M&A Deal Summary

Monsanto Acquires De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V.

On June 13, 2008, Monsanto acquired agriculture company De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V. for 546M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Monsanto’s 3rd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Monsanto’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Monsanto’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-06-13
Target De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V.
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Monsanto
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 546M EUR

Target

De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V.

Bergschenhoek, Netherlands
De Ruiter Seeds breeds, produces and sells hybrid vegetable seeds for top vegetable products such as tomato, cucumber, aubergine, pepper, melon and rootstock.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Monsanto

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Agriculture
Employees22,500
Revenue 15.0B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Monsanto's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Entrance to Monsanto's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

Monsanto Co. is a chemical and agricultural biotechnology company offering farmers a wide range of corn, soybean, cotton, wheat, canola, sorghum and sugar cane seeds. Monsanto was formed in 2000 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 11
Sector (Agriculture) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 10
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-11 Agroeste Sementes SA

Xanxere, Brazil

Agroeste Sementes SA is a producer of hybrid corn seeds.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-20 Posilac

United States

Posilac (rbST) is approved by numerous regulatory authorities worldwide to help dairy farmers improve milk productivity. BST (bovine somatotropin) is a natural protein produced in all cattle, helping adult cows produce milk. Milk from cows receiving Posilac is unchanged from milk from cows not receiving this supplement.

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