Monheim, Germany
December 5, 2013
Bayer CropScience announced today it entered into an agreement to purchase the start-up company FN Semillas S.A. based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. FN Semillas S.A. specializes in the breeding, production and marketing of improved soybean seeds in Argentina. This acquisition ratifies the commitment of Bayer CropScience in Argentina and marks the company’s entrance into the national soybean seed market in this country. Financial details were not disclosed.
Since its establishment in 2010, FN Semillas S.A. has built up a solid presence in the Argentine market. "Soybean is a strategic crop for the region and for Bayer CropScience, and this acquisition gives us access to quality germplasm for future variety and trait development," said Marc Reichardt, Head of the Region Latin America for Bayer CropScience. "With our existing product portfolio and FN Semillas S.A. value-added varieties, we are now in the position to provide Argentinian soybean farmers a comprehensive range of solutions including seeds, crop protection products and services."
For Bayer CropScience, this acquisition is another step in building an outstanding global soybean seed platform, and further underlines the importance of the Latin American region in this context. Over the past three years, the company announced a series of acquisitions in Brazil, including the germplasm bank of Agropastoril Melhoramento, the soybean seed companies Wehrtec and SoyTech, and the plant breeding technology of CVR.
"Our acquisitions mean we will be able to offer Latin American farmers the latest developments from our soybean trait pipeline in highly competitive local varieties," said Reichardt. "Building on a broadened soybean variety portfolio and our global trait research, we will be able to provide farmers with a wide range of maturity groups, tailored to the region’s diverse growing conditions."
The acquisition will be filed for clearance before the Antitrust Authority in Argentina.
FN Semillas S.A. is located at the core of the soybean region in Argentina, in the Buenos Aires province city of Salto. The Company has its own proprietary soybean-breeding program focused on continuously testing and advancing lines that will be incorporated into improved varieties. The target commercial market for FN Semillas is Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay, where seed is sold through the FN Brand. The Company’s research and development program is committed to breeding soybeans with the high yield potential, disease resistant, and adaptation to different environments with ample alternatives in different maturity groups. FN Semillas covers all market niches, including both transgenic and non-transgenic, high protein, and low-linolenic varieties. More information is available at: www.fnsemillas.com.ar
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 8,383 million (2012) and is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. The company offers an outstanding range of products including high value seeds, innovative crop protection solutions based on chemical and biological modes of action as well as an extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture. In the area of non-agricultural applications, Bayer CropScience has a broad portfolio of products and services to control pests from home and garden to forestry applications. The company has a global workforce of 20,800 and is represented in more than 120 countries. More information is available at: www.cropscience.bayer.com
Verdant Partners initiated and advised FN Semillas S.A. in this transaction.
Stärkung der Präsenz im lateinamerikanischen Sojabohnenmarkt - Bayer CropScience übernimmt das argentinische Saatgutunternehmen FN Semillas S.A
Bayer CropScience übernimmt das Start-up-Unternehmen FN Semillas S.A. mit Sitz in Buenos Aires, Argentinien. FN Semillas S.A. ist auf die Züchtung, Herstellung und Vermarktung von verbessertem Soja-Saatgut in Argentinien spezialisiert. Diese Akquisition unterstreicht das Engagement von Bayer CropScience in Argentinien und bedeutet den Einstieg des Unternehmens in den lokalen Markt für Sojabohnensaatgut. Finanzielle Einzelheiten wurden nicht bekanntgegeben.
Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2010 hat FN Semillas S.A. eine starke Präsenz auf dem argentinischen Markt aufgebaut. "Soja ist eine strategisch wichtige Kultur für die Region und für Bayer CropScience. Mit dieser Akquisition erhalten wir Zugang zu hochwertigem genetischen Material für die Entwicklung neuer Sorten und Pflanzeneigenschaften", erklärte Marc Reichardt, Leiter der Region Lateinamerika bei Bayer CropScience. "Mit unserem bestehenden Produktportfolio und den bewährten Sorten von FN Semillas S.A. sind wir jetzt in der Lage, argentinischen Sojabauern ein integriertes Angebot an Lösungen zur Verfügung zu stellen - einschließlich Saatgut, Pflanzenschutzmitteln und Service-Leistungen."
Für Bayer CropScience ist diese Akquisition ein weiterer Schritt beim Aufbau einer globalen Plattform für Sojabohnensaatgut und unterstreicht zudem die Bedeutung des lateinamerikanischen Marktes. In den vergangenen drei Jahren hat das Unternehmen eine Reihe von Akquisitionen in Brasilien getätigt, so etwa die Keimplasmabank von Agropastoril Melhoramento, die Sojabohnen-Saatgutunternehmen Wehrtec und SoyTech sowie die Pflanzenzüchtungstechnologie von CVR.
"Dank unserer Investitionen können wir lateinamerikanischen Landwirten die neuesten Entwicklungen aus unserer Sojabohnen-Pipeline in wettbewerbsfähigen lokalen Sorten anbieten", so Reichardt. "Unser erweitertes Saatgutangebot und unsere globale Forschung ermöglichen den Zugang zu einer breiten Auswahl an Sorten, maßgeschneidert für die unterschiedlichen Anbaubedingungen in der Region."
Die Übernahme muss noch von den Kartellbehörden in Argentinien genehmigt werden.
Bayer CropScience adquire a empresa argentina de sementes FN Semillas S.A.
A Bayer CropScience anunciou hoje o acordo para a compra da empresa FN Semillas S.A., com sede em Buenos Aires, Argentina. A FN Semillas S.A. é especializada no desenvolvimento, produção e marketing de sementes melhoradas de soja na Argentina. Esta aquisição ratifica o compromisso da Bayer CropScience na Argentina e marca o ingresso da empresa no mercado nacional de sementes de soja neste país. Os detalhes econômicos da transação não foram revelados.
Desde seu início, em 2010, a FN Semillas S.A. vem construindo uma sólida presença no mercado argentino. “A soja é um cultivo estratégico para a região e para a Bayer CropScience. Esta aquisição nos permite o acesso a germoplasmas de qualidade para o desenvolvimento de futuras variedades e tecnologias", afirma Marc Reichardt, presidente da Bayer CropScience para América Latina. “Com nossa atual carteira de produtos e as variedades de valor agregado da FN Semillas S.A., estamos em condições de fornecer aos agricultores de soja argentinos uma ampla gama de soluções incluindo sementes, produtos para a proteção da lavoura e serviços".
Para a Bayer CropScience, esta aquisição representa outro passo para a construção de uma plataforma global de sementes de soja e reforça, ainda mais, a importância da região América Latina neste contexto. Ao longo dos últimos três anos, a empresa anunciou uma série de aquisições no Brasil, incluindo o banco de germoplasma da Agropastorial Melhoramento, das empresas de sementes de soja Wehrtec e SoyTech e a tecnologia de reprodução de plantas da CVR.
“Com estas aquisições seremos capazes de oferecer aos agricultores da América Latina os mais recentes desenvolvimentos de nosso portfólio de traits (tecnologias) de soja, com variedades locais altamente competitivas”, disse Reichardt. “Ao construirmos um portfólio ampliado de variedades de soja e de nossa pesquisa global de traits, seremos capazes de oferecer aos agricultores uma ampla gama de grupos de variedades adaptadas às diferentes condições da região."
A aquisição será submetida para autorização à Autoridade Antitruste Argentina.
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