M&A Deal Summary

Pilgrim s Pride Acquires Tyson de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

On July 1, 2015, Pilgrim s Pride acquired food company Tyson de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. from Tyson Foods for 400M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pilgrim s Pride’s 4th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Pilgrim s Pride’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Pilgrim s Pride’s 1st transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-01
Target Tyson de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Pilgrim s Pride
Sellers(s) Tyson Foods
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 400M USD

Target

Tyson de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

Gomez Palacio,, Mexico
Tyson de México, a vertically integrated poultry business based in Gomez Palacio in North Central México, has operated for more than 20 years. The company includes three plants, seven distribution centers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pilgrim s Pride

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Food
Employees61,600
Revenue 17.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Pilgrim's Pride produces healthy, high-quality food products that go into some of the world's finest recipes. Pilgrim's Pride was founded in 1946 and is based in Greeley, Colorado


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Food M&A 4 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: Mexico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-10 Pilgrim s Pride Corp - Production Facility & Distribution Center

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States

Pilgrim's Pride Corp - Production Facility & Distribution Center New Oxford facility processes 175,000 turkeys per week and employs approximately 530 workers, including the distribution center.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-29 GNP Co.

St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

GNP Co. is a provider of premium branded and custom chicken products. GNP Co.'s products are distributed in nearly all 50 states under the well-recognized Just BARE® and Gold'n Plump® brand names.

Buy $350M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tyson Foods

Springdale, Arkansas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Food
Employees138,000
Revenue 53.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Tyson Foods produces, distributes, and markets chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods, and related allied products worldwide. Tyson Foods operates a fully vertically integrated poultry production process. The Company's integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, marketing and transportation of chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Tyson also processes live fed cattle and hogs and fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, case ready beef and pork and fully-cooked meats. Finally, Tyson produces a wide range of fresh, value-added, frozen and refrigerated food products. Tyson Foods was founded in 1935 and is based in Springdale, Arkansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Mexico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-07 Freshpet

Bedminster, New Jersey, United States

Freshpet produces a line of natural and nutritious food and treats for dogs and cats under the Freshpet Select, Deli Fresh, and Vital brands that are sold in over 5,000 locations within mass market and supermarket chains as well as pet specialty stores across North America. Freshpet was founded in 2005 and is based in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-25 AdvancePierre Foods

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of value-added proteins and sandwich products to a wide variety of distribution outlets including food service, retail and convenience store providers. AdvancePierre Foods was founded in 1946 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Buy $4.2B