Seminis
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Seminis is the largest developer, grower and marketer of fruit and vegetable seeds
in the world. Seminis' hybrids claim to improve nutrition, boost crop yields, limit spoilage and reduce the need for chemicals. Their retail line includes over 3,500 seed varieties.
, Petoseed, Royal Sluis, Bruinsma Seeds, Genecorp. Monsanto still uses some of these brands.
On March 23, 2005, Monsanto Company announced that it had completed its acquisition of Seminis, Inc. According to the press release announcing the deal, Monsanto paid $1.4 billion in cash and assumed debt, plus a performance-based payment of up to $125 million payable by 2007.http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/05/01-24-05.asp
Private equity firm Fox Paine & Company
made a sizable investment into the company.
SEEDS
SEEDS is a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Act of India....
in the world. Seminis' hybrids claim to improve nutrition, boost crop yields, limit spoilage and reduce the need for chemicals. Their retail line includes over 3,500 seed varieties.
History
Seminis was established in 1994 to consolidate leading companies in the fragmented fruit and vegetable seed industry. The process was realized by takeovers of such companies (mostly Dutch) as: AsgrowAsgrow
Asgrow is one of Monsanto's various seed brands. Asgrow seeds feature many Monsanto technologies including RoundUp-Ready 2 Yield. Asgrow sells sunflower, corn, alfalfa, spring canola, winter canola, and soy with various yield protection technologies from Monsanto and third parties in conjunction...
, Petoseed, Royal Sluis, Bruinsma Seeds, Genecorp. Monsanto still uses some of these brands.
On March 23, 2005, Monsanto Company announced that it had completed its acquisition of Seminis, Inc. According to the press release announcing the deal, Monsanto paid $1.4 billion in cash and assumed debt, plus a performance-based payment of up to $125 million payable by 2007.http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/layout/media/05/01-24-05.asp
Private equity firm Fox Paine & Company
Fox Paine & Company
Fox Paine & Company is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions. Fox Paine & Company, LLC was founded in 1997 by former Kohlberg Kravis Roberts partner Saul A. Fox and former Kohlberg & Co. partner W. Dexter Paine III...
made a sizable investment into the company.