By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a landmark ag industry deal, Olam Group, a Singapore-domiciled food and agri-business company, is offloading the remaining stake of its agriculture products business to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There are several moving parts to the deal. Saudi Arabia’s ag and livestock investment firm SALIC, owned by the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Baden Capital, a San Francisco, California-based private investment firm specializing in food, ag and water in the Western U.S., has set its sights on the farming community. Founded in 2022, Baden Capital has acquired plant protection specialist ORCAL, a Junction City, Oregon-domiciled company that designs and manufactures proprietary crop […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media FarmTogether, an investment firm specializing in U.S. farmland, has added a pair of illustrious vineyards to its expanding portfolio, bolstering its wine grape offerings. The firm has announced successful closings on Josephine Vineyard and Pearl Vineyard in transactions totaling nearly $6 million. FarmTogether, which oversees $200-plus million in assets […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AMERRA Capital Management, a U.S.-based asset manager specializing in food and agribusiness encompassing sustainable agribusiness and renewable bio-energy investments, has experienced a change in its ownership structure. The firm has completed a successful management buyout by co-founding partners Craig Tashjian and Nancy Obler, who together are acquiring 50 percent […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media M&A is afoot in the ag industry. Agrovision, a technology-powered superfruit grower, has purchased Chilean grower and exporter ZurGroup, marking its maiden strategic acquisition and paving the way for further growth. The deal marks Agrovision’s expansion into premium cherry production amid the launch of Agrovision Chile, bolstering the company’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australia’s Lockyer Valley Foods is looking to raise $50 million (US$32 million) in a Series A round, the proceeds from which will be directed toward starting construction on a groundbreaking fruit and vegetable processing facility, the likes of which the country hasn’t seen in decades. The goal is to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Campbell Global, the timber investment manager owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has expanded its portfolio. The firm has scooped up more than 40,000 acres of commercial timberland in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Situated on the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington state, the assets have inherited the name Tyee […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, an Australian-based investment manager of real assets and natural capital strategies, is making a U.S. expansion push. As its maiden investment into the southern U.S., the firm has acquired a forestry estate in Oklahoma from timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) Rayonier. Spanning 36,741 hectares (90,791 acres) […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgIS Capital, which acquires and manages high-quality, investment-grade farmland assets, has published its second annual State of the Harvest report. The Boston, Massachusetts-based firm performed a deep dive on the commodities markets, examining the almond, pistachio, and walnut sectors in-depth and analyzing the factors impacting the performance of these […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Food and ag asset manager Ceres Partners has tapped a pair of seasoned agriculture and natural resources investors to oversee the firm’s private equity practice. Nick Schupbach and Justin Lott — co-founders of ag and water investment firm Appia Capital Partners — have joined Ceres as managing director and […]
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