M&A Deal Summary

Syngenta AG Acquires Nidera Seeds

On November 6, 2017, Syngenta AG acquired food company Nidera Seeds from Cofco

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-06
Target Nidera Seeds
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Syngenta AG
Sellers(s) Cofco
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Nidera Seeds

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nidera B.V. is a provider agriculture seed products. Nidera was founded in 1920 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer

Syngenta AG

Basel, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Chemicals
Employees28,000
Revenue 13.4B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Syngenta is a global provider of chemicals and herbicides to enhance crop yields. Syngenta was formed in 1999 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-23 Syngenta AG - Herbicide & Fungicide Products

Basel, Switzerland

Syngenta AG - Herbicide & Fungicide Products includes seven branded selective herbicides for sugar cane and eight contact fungicide brands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-02 Cropio

Nicosia, Cyprus

Formed in 2014, N.S.T. New Science Technologies Ltd. is a satellite crop health management platform that facilitates remote monitoring of agricultural land and enables its users to efficiently plan and carry out agricultural operations. The company provides real-time updates on current field and crop conditions, determines vegetation levels and pinpoints problem areas, delivers precise weather forecasts and an actual overview of the soft commodity market.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cofco

Bengbu, China

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Agriculture
Employees5,261
Revenue 20.1B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cofco is an entity that has developed from a grains and oilseeds trading company into China’s leading service provider of agricultural products and diversified food services. The company creates an agricultural and food company with an integrated value chain that connects farms to households creates a full-service urban system, and utilizes sustainable natural resources to provide nutritious, premium-quality products. Cofco was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bengbu, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-02 Noble Agri

China

Noble Agri is the agriculture platform of Noble Group and mainly engages in agricultural trading and processing business which it originates from low-cost producing regions such as South America, South Africa, East Europe, India, and Australia, to supply regions with high demand, such as Asia and Middle East.

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