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Vilmorin & Cie Acquires Century Seeds Pvt.

On October 30, 2012, Vilmorin & Cie acquired agriculture company Century Seeds Pvt.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vilmorin & Cie’s 14th transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Vilmorin & Cie’s 2nd transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-30
Target Century Seeds Pvt.
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Vilmorin & Cie
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Century Seeds Pvt.

New Delhi, India
Century Seeds Pvt. Ltd. specialized in vegetable seeds, owned a wide range of varieties derived from their high quality breeding programs in more than 10 species, including cauliflower, pepper, cabbage, tomato and other vegetables mainly consumed in Asia.

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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 15 of 20
Sector: Agriculture M&A 14 of 19
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 12
Country: India M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-20 Vegetable Seeds Business - Campbell Soup Co.

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Vegetable Seeds Business - Campbell Soup Co. produces tomato and pepper breeding and sales business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-08 Link Seed Pty

Greytown, South Africa

Link Seed Pty Ltd. provides maize and soybean seeds.

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