# JBT Corporation acquires Marel: acquisition

Canonical ID: `cc1ee27f-ee91-43a7-9d07-6dd951d56433`

US food-and-beverage technology company JBT acquired Icelandic food-processing-equipment maker Marel in a cash-and-stock deal (completed January 2025, valued in the multi-billion-dollar range), combining the two into JBT Marel - a global leader in food-processing automation including Marel's RoboBatcher robotics.

- **Structure:** full acquisition
- **Status:** completed
- **Valuation:** $3.5B (reported, approximate)
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties

- **Acquirer:** [JBT Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/jbt-corporation.md)
- **Acquired:** [Marel](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/marel.md)

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2024-04-05
- **Closed:** 2025-01-02

## Sources (1)

1. https://jbtmarel.com/


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