Protein-Enhanced Food Startup Powerful Raises $4M in Series B and ABL Funding
Powerful, a U.S.-based producer of a line of high-protein foods and beverages, announced it has raised $4 million through a Series B led by private equity firm, River Hollow Partners, and asset-based...
View ArticlePioneer Ventures, Syngenta Invest $3M in Agtech Startup FarmLink
FarmLink announced it has secured $3 million in funding from investment firm and incubator Pioneering Ventures and Swiss global agribusiness giant, Syngenta. Launched three years ago in Mumbai, India,...
View ArticleWind Point Partners-Backed Evans Food Group Doubles Down on Meat Protein Snacks
Evans Food Group, a leading global producer of branded and private label pork rinds, announced it has acquired California-based pork rind producer Gaytan Food Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Founded in...
View ArticleYara International Acquires Input Modeling Platform Agronomic Technology Corp.
Global fertilizer, crop nutrition, and production tech group Yara International has acquired Agronomic Technology Corp. (ATC), a leading fertilizer recommendation platform and modeling company, for an...
View ArticleMatrix Partners Makes First Ag-Focused Investment in Agtech Startup Gobasco
Matrix Partners, an Indian investment firm with Rs 4,500 cr (US$676.5 million) under management, has made its first foray into ag funding, investing an undisclosed amount in agtech startup Gobasco....
View ArticleConservis Examines Potential Growth Through Enterprise Farm Management
Agricultural producers know that business practices are key in the pursuit of higher margins and future growth, however, inconsistent communication and outdated processes can pose serious challenges to...
View ArticleUpdate: Select Harvest’s $20M Share Purchase Plan Raises $45M
On October 11 GAI News reported that Australian almond grower Select Harvests rejected a takeover bid of A$430.6 million (US$334 million) presented by the United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund,...
View ArticleCanadian Pension Fund PSP Investments Expands Aussie Beef and Cattle Holdings
Canadian pension fund – Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) – has expanded its Australian beef and cattle holdings, bringing its total capital commitments to the industry to A$120...
View ArticleBega Cheese Signals Diversification Push with Peanut Company Bid
Bega Cheese has entered into a placement agreement and bid implementation agreement for the takeover of the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA) in a deal valued at approximately A$12 million(US$9...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz Partners Makes Strategic Flavors Investment
Leading food and ag-focused private equity firm, Paine Schwartz Partners announced it has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Lyons Magnus Inc. – a top developer and manufacturer of fruit-based...
View ArticleArcher Capital Sells Largest Dairy Group in WA to Chinese Consortium
Archer Capital has exited Brownes Dairy, the largest dairy company in Western Australia, to Australia Zirhan Co., a Chinese consortium backed by dairy giant Shanghai Ground Food Tech and private...
View ArticleTyson Continues to Build Prepared Foods Powerhouse
Tyson Foods announced it has acquired Original Philly Holdings Inc. – one of the leading producers of Philly-style sandwich steak and cheesestake appetizers in the country, for an undisclosed amount....
View ArticleUAE-Based Greenhouse Farming Startup Closes $4.5M Seed Round
UAE-based, agtech-enabled arid climate agribusiness Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest) announced it has closed on $4.5 million in seed funding through a round led by Shorooq Investments, and that...
View ArticleBarilla Launches Food-Focused Venture Fund, Innovation Hub
Italian pasta brand giant Barilla has launched Blu1877, a new hybrid venture capital fund and innovation hub designed to foster the growth of food-based startups focused on categories that are related...
View ArticleContributed Content: Time for Global Ag Investing 2.0? #ISH
By David Gray, Senior Advisor to Altima Partners History offers perspective. Looking back ten years, soybeans were trading over $10.39 per bushel, wheat was nearing $8 and corn was nearing $4. That...
View ArticleBlackstone Backs Recapitalization for Cloverleaf Cold Storage
Blackstone has acquired an undisclosed majority equity stake in Cloverleaf Cold Storage, a leading food logistics and cold storage warehousing company, through a definitive recapitalization agreement....
View ArticleOntario Teachers’ Pension Makes First Aquaculture Investment
Canada’s largest single-profession pension fund, the C$180.5 billion Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers), announced it has made its first investment in aquaculture, acquiring Atlantic Aqua...
View ArticleJapanese Food Tech Startup Raises Seed Round from Global Brain
BASE FOOD, a Tokyo-based food tech startup, has raised a Seed round of ¥100 million (just under US$1 million) from Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain. Founded in April 2016 by Shun Hashimoto –...
View ArticleJapan’s Mitsui Acquires $265M Stake in Dubai Ag Trader, SCPE Exits
Japanese trading house Mitsui is expanding its presence in Africa, investing $265 million to acquire a minority stake in Dubai-based agricultural trader, ETG Group of Dubai. Founded in 1967, ETG is...
View ArticleECOTIERRA Launches $50M Sustainable Ag and Forestry Land Fund
Impact investor ECOTIERRA announced the launch of the Canopy Sustainable Land Management Fund (Canopy SLF) – a vehicle designed to back the development of ag and forestry projects in Latin America that...
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