Deal Tracking

Agriculture Capital, the agriculture-focused investment arm of Equilibrium Capital Management, announced that it has acquired Columbine Vineyards, a fourth-generation family table grape operation located in Kern County, California, for an undisclosed amount. Included in the transaction are 7,000 acres of farmland, and a range of operating assets including state-of-the-art cold storage facilities. “Columbine Vineyards has […]

Aqua-Spark, the pioneering Dutch pure-play sustainable aquaculture investment fund, announced it has made an investment in Hatch 1.0, the first global accelerator created to back early-stage aquaculture startups. Launched in January of this year in Bergen, Norway, by Dr. Carsten Krome of Alimentos Ventures, along with Georg Baunach, and Wayne Murphy, Hatch 1.0 is operating […]

Ancient Nutrition, a Tennessee-based bone broth protein startup, announced it has raised $103 million in exchange for a minority stake in the company. The impressive round was led by VMG Partners, the private equity firm behind such iconic food and beverage brands as KIND, Quest, and Vega, and included Hillhouse Capital, ICONIQ Capital, along with […]

Rumored to be in the works on and off since November of 2014, and following news at the end of January from multiple sources that the sale of A$1 billion cattle business Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) by UK private equity firm Terra Firma was imminent, GAI News has confirmed that the two-stage auction is underway. Financial Review reported earlier this year that […]

Reuters is reporting that German drug and crop chemicals manufacturer Bayer’s $62.5 billion bid for world No. 1 seed company Monsanto is set to win conditional European Union antitrust approval. The deal would create the world’s largest integrated pesticides and seeds company. The merger was first announced in September of 2016, with approval by EU officials being delayed […]

ADM and Cargill have agreed to operate a joint venture in Egypt to provide soybean meal and oil for customers there, positioning the companies to efficiently meet the growing demand across Egypt and the North Africa region. The deal is subject to regulatory review, and is expected to formally launch in mid-2018. The joint venture […]

Merida Capital Partners, a private equity fund targeting the cannabis industry, has made a $6 million investment in Kush Bottles, Inc. Kush provides packaging, supplies, vaporizers, accessories, and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry. Merida also will provide strategic guidance in helping Kush expand its product portfolio, build new distribution channels, and penetrate new […]

Harmless Harvest, a San Francisco-based producer and marketer of fresh, minimally processed organic coconut water and probiotic beverages, has secured $30 million in growth capital through a round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures. The round also included Mousse Partners, AccelFoods, and other existing and new shareholders. Founded in 2010 by Justin Guilbert and Douglas Riboud, […]

Ireland’s Total Produce, a leading European fresh produce company, has agreed to acquire a 45 percent stake in U.S.-based Dole Food Company for $300 million. The terms of the transaction reflect an enterprise value for Dole of about $2 billion. The deal, which brings together two leading companies in the fresh produce space with complementary […]

Ripple Foods, a producer of dairy alternative beverages and food made from pea protein, announced it has successfully raised a $65 million Series C. This round, which brings the startup’s total funding to $110 million in only two years, was led by Euclidean Capital, and included Goldman Sachs, Fall Line Capital, GV, Prelude Ventures, S2G […]