M&A Deal Summary

Kerry Acquires Fleischmann s Vinegar

On October 25, 2018, Kerry acquired food company Fleischmann s Vinegar from Green Plains for 350M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kerry’s 10th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Kerry’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kerry’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kerry’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-10-25
Target Fleischmann s Vinegar
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Kerry
Sellers(s) Green Plains
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 350M 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

Kerry

Tralee, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Food
Employees21,000
Revenue 8.0B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Kerry together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and delivers technology based ingredients, flavors, and integrated solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. Kerry was founded in 1972 and is based in Tralee, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 19
Sector (Food) 10 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 13
Year (2018) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Ghala, Oman

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Rome, Georgia, United States

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 2 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Buy $37M
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

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