Add-on Acquisition • Food

Lansing Trade Group and Andersons Acquire Thompsons

On May 31, 2013, Lansing Trade Group and Andersons acquired food company Thompsons

Acquisition Context
  • This is Lansing Trade Group’s 1st and Andersons’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Lansing Trade Group’s 1st and Andersons’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Lansing Trade Group’s 1st and Andersons’ 1st transaction in Ontario.

Explore All 2129 Add-on Acquisition Food Deals - Search the Database Free


M&A Deal Summary

Date May 31, 2013
Target Thompsons
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Lansing Trade Group
Andersons
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Origin Merchant Partners (Financial)

Target Company

Thompsons

Blenheim, Ontario, Canada
Thompsons Ltd. is a family-owned business its principal business has involved the distribution of corn, soybeans, wheat, and dry beans as well as providing farmers with the necessary inputs to produce and grow successful crops.
Explore More Deals

Browse All 215,158 Deals

FILTER BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Search Free

Buyers Overview 2

Buyer

Lansing Trade Group

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Agriculture
Employees550
DESCRIPTION

Lansing Trade Group LLC is focused on the movement of physical commodities including grains, feed ingredients, energy products, and freight within North America and internationally. Presently based in Overland Park, Kansas, it employs approximately 550 associates in more than 20 facilities across the U.S. and Canada and a dozen other offices, including in London and Singapore. It owns approximately 55 million bushels of grain storage space and traded more than 1 billion bushels of grain in 2017.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
State: Ontario 1 of 1
Country: Canada 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 1
Buyer

Andersons

Maumee, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Agriculture
Employees2,224
Revenue 11.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to The Andersons' corporate headquarters in Maumee, Ohio.
Entrance to The Andersons' corporate headquarters in Maumee, Ohio.

Andersons is a diversified agriculture company. Andersons serves customers across North America in the grain, ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors, as well as railcar leasing, turf and cob products, and consumer retailing. Andersons was founded in 1947 and is based in Maumee, Ohio.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Food 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 5
State: Ontario 1 of 1
Country: Canada 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-30 Mt. Pulaski Products

Mount Pulaski, Illinois, United States

Mt. Pulaski Products LLC is a corn cob processing company.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-05 Mile Rail

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Mile Rail LLC is a railcar repair and cleaning provider. Mile Rail combines strong environmental experience and unique rail facilities to deliver a broad range of railcar cleaning and blasting services as well as waste management services to clients throughout North America.

Buy -