Deal Tracking

The China-Africa Development Fund, ChinaÕs largest equity fund, will raise another $2 billion in 2014.

Turkey-based Yildiz Holding A.S. has signed a $221 million deal with Brynwood Partners to acquire DeMetÕs Candy Company.

Cargill is investing $10 million to upgrade an integrated poultry processing facility in Thailand by July 2014.

Mitsubishi Corp. has formed a joint venture with Zhejiang Ocean Family Co. Ltd. to process and market seafood in China.

French dairy company Lactalis Group will finalize the acquisition of a 70% stake in Tirumala in the first week of January.

Joint venture Perfect Wines of South Africa now delivers more than 3 million bottles of wine to China per year.

The agribusiness unit of CO2 Group Ltd. is seeking $400 million by June 2014 to develop a 2,000 hectare prawn farm in Australia.

The Ayala Group has expressed an interest in investing in ag and requested feasibility studies from the Philippine government.

BayWa Ag will acquire a 49% stake in the Dutch company Agrimec for a purchase price of Û3.8 million.

Cargill announced it will build a US$82.5 million ethanol plant in Germany that uses wheat as a feedstock.