Constellation Moves Deeper into U.S. Market with Craft Beer Acquisition
International producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits – Constellation Brands, which also happens to be the third largest beer company in the U.S. and parent company to mega-popular brands such...
View ArticleBetter-For-You Energy and Sports Drinks Gaining Investor Capital
Between 2011 and 2016, the U.S. energy and sports drink retail market saw an impressive annual growth rate of 7 percent, capping out 2016 with sales of $25 billion, according to the report Energy &...
View ArticleTSG-Backed Duckhorn Wine Company Makes First Acquisition
Duckhorn Wine Company (DWC), a premier wine group backed by TSG Consumer Partners, announced it has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Calera Wine Company – a Central Coast California...
View ArticleSVG THRIVE Fund Cohort Member 3Bar Biologics Raises $2M
Columbus, Ohio-based bioagtech startup 3Bar Biologics announced it has raised $2 million in funding through a round that includes Rev1 Ventures, Maumee Ventures, Ohio TechAngel Funds, Queen City...
View ArticleTRG Acquires Forestry and Ag Investment Manager GMO Renewable Resources
The Rohatyn Group (TRG), an asset manager specializing in emerging markets, announced it has agreed to acquire GMO Renewable Resources, LLC (GMORR) – a joint venture between global investment...
View ArticleUBS Invests $325M in Impact Investment PE Fund, The Rise Fund
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Wealth Management announced it has raised US$325 million from its high net-worth investors for investment into social impact private equity fund, The Rise Fund. The...
View ArticleRotunda Capital Acquires Produce Distributor IF&P Foods
Lower middle market private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has agreed to acquire IF&P Foods, a leading produce distributor in the Midwest U.S. IF&P Foods was formed in 1997 through the...
View ArticleKimbal Musk’s Indoor Farming Incubator Square Roots Raises $5.4M
Square Roots, an innovative indoor, urban farming incubator launched in Brooklyn, New York, last year by Kimbal Musk – younger brother of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his business partner...
View ArticleArable Capital Partners Closes Debut Fund at $300M
Washington State and California-based private equity firm Arable Capital Partners (Arable) announced the first and final closing of its maiden fund at $300 million. Headquartered in Bellevue,...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Tea Producer Sells First Tea Estate
McLeod Russel India Ltd., the largest producer of tea in the world, has agreed for the first time in the company’s independent history to sell one of its tea estates as it undertakes a reorganization...
View ArticleAgrium Furthers U.S. Expansion; Acquires Southern States’ Retail Sites
Canada’s Agrium Inc. is further expanding its reach in the U.S. market, and has announced on behalf of its Crop Production Services Ag-retail business, that it has agreed to acquire 20 ag-retail...
View ArticleAgDevCo Invests $5M in Zambia’s Katito Farming Enterprises
UK-based, sub-Saharan-focused social impact investor AgDevCo announced it has invested $5.05 million in Katito Farming Enterprises Ltd. – a key part of the firm’s Northern Zambia Agricultural Hub...
View ArticleChobani Launches $3M Food Incubator in Australia
Chobani, maker of one of the leading yogurt brands in the U.S. and the fastest yogurt brand in Australia, has partnered with Monash University to launch a $3 million food incubator in Australia that...
View ArticleFood Tech Company MycoTechnology Raises $34.9M
Colorado-based food tech startup MycoTechnology has raised $34.9 million from unnamed investors toward a Series B, with $5.39 remaining to to be sold, according to a filing with the Securities and...
View ArticleHassad Selling South Australia Farming Aggregation
Hassad Food, a vehicle owned by Qatar Investment Authority, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund, announced its decision to sell its entire South Australia farming operations and another property in New...
View ArticleDSG Consumer Partners Closes DSGCP II at $50M
DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP) announced a final close of its second fund – DSGCP II, at $50 million- and the launch of DSGCP Tyeb – a new funding vehicle through which to invest in follow-on rounds for...
View ArticleImagery Data Refinery Company Descartes Labs Raises $30M Series B
Descartes Labs, an imagery data refinery platform, announced it has raised an oversubscribed $30 million Series B led by California-based venture capital firm March Capital, and including existing...
View ArticleHui Wing Mau, Archstone Investment Buy Majority of Australia’s Bindaree Beef
Australian beef processor Bindaree Beef announced it has sold a 51 percent controlling stake in the family-owned company to Hong Kong-Australian billionaire, Hui Wing Mau, and Beijing-based equity fund...
View ArticleFinistere Expands in Ireland, Launches New €20M Ireland AgTech Fund
California-based agtech venture pioneer Finistere Ventures continues to be a driving force in the global development of agtech investment and innovation. From its offices in Palo Alto and San Diego,...
View ArticleGladstone Land Makes First Wine Grape Investment
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Gladstone Land announced it has acquired White Hawk Vineyard – a 361-acre wine grape vineyard located in Santa Barbara County, California, for $5.4 million. As is...
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