By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Manulife Investment Management (MIM) has acquired two permanent crop farming assets in Fresno, California, on behalf of investors, including a 500-acre almond, pistachio, and citrus orchard, and a second pistachio orchard of approximately 900 acres. These assets will be added to MIM’s existing portfolio of 400,000 acres of managed […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) acquired the 17,638-hectare Jimarndy aggregation in the Fitzroy region of Queensland for a record-setting A$48 million (US$30 million) after securing Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval. Managed by David Goodfellow, managing director at CBRE Agribusiness, along with CBRE’s Edward O’Dwyer, and assistance from Nutrien Harcourts […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Columbia Fruit Packers (CFP) and Frosty Packing announced the merging of their respective businesses upon an unspecified strategic investment led by the sustainable investment business arm of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). The newly consolidated company, which will be known as Columbia Fruit Packers LLC and will continue to […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media International private equity platform Bregal Investments announced a majority investment in, and strategic partnership with, PUR Projet (PUR), a nature-based solutions project developer with a focus on agroforestry and regenerative agriculture in the coffee, cocoa, and other global supply chains. Last year, Bregal was key in driving the development […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Identifying as “part investors, part entrepreneurs”, BridgeLane is an alternative investment company established in 2009 in Sydney, Australia, by Markus Kahlbetzer. Under its focus on long-term agricultural projects, and a mandate to bring innovation to more traditional industries and transform underperforming farmland into high-yielding assets, BridgeLane has built significant rural […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading Spanish investment and asset management company Azora Group (Azora) has acquired a 33 percent stake in Iberian Smart Financial Agro (ISFA), an ag project management company focused on the development of high-density almond farms under the Sustainable Efficient System (SES) cultivation system. Based in Vitoria, Spain, ISFA scouts […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global alternative investment manager Investcorp has acquired a majority stake in Sunrise Produce, a leading wholesale produce distributor based in Southern California, for an undisclosed amount. For Investcorp, this deal provides strong exposure to a high-potential segment of the food supply chain. The U.S. fruit and vegetable market, which […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media French independent agri-food and agro-industry investor Unigrains has acquired a minority stake in Huilerie Cauvin (Cauvin), a French family-owned oil mill specializing in the production, packaging, and distribution of premium vegetable oils. Undertaken at the behest of the company’s family shareholders, this transaction is happening at a point when […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Los Angeles, but with roots firmly planted in Peru, Agrovision currently has farming operations growing blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and table grapes in Mexico, Morocco, and in the U.S. in the state of Oregon. The company explained that the Humboldt Current flowing along the western coast of Peru […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Flow Equity has a successful business model. Mainly operating in Ethiopia via its subsidiary EthioChicken and Rwanda through its subsidiary Uzima Chicken, Flow Equity’s primary product is high-yielding, day-old chicks (DOC). Taking a unique approach, the DOC are sold in a package including the necessary feed and vaccines to […]
