secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)
CIK:        0000916540
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916540-22-000026
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darling Ingredients to acquire Brazilian collagen producer Gelnex for $1.2B cash
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- Purchase price ~$1.2B USD in cash; expected close Q1 2023 subject to regulatory approvals.
- Gelnex capacity: 46,000 metric tons collagen annually; exports to over 60 countries.
- Acquisition immediately accretive per CEO; boosts grass-fed bovine collagen output in South America.
- Darling's Rousselot brand to integrate Gelnex's 6 facilities; total now 11 on 4 continents.
- Morgan Stanley exclusive financial advisor; investor call at 11:00 AM ET today.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654022000026/0000916540-22-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654022000026/dar-20221018.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-22-000026

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