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M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | December 7, 1998 |
| Target | DEKALB Genetics |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Buyer(s) | Monsanto Co. |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Sector | Agriculture |
| Employees | 22,500 |
| Revenue | 15.0B USD (2015) |
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 Context for Buyer | # |
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| Overall | 1 of 11 |
| Sector: Life Science | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 1 of 10 |
| State: Illinois | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 1 of 9 |
| Year: 1998 | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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| 2000-05-25 |
NutraSweet Property Holdings
Augasta, Georgia, United States NutraSweet is a provider in the high-intensity sweetener industry and the largest producer of aspartame. With its introduction of aspartame in 1983, NutraSweet revolutionized the high-intensity sweetener market with its superior taste, proven safety record and functionality which has enabled food and beverage companies to incorporate aspartame in a broad variety of products. Today, aspartame is sold in over 100 countries and used in over 5,000 products by over 250 million people. With a sweetness potency 200x that of sugar's, aspartame is projected to continue its growth worldwide as food and beverage companies reduce reliance on sugar. |
Sell | $440M |
