Representative Transactions Initiated
and Consumated by Kent Group Inc.:
Additional Transactions Completed (Kent Group
Clients in CAPS):
The Roto-Mix Division of JSI INDUSTRIES, INC. (Dodge City, Kansas), a manufacturer of livestock feed mixing equipment for the beef cattle and dairy industries, was acquired by the original founders of the Company.
FERTMIX, INC. (Jordan, Minnesota), a specialty fertilizer and ice melt product company, was acquired by CE-Minne Industry, Inc (Jordan, Minnesota).
AGRIPRO BIOSCIENCES (Shawnee Mission, Kansas), a breeder,
producer and global marketer of agricultural seeds, was
acquired by Helena Chemical Company (Memphis, Tennessee).
NK LAWN & GARDEN CO. (Golden Valley, Minnesota), a
distributor of branded lawn seed and packet vegetable and
flower seeds and a subsidiary of Sandoz International, Ltd
(Basel, Switzerland), was acquired by senior management
with assistance from outside investors.
SPHAR & COMPANY (Winchester, Kentucky), a distributor
of field, vegetable and grass seed and a farm supply retailer,
was acquired by AgriBioTech (Las Vegas, Nevada).
SANOFI CANADA'S (Chatham, Ontario) seed conditioning faciltiy
was acquired by King Agro, Inc. (Chatham, Ontario), a subsidiary
of Group Limagrain (Chappes, France).
OWL'S NEST CHEESE, INC. (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin), a manufacturer
and marketer of high quality cheese spreads and dips, was
acquired by Lakeview Farms, Inc. (Delphos, Ohio).
SANOFI BIO-INDUSTRIES, INC.'s (Wapato, Washington) fruit
juice concentrate business unit was acquired by Seneca Foods
Corporation (Marion, New York).
KING GRAIN MILLING (Chatham, Ontario), a supplier of corn
meal and flour and brewer's grits and a division of Sanofi
Canada, was acquired by Bunge Corporation (White Plains,
New York).
NA-CHURS PLANT FOOD COMPANY (Marion, Ohio), a formulator
and distributor of specialty liquid fertilizers to the agricultural
and lawn care markets, was aquired by Trans-Resources Inc.
(New York, New York).
CAROLINA NITROGEN, INC. (Harlingen, Texas), a formulator
and distributor of nitrogen-based solution fertilizers,
was acquired by Helena Chemical Company (Memphis, Tennessee).
STANTON SEED & SUPPLY CO. (Saginaw, Michigan), a regional
agricultural input and lawn and garden product supplier
and a subsidiary of Agway, Inc., was acquired by United
Agri Products, Inc. (Greeley, Colorado), a subsidiary of
ConAgra, Inc.
SCPF INDUSTRIES OF HASTINGS, INC. (Hastings, Minnesota),
a grain elevator and agricultural input retailer, was acquired
by The Vigoro Corporation (Chicago, Illinois).
BIRD FERTILIZER SERVICES, INC. (Greenville, Michigan),
a regional agricultural fertilizer and chemical retailer,
was acquired by the shareholders of Anderson Fertilizer
Services (Owosso, Michigan).
NEWMAN SEED AND FEED COMPANY OF JUDA, INC. (Juda, Wisconsin),
an agricultural input supplier, was acquired by Cenex/Land
O'Lakes Agronomy Company (Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota).
BIG PINE FERTILIER AND GRAIN, INC. (Westfield, Wisconsin),
a grain elevator and agricultural fertilizer and chemical
retailer, was acquired by Olsen's Mill, Inc. (Auroraville,
Wisconsin).
PRODUCERS LECO FERTILIZER COMPANY (Fort Meyers, Florida),
a fertilizer blender serving the specialty crop and professional
turf and nursery markets, was acquired by Terra Industries
(Sioux City, Iowa).
HIRSCHELD AGRI-SERVICES, INC. (De Graff, Ohio), a grain
elevator and agricultural input supplier, was acquired by
Terra Industries (Sioux City, Iowa).
VALLONIA GRAIN COMPANY (Vallonia, Indiana), a grain elevator
and agricultural input supplier, was acquired by Jackson-Jennings
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association (Seymour, Indiana).
CORON CORPORATION (Sauderton, Pennsylvania), a formulator
and distributor of liquid, controlled-release plant foods
to the turf, agricultural and horticultural markets, was
acquired by Helena Chemical Company (Memphis, Tennessee).
MAXEL ELEVATOR (Verona, Ohio), a grain elevator and agricultural
input supplier, was acquired by Terra Industries (Sioux
City, Iowa).
DOBBS SEED & GRAIN (Hardinsburg, Kentucky), a grain
elevator and agricultural input supplier, was acquired by
Terra Industries (Sioux City, Iowa).
GARMAN FEED AND SUPPLY INC. (Greenfield, Ohio), an agronomic
input retailer, was acquired by IMC Global Inc.'s Agribusiness
Unit (Chicago, Illinois).
WILBER'S FEED AND SEED (Miller, South Dakota), a specialty
seed processing and supply company, was acquired by Peterson
Seed Company, Inc. (Savage, Minnesota).