M&A Deal Summary

Vilmorin & Cie Acquires Brasmilho Corn and Sorghum Seed Assets

On August 3, 2011, Vilmorin & Cie acquired agriculture company Brasmilho Corn and Sorghum Seed Assets from Brasmilho SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vilmorin & Cie’s 9th transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Vilmorin & Cie’s 2nd transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-03
Target Brasmilho Corn and Sorghum Seed Assets
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Vilmorin & Cie
Sellers(s) Brasmilho SA
Deal Type Divestiture

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Brasmilho Corn and Sorghum Seed Assets

Goianésia, Brazil

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vilmorin & Cie

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1742
Sector Agriculture
Employees6,882
Revenue 1.6B EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Vilmorin & Cie is a seed producer. Vilmorin & Cie was founded in 1742 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 20
Sector (Agriculture) 9 of 19
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (Brazil) 2 of 3
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-09 Corn Assets - Sementes Guerra SA

Pato Branco, Brazil

Corn Assets - Sementes Guerra SA assets mainly concern breeding programs, genetic resources, production tools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-07 Boreal Plant Breeding

Finland

Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd. specialized in the breeding of field seeds for Northern Europe.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Brasmilho SA

Goianesia, Brazil
Category Company
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

Brasmilho SA owns quality genetic resources, a production and seed treatment factory and a sales network covering the central area of the country.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Brazil) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
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