Add-on Acquisition • Machinery

Green Plains Acquires Great Lakes Cooperative

On April 3, 2008, Green Plains acquired machinery company Great Lakes Cooperative

Acquisition Context
  • This is Green Plains’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Green Plains’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Green Plains’ 1st transaction in Iowa.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 3, 2008
Target Great Lakes Cooperative
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Green Plains
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Great Lakes Cooperative

Everly, Iowa, United States
Great Lakes Cooperative is a manufacturer of grain elevators.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Green Plains

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees923
Revenue 2.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 15
Sector: Machinery 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 6
State: Iowa 1 of 3
Country: United States 2 of 14
Year: 2008 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Essex Elevator Co.

East Orange, New Jersey, United States

Essex Elevator Company, Inc. offers elevator maintenance services. It offers installation, modernization, conversion, service and repairs, and maintenance services for commercial and residential elevators.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-21 Blendstar

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Blendstar, LLC is a Houston-based terminal operator that specifically focuses on serving the biofuel industry. Blendstar currently has terminals with a total annual throughput capacity of more than 200 million gallons per year. Blendstar's goal is to provide end users and suppliers with a reliable method to blend ethanol in markets that do not currently have access to ethanol supplies.

Buy $9M