ingredients Nederland B.V.

Best,, Netherlands
Vion Ingredients' rendering business has major positions across Europe with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Italy under the Rendac and Sonac brand names. Value added products include edible fats, blood products and plasma meals, bone products, protein meals and fats. Rousselot is the leading market provider of gelatin for the food, pharmaceuticals, and pet food industries with operations in the United States, Europe, South America and China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Darling Ingredients

Irwing, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Environmental
Employees15,800
Revenue 6.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Darling Ingredients is a developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, technical, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. Darling Ingredients was incorporated in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector (Food) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-16 Rothsay Biodiesel

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Rothsay Biodiesel rendering facility producing biodiesel using recycled animal fats and used cooking oils. Rothsay Biodiesel was commissioned as Canada’s first commercial-scale biodiesel plant with a rated capacity of 35 million litres per year.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-28 Rothsay

Guelph,, Ontario, Canada

Rothsay is a provider of essential services for the efficient and environmentally responsible management of collecting, processing and recycling edible and inedible animal by-products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VION Holding N.V.

Eindhoven, Netherlands
Category Company
Sector Food
Employees6,669
DESCRIPTION

VION Holding N.V. is a food company, produces and sells foodstuffs in the Netherlands and internationally. The company markets its products under the Q-linaire, SALOMON FoodWorld, encebe vleeswaren, De Groene Weg, Food Family, weylander, hackplus, Quisit, and SERVEASY brands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
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