Home / M&A

Articles Tagged with ''M&A''

13-Arthur-2.jpg
Dealers on the Move

From Acquisition to Fully Integrated

Birkey’s Farm Store added 5 new stores to its dealership group recently and is now going through the process of integrating the new locations.
By Kim Schmidt posted on October 24, 2016 | Posted in Dealers on the Move
In mid-August, Birkey’s Farm Store, a Case IH dealer with locations in Illinois and Indiana, acquired Farm Pride, which had stores in Arthur, Shelbyville, Casey, Newton, and Mattoon, Ill. The acquisition took Birkey’s total stores to 16. 
Read More
Brian Taschuk
Special Report: After the Ink Dries

Cultural Integration: Embrace Change From the Get Go

Agriterra Equipment is an ever-growing dealership group that stresses open communication in the days following an acquisition.
By Kim Schmidt posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession
Agriterra Equipment, an 8-store AGCO dealer in Alberta, was born out of an acquisition in 2013. Brian Taschuk started the dealership by acquiring Selmac Equipment, which was a 3-store operation. Since that initial acquisition, Taschuk has acquired another dealership every 6 months. Today, the dealership has grown to 8 stores. “We’re on a constant integration journey every month,” he says.
Read More
Consultants
Special Report: After the Ink Dries

Consultants Offer ‘Post-Deal’ Insights

Professional management advisors share top tips on how to integrate store cultures, operations and systems on ‘Day 1’ of an acquisition.
By Mike Lessiter posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
You know that you’ve got a complex subject when a canvassing of experts stirs up an array of answers to identical questions, even from professionals in the same organization.
Read More

Monsanto Views Bayer’s Current Proposal as Incomplete, Financially Inadequate

Company open to discussing potential path forward that would create appropriate value for Monsanto shareowners.
May 24, 2016 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Monsanto Co. today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views the Bayer AG proposal as incomplete and financially inadequate, but is open to continued and constructive conversations to assess whether a transaction in the best interest of Monsanto shareowners can be achieved.
Read More
Kanicki
From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Is Consolidation Good for Everybody?

By Dave Kanicki posted on February 8, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices
Over the years, more than a few dealers have told me the best deals they ever made were often the deals they didn’t make. At least a few industry pundits believe this is the case for Monsanto in its failed bid to acquire Syngenta.
Read More

Top Articles

Current Issue

View More

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More

Farm Equipment Videos

Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024

Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we break down the key takeaways from Ag Equipment Intelligence's newly released 2024 Big Dealer Report. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us how cover crop planting could be done autonomously. Also in this episode, CNH Industrial reports a drop in ag sales, AGCO combine and application equipment sales are down year-over-year and a UK New Holland factory strike could impact North America.

View More
Top Directory Listings

Yetter Farm Equipment

Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
MonTag

Montag Mfg

Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.

Machinery-Scope-Finance-Scope.png

Finance Scope

Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.
View More