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Calavo Growers, Inc.

CVGW/Mission Produce, Inc.AVO

Mission Produce to acquire Calavo Growers in mixed stock-cash merger

Mixed+26.0% premiumVote Scheduledhigh confidence

Key takeaways

  • Mission Produce, Inc. acquires Calavo Growers, Inc. — 26% premium (mixed).

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

mixed

Per-share offer

Premium

+26.0%

Days to close

Term fee

ConsiderationMixed
AnnouncedApr 24, 2026
Days outstanding84d
Expected close
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing condition
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Apr 24, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

    Apr 28, 2026

  6. Expected close


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote required80d post-vote
Vote dateApr 28, 2026
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.


Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

No closing-condition data extracted.


Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

No advisor data on record for this deal.


Filing Timelineevery filing on this issuer
  1. Apr 24, 2026this filing

    Mission Produce to acquire Calavo Growers in mixed stock-cash merger


Sources

Mission Produce, Inc. agreed to acquire Calavo Growers, Inc. in an all-stock and cash transaction where Calavo shareholders will receive 0.9790 shares of Mission Produce common stock and $14.85 in cash per share, valuing the transaction at $27.15 per Calavo share based on Mission Produce's January 13, 2026 closing price, representing a 26% premium to Calavo's 30-day VWAP. Upon consummation, former Calavo shareholders will own approximately 20% of the combined company. Shareholder votes are scheduled for April 28, 2026, with both boards unanimously recommending approval.

Item id: 752abe88-ae03-44af-9c84-74acc43828eb · ingested Apr 24, 2026