secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)
CIK:        0000916540
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916540-25-000035
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darling Ingredients and Tessenderlo form collagen JV; Darling 85% stake, ~$1.5B revenue
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- Darling will hold 85% equity interest; Tessenderlo 15% in new company NewCo Collagen LLC.
- NewCo expected annual revenue ~$1.5B, with ~200,000 metric tons capacity across 22 facilities.
- Combines Darling's Rousselot and Tessenderlo's PB Leiner collagen/gelatin businesses; no cash upfront.
- Transaction expected to close in 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Darling and Tessenderlo signed definitive agreement; JV first announced in May 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000035/0000916540-25-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000035/dar-20251210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-25-000035

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