ACQUIRED · 2018
Who Acquired Keystone Foods?
Tyson Foods · $2.16B· 10.2× EBITDA
The acquisition
Keystone Foods (West Chester, Pennsylvania) was acquired by Tyson Foods in 2018 for $2.16B. Protein supplier to McDonald's and other QSR chains. The deal was priced at 10.2× EBITDA / 0.90× revenue.
Keystone Foods at time of acquisition
Revenue
$2500.0M
EBITDA
$211.0M
Deal value
$2.16B
EV / EBITDA
10.2×
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Sourced from Tyson Foods Press Release. Primary source. Full deal page.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2018). Keystone Foods acquired by Tyson Foods. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/keystone-foods