Acquisition of 1,389 Acres Makes Legacy Group Portfolio Company Largest Coffee Grower in Colombia
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Green Coffee Company (GCC), a Legacy Group portfolio company, announced its acquisition of 1,389 acres of coffee farmland in Colombia to become the largest coffee producer in the country. Coffee cultivation began in Colombia in the mid-1830s, becoming its main export crop throughout th
Read moreAMERRA Announces Successful Exit From Bahia Ethanol
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Backed by long-term institutional capital, New York-based asset manager AMERRA Capital Management has invested more than $5.7 billion since its inception in 2009, and currently has more than US$1.4 billion in AUM concentrated in upstream and midstream food and agri businesses in Europe and th
Read moreBlue Horizon Leads $35M in Funding for Tropic Biosciences
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in the UK, pioneering ag-biotech company Tropic Biosciences (Tropic) leverages advanced plant breeding techniques with gene editing technologies to develop high-performing, commercial crops suited for cultivation in tropical regions. Under its mission of harnessing cutting-edge tec
Read moreTyson Expands Middle East Footprint With $70M Stake in Two Tanmiah Food Subsidiaries
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Tyson Foods and Saudi Arabia’s Tanmiah Food Co.(Tanmiah) have announced a deal that will see the Arkansas-based food giant expand its presence in the Middle East protein space. Tanmiah’s history goes back to 1962. As part of the Al-Dabbagh Holding Group, the company is one of the lea
Read morePhytolon Closes on $14.5M for Fermentation-Based Natural Food Colors
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media DSM Venturing, the corporate venture arm of Royal DSM, has led a $14.5 million Series A funding round for Phytolon, a Trendlines portfolio company developing fermentation-based natural food colors. Additional participants in the round included Cibus Fund, The Trendlines Agrifood Fund, and
Read moreNovacap Exits Greenwood Mushrooms, Sells Majority Stake to Instar Partners
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Instar Asset Management, a private equity firm focused on North American middle-market infrastructure and alternative real asset categories, partnered with company management to acquire a majority stake in Canada’s Greenwood Mushrooms from Novocap for an undisclosed amount. Novocap init
Read moreSuperior Pine Products Acquires 58K Acres of Forestland in Arkansas and Louisiana
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Superior Pine Products, a multi-generational, family-owned business that owns and operates forestland and agricultural businesses across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, announced it has expanded its footprint, acquiring more than 58,000 acres of high-quality timberland near El Dorado, A
Read morePure Harvest Smart Farms Gains $180.5M for CEA Expansion
photo credit: Pure Harvest Smart Farms By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UAE-based sustainable, tech-driven agribusiness Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest) continues to be the one of the best-funded startups in the MEASA (Middle East, Africa, and South Asia) region, announcing it has secured $180.5 million through its
Read moreCriterion Africa Partners Exits Gabonese Forestry Asset Compagnie Des Bois du Gabon to TotalEnergies
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media French multi-energy company TotalEnergies has become the largest shareholder in Gabonese forestry company Compagnie Des Bois du Gabon (CBG) after acquiring a 49 percent stake in the company from Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) for an undisclosed amount. CAP is an integrated forestry inve
Read moreJapan’s Mitsubishi, Maruha Nichiro Establish Land-Based Salmon Farming JV
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two Japanese giants, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Maruha Nichiro, announced their agreement to establish ATLAND Corporation (ATLAND) - a joint venture that will specialize in the land-based production of salmon. In the planning stage since March 2021, this project will be centered in
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