M&A Deal Summary

Green Plains Acquires Fleischmann s Vinegar

On October 3, 2016, Green Plains acquired food company Fleischmann s Vinegar from Stone Canyon Industries for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Green Plains’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Green Plains’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Green Plains’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Green Plains’ 1st transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Fleischmann s Vinegar was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2018 for 350M USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-10-03
Target Fleischmann s Vinegar
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Green Plains
Sellers(s) Stone Canyon Industries
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Fleischmann s Vinegar

Cerritos, California, United States
Fleischmann's Vinegar Co. Inc. is a USDA certified all-natural producer of specialty ingredients that further support Kerry’s taste and clean label strategies across a number of End Use Markets. It is headquartered in California and has manufacturing facilities in Washington, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama and California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Green Plains

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees921
Revenue 3.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Green Plains is a producer, markets and distributes of ethanol. Green Plains was founded in 2004 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 15
Sector (Food) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 8
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 14
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-22 Abengoa Bioenergy - Three Bioenergy Ethanol Plants

United States

Abengoa Bioenergy - Three Bioenergy Ethanol Plants comparises Madison, Ill., Mount Vernon, Ind. and York, Neb. ethanol facilities, with combined annual production capacity of 236 million gallons per year.

Buy $237M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-26 Cargill - Cattle Feed Yards

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

Cargill, Inc. - Cattle Feed Yards includes feed yards located in Leoti, Kan. and Yuma, Colo. and will add capacity of 155,000 head to the company's operations. The Leoti and Yuma cattle-feeding operations consist of approximately 1,900 acres of land, supporting infrastructure and feed storage assets, which are strategically located near major meat packers.

Buy $37M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Stone Canyon Industries

Los Angeles, California, United States
Category Company
Sector Diversified
Revenue 3.5B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Stone Canyon Industries is a global industrial holding company. Stone Canyon's family of companies are market leaders in mission-critical industries that improve lives around the world. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-13 Bway

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Bway Corp. is a manufacturer and distributor of metal and rigid plastic containers that are used primarily for packaging of industrial and consumer products.

Buy $2.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-10 CoCreativ

New York, New York, United States

CoCreativ is a provider of digital capture, production, and post-production services to a diverse client base of advertising agencies, marketing departments, consumer brands and retailers, media and entertainment companies and professional photographers and directors. CoCreativ was founded in 1991 and is based in New York City.

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