CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO acquires Farnam Companies, Inc.
Snapshot
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO acquired Farnam Companies, Inc. for approximately $287 million in February 2006. The transaction was structured as all cash. Farnam Companies, Inc. is a Phoenix, Arizona-based Pet business.
- Acquirer
- CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- Target
- Farnam Companies, Inc.
- Value
- approximately $287 million
- Date
- February 2006
- Type
- Full acquisition
- Status
- Ready
The deal at a glance
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO acquired Farnam Companies, Inc. for approximately $287 million, a transaction completed in February 2006, structured as all cash.
Farnam Companies, Inc. operates in Pet, is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Farnam Companies, Inc. is a leading marketer and manufacturer of equine and other animal health products and consumer pest-control products.
Expands Central's animal health platform with a portfolio of leading equine and animal-health brands.
Established equine and animal-health brand portfolio. Pet segment
No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.