---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-246175"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVO"
cik: "0001802974"
company_name: "Mission Produce, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-29T10:02:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T10:11:20.631325+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mission Produce completes acquisition of Calavo Growers for $26.05 per share

## Summary
- Each Calavo share exchanged for $14.85 cash + 0.9790 Mission shares, total consideration ~$26.05/share.
- Total consideration: ~17.5M Mission shares and $265.9M cash; funded by cash on hand and new debt.
- Kathleen Holmgren, former Calavo chair, appointed to Mission's Board as Class III director.
- Calavo common stock delisted from Nasdaq; trading suspended May 28, 2026.
- Transaction unites two avocado companies, adding tomatoes, papayas, and prepared foods to Mission's platform.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-246175
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVO
- cik: 0001802974
- company_name: Mission Produce, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-29T10:02:29+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312526246175/0001193125-26-246175-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312526246175/d227819d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-246175.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 84448cb510
  claim: Kathleen Holmgren was appointed as Class III director at Mission Produce, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: In connection with the closing of the Mergers, effective as of the Closing Date, Kathleen Holmgren was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312526246175/0001193125-26-246175-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.