By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The British impact investor and development finance company CDC Group has made one of its largest corporate debt investments in its history – committing $100 million to ETG Group in support of farmers across Africa and Asia. This investment is not only one of the largest in CDC history, […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Bain Capital Private Equity (Bain) has outbid a cast of rivals to acquire pan European food company Valeo Foods Group from CapVest in a deal exceeding €1.7 billion (US$2 billion). Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, since its founding in 2010, and led by CEO Seamus Kearney, Valeo is a leading […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Halsall Estate Ltd, a company established this January by Tom Morris, the founder and CEO of UK-based retail chain Home Bargains, has acquired nearly 5,000 acres of farmland in Halsall, West Lancashire from the Church of England in a deal valued at £50 million (US$70 million). Morris founded […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Los Angeles-based private equity investor Butterfly takes a “seed to fork” approach when building out its portfolio of agriculture, aquaculture, food and beverage, food distribution, and food service investments. Its latest investment within this framework gained Butterfly a majority stake in Pete and Gerry’s Organics – the top producer […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Wasatch is investing $100 million in Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp (BCAC), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) soon to be acquiring Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) – one of the fastest growing U.S. wine producers with wineries throughout Napa, Sonoma, California’s Central Coast, Oregon, and the state of Washington. This […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a global asset manager with more than $200 billion in assets under management, has made an undisclosed investment in four family-owned orchards in the Goulburn Valley in the state of Victoria, Australia. This investment, which is being conducted through Ontario Teachers’ Australian subsidiary […]
(photo credit: Vivera) By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Brazilian meat giant JBS has taken a major step to gain a prominent foodhold in the plant-based protein space by acquiring Vivera, the third largest plant-based food company in Europe, in a deal valuing the company at €341 million (US$410 million). As the world’s largest animal […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Florida-based, family-owned, vertically integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper IMG Citrus announced it has acquired a 2,500-acre grove through a deal that expands its total acreage under management in the state by 27 percent, to 11,387. Formerly known as the Chiquita Grove, the property, which was planted in the […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Road Capital has acquired Natural American Foods (Sweet Harvest), a Minnesota-based natural sweeteners platform and one of the largest honey processors in North America, from an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. Based in Cannon Falls, Sweet Harvest operates three BRC AA rated facilities in Minnesota, California, and Michigan, […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Gladstone Land has acquired 2,285 gross acres of farmland in Tehama County, California, from Boston-based Solum Partners for $37.8 million. As part of the transaction, Gladstone has entered into a 15-year, triple-net lease agreement with California Olive Ranch (COR) – the largest miller of olives for extra virgin olive […]
