When did Hillshire Brands buy and sell its brands?

Hillshire Brands has completed 0 recorded acquisitions and 1 divestiture or spin-off, spanning 2014 to 2014.

Date	Type	Assets	Counterparty	Value
Aug 2014	Acquisition (sold)	Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, State Fair and Aidells +1	Tyson Foods	$8.55bn

2014

Acquisition closed Closed 28 August 2014

Tyson Foods acquires Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, State Fair, Aidells and Wright Brand

Tyson Foods won a bidding contest with Pilgrim's Pride for Hillshire Brands, paying $63 per share in cash. The auction began after Hillshire had itself agreed to buy Pinnacle Foods, an agreement it terminated to accept the Tyson offer.

Value: $8.55bn
Buyer: Tyson Foods
Seller: Hillshire Brands
Regulatory: None recorded

Brands Hillshire Brands once owned

Ownership recorded here as having ended, whether or not a deal record with a filing behind it exists for the transfer.

Brand	Owned from	Until	Owner today
Hillshire Farm	Jun 2012	Aug 2014	Tyson Foods
Ball Park	Jun 2012	Aug 2014	Tyson Foods
State Fair	Jun 2012	Aug 2014	Tyson Foods
Aidells	Jun 2012	Aug 2014	Tyson Foods
Wright Brand	Jun 2012	Aug 2014	Tyson Foods