M&A Deal Summary

J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG Acquires SunOpta - Fiber and Starch Business

On December 15, 2014, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG acquired food company SunOpta - Fiber and Starch Business from SunOpta for 38M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG’s 2nd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-15
Target SunOpta - Fiber and Starch Business
Sector Food
Buyer(s) J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG
Sellers(s) SunOpta
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 38M USD

Target

SunOpta - Fiber and Starch Business

United States
SunOpta - Fiber and Starch Business is a provider of rich carbohydrate food products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

J. Rettenmaier & Söhne + Co KG

Rosenberg, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1878
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

JRS is a manufacturer of high-quality organic fibers, made from plant raw material, for use in a broad range of applications within the pet care, food, nutrition, pharmaceutical, chemicals and construction industries. JRS’ pet care offerings include pet litter and pet bedding products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-14 Absorption

Ferndale, Washington, United States

Absorption Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary, cost-effective cellulose-based absorbent products for pets and industrial applications that are derived from waste wood cellulose (pulp), a by-product of the pulp and paper manufacturing process.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-07 Innovative Production USA

South Dakota, United States

Innovative Production USA is focused on high-quality ingredient manufacturing for both the food and dietary supplement industries.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SunOpta

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Food
Employees1,174
Revenue 630M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

SunOpta is the largest soy processing company in North America, supplying branded product manufacturers such as Hain Celestial (West Soy) and Dean Foods (Silk). The Company also sells other organic, non-genetically modified soy, oat and corn ingredients to food manufacturers. In addition, SunOpta is the largest distributor of organic groceries in Canada. SunOpta?s other holdings include an environmental services company involved in cleaning bridges, ships and other surfaces; and a steam explosion technology division dedicated to exploiting a proprietary technology for extracting pulp in an environmentally friendly manner from straw and other natural products. SunOpta was founded in 1973 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Food) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-21 Purity Life

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Purity Life is a distributor of natural health products including dietary supplements, vitamins, natural body care, earth friendly household goods and natural health food products. Purity Life was founded in 1984 and is based in Acton, Ontario.

Sell CA$15M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-02 Citrusource

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Citrusource LLC is a provider of organic and conventional orange juice and citrus products.

Buy -