M&A Deal Summary

Poet Acquires Green Plains Obion

On August 27, 2025, Poet acquired renewable energy company Green Plains Obion from Green Plains

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Poet’s 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Poet’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Poet’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-27
Target Green Plains Obion
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Poet
Sellers(s) Green Plains
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Green Plains Obion

Rives, Tennessee, United States
Green Plains Obion is a bioethanol facility in increasing its production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern markets. Green Plains Obion is based in Rives, Tennessee.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Poet

Siox Falls, South Dakota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

Poet is an operator of renewable fuels company with a focus on corn and cellulosic ethanol with 26 plants in seven states the company produces over one billion gallons of ethanol annually. Poet was founded in 1983 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Green Plains

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Renewable Energy
Employees923
Revenue 2.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Green Plains is a producer, markets and distributes of ethanol. Green Plains was founded in 2004 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
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