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Mars Inc. (legally Mars, Incorporated) is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services, with US$45 billion in annual sales in 2022; [7] that year Forbes ranked the company as the fourth-largest privately held company in the United States. [8]
Being privately held also means that, should a major acquisition sour, Mars is not under stock ma. ... The purchase price that Mars ended up offering, equivalent to 16.4 times Kellanova's adjusted ...
The WK Kellogg Co took the NYSE stock symbol "KLG". [44] The split was completed on October 2, 2023. [45] [46] On August 14, 2024, it was announced that Mars Inc., the owner of M&M's and Snickers, agreed to purchase Kellanova for nearly $30 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
On April 28, 2008, Mars, Incorporated announced that it would acquire Wrigley for approximately $23 billion. [10] Financing for the transaction was provided by Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan; Berkshire Hathaway held a minority equity investment in Wrigley until October 2016, when Mars took full control over the company.
As more consumers reach for generic labels to save on money groceries, M&M's maker Mars is spending big bucks on a new acquisition to gain even more shelf space in the snack aisle. The candy bar ...
So the portfolio transformation at Mars Inc. is unbelievable. I think when I joined [revenue] was $13 or $14 billion. And today we have crossed $50 billion as a corporation.
VCA Animal Hospitals, incorporated as VCA, Inc., operates more than 1,000 animal hospitals in the US and Canada. [1] The company is based in Los Angeles , and was founded in 1986. [ 2 ] Until its acquisition by Mars Inc. in 2017, VCA traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker "WOOF".
The candy- and pet food-maker is buying the animal hospital company VCA Inc for $93 a share, or about $9.1 billion, including $1.4 billion in debt.