KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (XTRA:KWS) acquired Geneplanta S.R.L. on March 9, 2021. A spokesperson for the company told Reuters that the purchase price stands in the single-digit million euro range. Transaction is in line with KWS Saat's strategy of expanding its vegetable seed operations through a greenfield approach with organic growth, combined with suitable acquisitions and the sales of licensed-in varieties. KWS SAAT SE welcomed the Geneplanta team into the KWS family. Geneplanta’s entire business will be integrated into the KWS Vegetables Business Unit. Vittorio Turinetti di Priero of Lega Colucci Morri & Associati and Alfonso Badini Confalonieri of Studio Legale Ferreri acted as a legal advisor to Geneplanta S.R.L. and KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA respectively. KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (XTRA:KWS) completed the acquisition of Geneplanta S.R.L. on March 9, 2021.