Mergers & Acquisitions 2018
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| Date | Acquiring company | Company acquired | Sector | Value of deal | Country | Date completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Partners | Origin Group (HoldCo) | Veterinary Practices | n/a | UK | ||
| Kepak | 2Sisters Red Meat | Meat processing | n/a | Ireland/UK | ||
| Nutrien | Agrible | Digital Agriculture | $63 million | Canada/US | ||
| UPL | Arysta | Crop Protection | $4.2 billion | |||
| ADM | Neovia | Animal Feed | €1.5 billion | US/France | ||
| Royal Agrifirm Group | Special Nutriets | Feed additives | n/a | Holland?US | ||
| ForFarmers | Maatman | Aninal Feed | €7m | Holland | Jul-18 | |
| Origin Enterprises | Fortgreen Commercial Agricola | Agromony services | Ireland/Brazil | Jun-08 | ||
| Cawood Scientific | Enitial | Agri Analyses | UK | May-18 | ||
| ForFarmers | Voeders Algoet | Animal Feed | €14m | Holland/Belgium | Jun-08 | |
| Fane Valley | Joseph Morton | Agri Merchanting | n/a | Northern Ireland | May-18 | |
| Wynnstay Group | Eight former Countrywide stores | Rural Reatail | £0.8m | UK | May-08 | |
| Sainsbury's | ASDA | Supermarket Retail | £7.3bn? | UK?US | ||
| EW Nutrition | ICON | Animal Feed | Germany/Turkey | Apr-18 | ||
| Carlyle Group | Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals | Feed additives | £10.1bn | US/Holland | Mar-18 | |
| Fargro | Agrovista Ornamentals | Horticulture | n/a | UK | Mar-18 | |
| Croda Europe | Plant Impact | Crop protection | UK | Mar-18 | ||
| ForFarmers | Tasomix | Animal feed | €56 million | Holland/Poland | Jul-18 | |
| Proagrica | SST Software | Agribusiness software | n/a | UK/US | March 30th | |
| Arla Foods | Yeo Valley Dairies | Milk processing | n/a | 13.7.18 | ||
| Cefetra | Dalmark Grain book | Grain trading | n/a | UK | Feb 28th | |
| Origin Enterprises | Pillaert-Mekoson Group | Fertiliser | Ireland/Belgium | Jan-18 | ||
| Wynnsaty Group | MD Lloyd & Son | Rural retailing | n/a | UK | Jan-18 | |
| Huvepharma | AgriLabs | Feed additives /Animal Health | n/a | Bulgaria/US | Jan-18 | |
| Bluestar Adisseo | Nutriad | Feed additives | n/a | China/France | Jan-18 | |
| Map of Agriculture | Precision Prospecting | Market Research | n/a | NZ/UK | Feb-08 | |
| Cefetra | Premium Crops | Seeds/crop marketing | n/a | UK | Dec-07 | |
| Ark Agriculture | MBO from Bock Silosysteme (Bock UK) | Sialage clamps and consumables | UK /Germany | Feb-08 |