M&A Deal Summary

Monsanto Co. Acquires Agroeste Sementes SA

On September 11, 2007, Monsanto Co. acquired food company Agroeste Sementes SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Monsanto Co.’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Monsanto Co.’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-09-11
Target Agroeste Sementes SA
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Monsanto Co.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Agroeste Sementes SA

Xanxere, Brazil
Agroeste Sementes SA is a producer of hybrid corn seeds.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Monsanto Co.

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 5 of 11
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 10
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Delta and Pine Land Company

Scott, Mississippi, United States

Delta and Pine Land Company engages in the breeding, production, conditioning and marketing of cotton planting seed primarily in the United States and other cotton producing nations. The company also breeds, produces, conditions and markets soybean planting seed in the United States. The company contracts with farmers on approximately 5,600 acres worldwide for the production of cotton and soybean foundation seed and research purposes.

Buy $1.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-13 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.

Buy €546M