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Nufarm Acquires Lefroy Seeds Pty.

On September 25, 2008, Nufarm acquired agriculture company Lefroy Seeds Pty. for 12M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nufarm’s 3rd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Nufarm’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nufarm’s 2nd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-09-25
Target Lefroy Seeds Pty.
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Nufarm
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12M AUD

Target

Lefroy Seeds Pty.

Queensland, Australia
Lefroy Seeds Pty. Ltd. is a hybrid breeding, production and commercialisation activities in sunflower and sorghum.

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Buyer

Nufarm

Laverton North, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Chemicals
Employees3,109
Revenue 3.3B AUD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Nufarm is a crop protection and specialist seeds company that produces products to help farmers protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease. Nufarm was founded in 1916 and is based in Laverton North, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector: Agriculture M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-05 Etigra

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Etigra LLC is a supplier of crop protection products, specialising in the US turf and specialty markets.

Buy $69M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-05 Richardson Seeds

Vega, Texas, United States

Richardson Seeds Ltd. is a producer and marketer of sorghum seed hybrids.

Buy -
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