About This Deal

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO acquired C&S Products for approximately $30 million, a transaction completed in May 2019, structured as all cash. The deal was a Asset purchase.

C&S Products operates in Garden, is based in United States. C&S Products is a manufacturer of suet and other wild bird feed products.

Adds suet and wild-bird-feed manufacturing to Central's garden/wild-bird category.

Suet and wild-bird-feed manufacturing capacity. Complements Central's Pennington wild bird feed business. Garden segment

Deal Terms

Acquirer
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
Target
C&S Products
Value
Approximately $30 million
Date
May 2019
Type
Asset purchase
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States
Segment
Garden
Structure
All cash
Announced
May 1, 2019
Closed
May 1, 2019
Synergies
Complements Central's Pennington wild bird feed business.

In Their Words

In May 2019, the Company purchased C&S Products, a manufacturer of suet and other wild bird feed products, for approximately $30.0 million. The purchase price exceeded the estimated fair value of the net tangible assets acquired by approximately $15.8 million, of which $10.9 million was allocated to identified intangible assets and approximately $4.9 million was included in goodwill.Central Garden & Pet, FY21 10-K, Acquisitions note

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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