DBAG Fund VII Acquires Abbelen and Oscar Mayer
German private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) has made a double acquisition to advance its goal of gaining a key position in the European chilled meats and ready-made snacks sectors. The firm...
View ArticleWebster Acquires Motspur Park Walnut Orchards in $23.1M Deal
Webster Limited, Australia’s largest walnut producer, announced it has agreed to acquire the 250-hectare Motspur Park walnut orchards in Tabbita, New South Wales for a total consideration of A$23.1...
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History of Institutional Investment in Farmland
Over the past three decades, farmland investing has grown exponentially from a “niche” investment dominated by a few large pension plans and insurance companies to a mainstream institutional real asset...
View ArticleTakeaways from GAI NY 2017: North America, Water, and the Importance of...
Although there are strong macro indicators including population growth, rising standards of living, and shifts in protein demand supporting the choice to pursue agricultural investments in emerging and...
View ArticleThe Case for Ag Investment in South America
Content sponsored by AGD Consulting Written by Michael DeSa, Monica Ganley, and Wilfred Morren Insight from International Entrepreneurs in Agriculture In the context of recent political turmoil and...
View ArticleUnigrains Investment Provides Growth Capital to Sfoglia Torino
European agribusiness investor Unigrains has provided growth capital to Sfoglia Torino in support of that company’s strategic growth plan to consolidate the frozen puff pastry sector. With the help of...
View ArticleMilltrust Acquires Permanent Crop Aggregation, Cottrell Farms
Milltrust Agricultural Investments (MAI) announced the acquisition of Cottrell Farms – a collective of citrus, avocado, and wine and table grape orchards located in the Sunraysia region of Victoria,...
View ArticleCaisse de dépôt Launches $125M Ag Fund
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has launched Fonds agroalimentaire CDPQ – a new $125 million fund targeting investments in Québec’s agri-food industry. CDPQ is one of the leading...
View ArticleTakeaways from GAI NY 2017: Agtech Innovation and the Need to Connect the Dots
Investment dollars into food and agtech startups reached a record $4.6 billion in 2015 – double that of the previous year, according to AgFunder. In 2016, although investment dollars fell back to $3.2...
View ArticleTyson Foods Expands in Prepared Foods with $4.2B AdvancePierre Acquisition
Tyson Foods announced it has agreed to acquire AdvancePierre, a Cincinnati-based national producer and distributor of value-added ready to eat sandwiches, sandwich components, entrées and snacks, in a...
View ArticlePowerplant Ventures Leads Funding Round for Beanfields Snacks
Plant-focused venture fund Powerplant Ventures, along with Mark Rampolla, a co-founder of Powerplant Ventures and of ZICO Coconut Water which was later acquired by Coca-Cola for $200 million in 2013,...
View ArticleMitigating Risk in Agtech Investment
Content sponsored by Pontifax AgTech Written by Dr. Phil Erlanger Phil Erlanger is the Managing Partner of Pontifax AgTech, a growth capital investor in the global food and agriculture technology...
View ArticleFinistere Ventures Expanding Presence in Israel with Addition of Two Venture...
California-based agtech venture capital firm Finistere Ventures is expanding its presence into Israel with the addition of two venture partners in-country. In line with the firm’s determined global...
View ArticleCanada’s CPPIB Signals Retreat from Farmland; May Sell Portfolio
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has declared it will pull back from farmland investments after pushback from local farmers has sparked a strategic reversal. And after conducting a...
View ArticleMonogram Capital Leads $10M Series B for Kidfresh
Kidfresh, a leading and rapidly growing brand of frozen meals targeted for kids, announced that it has closed on a significant $10 million Series B led by Monogram Capital Partners, and including...
View ArticleCargill Sells Last Two Feed Yards for $36.7M, Exits U.S. Cattle Feed Business
Cargill announced it has agreed to sell its last two remaining cattle feed yards located in Leoti, Kansas, and Yuma, Colorado to Green Plains Inc.- a vertically integrated ethanol producer with feed...
View ArticleJain Acquires Two U.S. Irrigation Companies for $48M
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL)has made a strategic investment, acquiring an 80 percent stake in Agri-Valley Irrigation (AVI) and Irrigation Design and Construction (IDC), two of the largest micro...
View ArticleUnilever Acquires Mission-Driven Condiments Startup for Reported $140M
New Jersey-based Unilever announced that it has agreed to acquire Sir Kensington’s, a New York-based, mission driven, maker of non-GMO, natural and sustainable condiments for a reported $140 million....
View ArticleNew Zealand Super Looking to Diversify Beyond Dairy and Beyond Borders
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has just 1 percent of its $34.09 billion fund allocated to rural farmland investments as of March 31 of this year, however the fund is targeting an allocation of 3...
View ArticleTop Five Reasons to Walk the Ground Yourself
Content sponsored by AGD Consulting Written by Michael DeSa, CEO and Founder, AGD Consulting In an age of market volatility, diversification is increasingly recommended. Investors bold enough to expand...
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