M&A Deal Summary

Mitsubishi Acquires Cermaq ASA

On September 22, 2014, Mitsubishi acquired food company Cermaq ASA for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mitsubishi’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Mitsubishi’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mitsubishi’s 1st transaction in Norway.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-09-22
Target Cermaq ASA
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Mitsubishi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.4B USD
Advisor(s) Fondsfinans ASA (Financial)

Target

Cermaq ASA

Oslo, Norway
Cermaq is one of the world's leading companies in farming of salmon and trout, with operations in Norway, Canada and Chile.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mitsubishi

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Diversified
Employees65,975
Revenue 19.57T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsubishi is a diversified holding company, Mitsubishi engages in global environmental & infrastructure, bushiness service, industrial finance, logistics & development, energy business, metals, machinery, chemicals and living essentials business. Mitsubishi was founded in 1950 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 15
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 8
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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