M&A Deal Summary

Tractor Supply Acquires American Crop Services

On September 1, 1999, Tractor Supply acquired agriculture company American Crop Services from Helios Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tractor Supply’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Tractor Supply’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tractor Supply’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-09-01
Target American Crop Services
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Tractor Supply
Sellers(s) Helios Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

American Crop Services

Union City, Tennessee, United States
American Crop Services, Inc., provides outsourced fertilizer and chemical application and spraying services as well as operated 32 super farm centers that retailed agricultural inputs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tractor Supply

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Retail
Employees50,000
Revenue 14.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Tractor Supply's corporate headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Entrance to Tractor Supply's corporate headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Tractor Supply is a national retailer of home improvement, agriculture, lawn and garden maintenance, and other goods and services. Tractor Supply was founded in 1938 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (1999) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-22 Del s Feed & Farm Supply

Seattle, Washington, United States

Del's Feed & Farm Supply, has 23 stores located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Hawaii.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Helios Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Helios Capital is a Dallas based private investment firm that targets middle-market company investments with revenues greater than $25 million. Areas of interest include business and financial services, consumer products and services, technology, media, healthcare, and industrial. Helios will invest up to $75 million of equity per transaction in companies valued up to $500 million. Prospective transaction types include management Buyouts, divestitures, operator buy-ins, owner recapitalizations, family successions, growth capital infusions, special situations/turnarounds, and public-to-private transactions. Helios Capital is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 9
Year (1999) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-06-01 Mission Valley Textiles

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Mission Valley Textiles was a preeminent, vertically-integrated manufacturer and marketer of textile products for the apparel and home fashions markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-10-01 JPG

Virginia, Minnesota, United States

JPG was a full-service marketing agency and customer relationship management firm.

Buy -
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