Investment Summary

DuPont Invests In Solae

On May 2, 2012, DuPont invested in food company Solae for 440M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is DuPont’s 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is DuPont’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DuPont’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is DuPont’s 3rd transaction in Missouri.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-05-02
Target Solae
Sector Food
Investor(s) DuPont
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Deal Value 440M USD

Target

Solae

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Solae, LLC is a leader in developing soy-based ingredients for nutritious, great-tasting products. Solae provides solutions that deliver a unique combination of functional, nutritional, economical and sustainable benefits to our customers. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the company was formed through a joint venture between DuPont and Bunge in 2003.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

DuPont

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Chemicals
Employees24,000
Revenue 12.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
Entrance to DuPont's corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

DuPont is a global chemicals provider and is involved across a range of disciplines, including agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. DuPont operates globally and offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications, general industrial, and transportation. DuPont de Nemours was founded in 2015 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 20
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Missouri M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 9 of 17
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-01 DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials

Tempe,, Arizona, United States

DA NanoMaterials manufactures chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries for the semiconductor and wafer polishing industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-29 Axalta

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Axalta is a global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of advanced coating systems primarily for the transportation industry. Axalta comprises four segments: refinish, OEM, industrial liquid and powder. Axalta operates manufacturing sites on six continents, serving customers in 120 countries directly and through 4,000 distributors. Axalta Coating Systems was incorporated in 1866 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sell $4.9B