M&A Deal Summary

METabolic EXplorer Acquires Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A.S.

On February 26, 2021, METabolic EXplorer acquired consumer products company Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A.S. from Ajinomoto

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is METabolic EXplorer’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is METabolic EXplorer’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-02-26
Target Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A.S.
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) METabolic EXplorer
Sellers(s) Ajinomoto
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe S.A.S.

Paris, France
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe selects and produces amino acids through fermentation processes. It proposes and combines them to create solutions that respond to the specific issues related to swine, poultry, ruminant, and fish farming.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

METabolic EXplorer

Saint-Beauzire, France

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Information Technology
Employees69
Revenue 170M EUR (2019)
DESCRIPTION

METabolic EXplorer focuses on the development of new bioprocesses. The company develops and applies cutting-edge biotechnology tools to identify the metabolic pathways of bacteria, yeasts and plants in order to d new fermentation-based biosynthetic pathways for the production of chemicals. METabolic EXplorer was founded in 1999 and is based in Saint-Beauzire, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ajinomoto

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Food
Employees34,860
Revenue 1.53T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Ajinomoto is a manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Ajinomoto was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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