By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pierre and Luciana Langenhoven have acquired more than 1.1 million hectares (2.7 million acres) of cattle land since 2018, at a cost of more than A$150 million (US$116 million). The pair’s latest addition to their growing portfolio, which they acquired with financial backing from Giovanni Ravazzotti (Luciana’s father and […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Bain Capital and London-based international private equity investor Cinven have agreed to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients in a deal that values the business at CHF4.2 billion (US$4.67 billion). Founded in 1897 in the Swiss Alps, Lonza is a global leader in the biotech, nutrition, and pharmaceutical markets. The company […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The loss in tourism dollars due to the pandemic has hit California’s winemakers particularly hard. Some have turned to solutions such as virtual tours and tastings, and some have chosen another course. Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), a rapidly-growing company with 12 estates in Napa, Sonoma, California’s central coast region, […]
photo credit: Stryve Foods By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Stryve Foods, an upward startup making biltong, announced it has merged its business with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Andina Acquisitions Corporation III to form a new, publicly listed company renamed Stryve Foods Inc., which will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker SNAX. As […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) announced the acquisition of a majority stake in David Del Curto S.A. (DDC) – a leading Chilean fruit production, packing, and exporting company, on behalf of third party clients, for an undisclosed amount. The stake was acquired from The Corso Group (TCG), the […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media An investor consortium consisting of the MacLachlan family trading as Jumbuck Pastoral Co., and three silent partners, has acquired Wave Hill and Cattle Creek Stations located in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory for A$104 million (US$80 million). The Jumbuck Pastoral consortium is only the fourth owner […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Chickpeas continue to gain popularity as a plant-based protein – a trend that is being reflected in the size of the most recent investment in Hippeas, a pioneer in the chickpea snack category. The Craftory, a $375 million global investment house that is “notably counter-corporate and anti-traditional VC”, has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Premium Brands Holdings Corporation and a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations led by Membertou and Miawpukek, and including Sipekne’katik, We’koqma’q, Potlotek, Pictou Landing and Paqtnkek communities, have closed the largest investment in the seafood industry ever undertaken by an Indigenous group in Canada. Originally announced in November 2020, Premium […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Eight months after leading a $72 million Series C, Insight Partners has returned to lead a $95 million Series D for Imperfect Foods in support of the company’s goal of improving the food supply chain and reducing food waste. Up to 40 percent of food produced, processed, and transported […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Ahern Agribusiness, a key vegetable seed distributor across Mexico and Central America, has been acquired by an Israeli investment group consisting of private equity fund Tene Investment Funds and agribusiness investor Pulse Agri Investments. Tene Investment Funds is an Israeli private equity fund managing more than $1 billion in assets […]
