Unexpected Suitor Emerges with $16.7B Bid for Mead Johnson
UK-based consumer goods company, Reckitt Benckiser, maker of iconic products including Lysol cleaners, Nurofen tablets, Scholl foot products, and Durex condoms, has confirmed that it is engaged in...
View ArticleAgri-Vie Fund II Sees First $100M Close
Pan-African private equity investment firm, EXEO Capital, announced the first close of its second fund, Agri-Vie Fund II at $100 million. Building upon the success of Agri-Vie Fund I, and launched with...
View ArticleU.S. PE Firm, PHI Group Makes Double-Move on Organic Farming Platform
U.S.-based private equity buyout firm, PHI Group has agreed to acquire a minimum 51 percent stake in Vietnamese agribusiness company, Hoang Minh Chau Hung Yen LLC (HMC) – a cultivator and processor of...
View ArticleInvestment Plan for Europe Makes First Ag-Related Investment in Ireland...
The Investment Plan for Europe has made its first ag-related investment in Ireland, and its first forestry investment in Europe through two forestry-focused deals completed by the European Investment...
View ArticleAg-Tech Funding Falls Amid Broader VC Pullback
Venture capital funding in the agtech market slowed in 2016, falling by 30 percent to $3.2 billion versus 2015 levels, and interrupting three consecutive years of rising investments, according to...
View ArticleGermany’s Evonik Expands Ag VC Reach with Investment in Hosen Capital Fund III
Germany-based animal nutrition and industrial solutions business, Evonik, announced it has made an undisclosed investment in Hosen Capital Fund III as a means of expanding its venture capital...
View ArticleAAF Acquires Koramba Cotton Operation in Reported $100M Deal
Australian Food & Fibre (AFF), one of the largest farming operators in Australia, has agreed to acquire the Koramba cotton farm near Goondiwindi, Queensland from Dean Phillips, owner of the...
View ArticleSathguru Management Raising $100M Food and Agri Fund
Indian consulting firm, Sathguru Management Consultants, announced it is currently raising a $100 million Innovation in Food and Agriculture Fund (IFAF). The new fund will be managed by Sathguru’s...
View ArticleWonderful Citrus Announces Strategic Florida Citrus Acquisitions
Wonderful Citrus has announced the acquisition of three assets: Fort Pierce, Florida-based DNE Fruit, the largest citrus marketer in Florida; DNE International, the largest citrus exporter in Florida;...
View ArticlePAG, Meridian Capital Invest $225M in International Dairy and Ice Cream Group
PAG, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, and Meridian Capital (an existing investor) have invested $225 million in European dairy processing and ice cream group, Food Union. Under the...
View ArticleJain Irrigation Acquires Australian Agtech Company, Observant
India-based Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. announced its fourth overseas acquisition, having agreed to acquire Australian agtech company Observant for an undisclosed amount. Through the deal, Jain...
View ArticleTexas Shrimp Hatchery Raises $20 Million, Eyes Asia Expansion
Taft, Texas-based genetics shrimp hatchery Sea Products Development, an affiliate company of shrimp farm Global Blue Technologies, has nearly completed a $20 million fundraising in the company’s single...
View ArticleGlanbia acquisitions strengthen position in plant-based nutrition market
Global nutrition and dairy ingredients group, Glanbia, announced it has agreed to acquire two companies – Amazing Grass in the U.S, and Body & Fit located in the Netherlands for a combined...
View ArticleTechAccel, Iowa Corn Opportunities Invest in Agrivida
TechAccel, a venture and developmental partner focused on the agriculture, animal health, and food sectors, and Iowa Corn Opportunities, the equity funding arm of the Iowa Corn Growers Association,...
View ArticleFrutarom Deepens Reach into Emerging Markets Through Latest Acquisition
Israel’s Frutarom, one of the world’s ten biggest flavor and specialty ingredient companies, continues to expand its portfolio while also deepening its reach into emerging markets with the announced...
View ArticleHuron River Founder Launches New $50M Midwest-Focused VC Fund
Founding partner of Huron River Ventures, Tim Streit has branched off to found the new venture capital fund, Grand Ventures I LP. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the fund is targeting a maximum of $50...
View ArticleBlack Earth Farming Agrees to Sell Russian Operations; Plans Company Liquidation
Stockholm-listed Black Earth Farming announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Russian operating units, Agro Invest (AIMC) and Agro Invest Regions (AIRMC) for US$184 million to...
View ArticleAMERRA Funding Launch of Organic, Non-GMO Supply Chain Company
AMERRA Capital Management announced it has joined forces with Pipeline Opportunity Partners to launch Pipeline Foods – a developer of sustainable supply chains in global agriculture that will have an...
View ArticleJMK Leads Series B for Plant-Based Cheese Maker
Dairy-free, nut-based cheese and butter maker, Miyoko’s Kitchen, announced the close of a $6 million Series B led by JMK Consumer Growth Partners. The round also included Obvious Ventures, Stray Dog...
View ArticleFirst-Ever Sustainable Seafood Investment Holding Company Launched
Zoma Capital, the family investment office of Ben and Lucy Ana Walton, and Encourage Capital announced that the two have partnered to launch Pescador Holdings, the first-of-its-kind sustainable seafood...
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