DE - Mergers and acquisitions

MOLINE, Ill., May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- John Deere (NYSE:DE) announced today the acquisition of Sentera, a leading provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. This acquisition will advance the capabilities of John Deere's existing technology offerings, providing farmers and ag service providers with a more comprehensive set of tools to generate and use data to make decisions that improve farm profitability, efficiency, and sustainability. "We're excited to add Sentera's talented team to our organization and integrate their advanced solutions into the suite of John Deere tools that help farmers do more with less," said Chris Winkler, Director

MOLINE, Ill., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- John Deere (NYSE:DE) has acquired full ownership of three Deere-Hitachi joint venture factories and has begun new license and supply agreements with Hitachi Construction Machinery. Effective today, the two companies have ended their joint venture manufacturing and marketing agreements. The changes were announced in August 2021 and were contingent upon regulatory approvals. The former joint venture factories will continue to manufacture Deere-branded construction excavators and forestry equipment; they will discontinue production of Hitachi-branded products. The locations will now be referred to as: John Deere Kernersville, Kernersville, N.C. John

MOLINE, Ill., Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has acquired majority ownership in Kreisel Electric Inc., a leading pioneer in the development of immersion-cooled battery technology. The Austrian company manufactures high-density, high-durability electric battery modules and packs for high-performance and off-highway applications and has created a battery-buffered, high-powered charging infrastructure platform (CHIMERO). This transaction was announced in December 2021 and is now complete, following regulatory approval. Kreisel Electric (www.Kreiselelectri

MOLINE, Ill., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million USD. Founded in 2017, the Silicon Valley-based startup develops autonomous driving technology compatible with existing machines. The deal accelerates the development and delivery of automation and autonomy on the farm and supports John Deere's long-term strategy to create smarter machines with advanced technology to support individual customer needs.  "Deere views autonomy as an important step forward in enabling farmers to lever