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Seminis Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Jonathan West, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Benedict Pearcy
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Abstract

Seminis became the world leader in vegetable seeds through a series of acquisitions. This case describes the Seminis strategy toward capturing value, biotechnology, and international operations.

Keywords

Business Earnings; Acquisition; Profit; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Valuation; Value Creation; Biotechnology Industry

Citation

Goldberg, Ray A., Jonathan West, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Benedict Pearcy. "Seminis Inc." Harvard Business School Case 600-030, November 1999.
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