ADM buys Solae’s soy
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Decatur, Ill.-based Archer Daniels Midland has purchased Solae's soy isoflavone business, the firms announce Feb. 15. The acquisition includes "an extensive portfolio of U.S. patents, numerous foreign equivalents and pending applications," ADM says. The deal was reached under a settlement in an isoflavone concentrate patent infringement lawsuit Solae filed against ADM in 2003. Solae was created as a joint venture between Dupont and Bunge in January 2003 (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 20, 2003, In Brief)...