M&A Deal Summary

Koch Agronomic Services Acquires Agrium - Turf and Ornamental Business

On May 9, 2014, Koch Agronomic Services acquired agriculture company Agrium - Turf and Ornamental Business from Agrium for 85M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Koch Agronomic Services’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Koch Agronomic Services’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Koch Agronomic Services’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-09
Target Agrium - Turf and Ornamental Business
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Koch Agronomic Services
Sellers(s) Agrium
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 85M USD

Target

Agrium - Turf and Ornamental Business

United States
Agrium - Turf and Ornamental Business provides slow and controlled release fertilizers to turf and horticulture markets across the United States and Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Koch Agronomic Services

Wichita, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Koch Agronomic Services LLC is a manufacturer and distributor of fertilizers products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-17 Mendel Biological Solutions

Hayward, California, United States

Mendel Biological Solutions is a privately held company operates and focuses on the research and development of biological crop solutions.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Agrium

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Agriculture
Employees15,200
Revenue 14.8B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Agriculture) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-20 Viterra - Agri-Products Business

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Viterra operates a network of 258 agri-products retail locations throughout Western Canada and 17 retail locations in Australia. Retail locations offer fertilizer, crop protection products, seed and equipment to growers. Viterra also has a minority interest in a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-06 Cargill - U.S. Ag-Retail Business

United States

Cargill - U.S. Ag-Retail Business comprises of18 Ag-retail locations with annual revenues of over $150-million. The outlets are located across the northern U.S. Corn-Belt region, in the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana.

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