February 27, 2018

Greg Mellinger, CEO of HighQuest Group, meets regularly with agricultural and food companies, and the conversation inevitably touches upon the importance of available and strong capital bases. This is especially true for smaller/medium-sized businesses with niche focus or who are competing head-to-head in commodity areas.

On the other side of the table are the sources of capital among investors and asset managers who find it more and more difficult to find quality companies, and management teams at reasonable multiples to invest and partner with. These investors, PE/Infrastructure Funds, and industry players have adjusted their approaches over the last few years and are focused on adding value in management, finance, distribution, funding CAPEX, and bolt on M&A. Ten and twenty year timeframes and “Evergreen” portfolio strategies are a reality by investors and some funds.

Agricultural and food companies can meet these investors and asset managers at Global AgInvesting’s 10th anniversary New York conference April 23-25, 2018. www.globalaginvesting.com