M&A Deal Summary

FMC Acquires DuPont - Crop Protection Business

On March 31, 2017, FMC acquired chemicals company DuPont - Crop Protection Business from DuPont

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FMC’s 4th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is FMC’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is FMC’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-31
Target DuPont - Crop Protection Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) FMC
Sellers(s) DuPont
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

DuPont - Crop Protection Business

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
DuPont - Crop Protection Business includes an industry-leading selective insecticide portfolio consisting of Rynaxypyr®, Cyazypyr® and Indoxacarb. The first two of these products have full patent protection over their respective active ingredients, and FMC expects these products will generate over $1 billion in 2017 revenue.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

FMC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1883
Sector Chemicals
Employees6,200
Revenue 4.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FMC is an American chemical manufacturing company. It is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial, environmental, and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. FMC was incorporated in 1883 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector (Chemicals) 4 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
State (Delaware) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-31 FMC - Health & Nutrition Business

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FMC Corp. - Health & Nutrition Business is a highly profitable business with leading positions across the vast majority of its portfolio, deep applications knowledge and an extensive global network of laboratories and manufacturing facilities.

Sell $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-23 FMC - Epax Omega-3 Business

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FMC Corp. - Epax Omega-3 Business is a global brand of concentrated marine-based omega-3 fatty acids for dietary supplement and pharmaceutical preparations. The Epax Omega-3 product line will complement Pelagia’s existing product offerings and add to the strategy of increasing our portfolio of value added products.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DuPont

Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Category Company
Founded 1802
Sector Chemicals
Employees24,000
Revenue 12.1B USD (2023)
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 is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 20
Sector (Chemicals) 8 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 13 of 17
State (Delaware) 7 of 9
Country (United States) 15 of 18
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-31 FMC - Health & Nutrition Business

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FMC Corp. - Health & Nutrition Business is a highly profitable business with leading positions across the vast majority of its portfolio, deep applications knowledge and an extensive global network of laboratories and manufacturing facilities.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-10 DuPont Electronics & Imaging - Compound Semiconductor Solutions

Delaware, United States

DuPont Electronics & Imaging's Compound Semiconductor Solutions business has state-of-the-art technologies for SiC wafer production to serve the power electronics market.

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