{"id":27749,"date":"2026-02-26T05:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dsm-firmenich-sells-animal-health-division-for-2-4-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:45:51","slug":"dsm-firmenich-sells-animal-health-division-for-2-4-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dsm-firmenich-sells-animal-health-division-for-2-4-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"DSM-Firmenich Sells Animal Health Division for $2.4 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International nutrition and health company DSM-Firmenich has struck a major deal to sell off its Animal Nutrition &#038; Health division to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.<\/p>\n<p>The company revealed in a recent announcement that the sale agreement values the animal health business at roughly \u20ac2.2 billion (approximately $2.4 billion USD). The deal structure also includes potential additional payments that could reach up to \u20ac0.5 billion based on future performance targets.<\/p>\n<p>The Animal Nutrition &#038; Health division focuses on developing nutritional solutions and health products for livestock and other animals in the agricultural sector. This divestment represents a significant strategic move for DSM-Firmenich as the company reshapes its business portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global nutrition company DSM-Firmenich has reached a deal to sell its Animal Nutrition &#038; Health division to investment firm CVC Capital Partners. The transaction values the business at approximately \u20ac2.2 billion, with potential additional payments of up to \u20ac0.5 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7dz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21290,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dangerous-toxins-in-animal-feed-reach-alarming-levels-worldwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":27749,"position":0},"title":"Dangerous Toxins in Animal Feed Reach Alarming Levels Worldwide","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A new global study reveals concerning increases in toxic contamination affecting livestock feed supplies. 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