By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Iceland-based Laxey, a sustainable operator of land-based fish farms in Vestmannaeyjar, also known as the Westman Islands, has successfully completed an EUR 6 million equity private placement to finance the construction of phase two of its head-on gutted (HOG) land-based salmon production facility. The project is designed to meet […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Montreal-based Fiera Comox Partners, an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation with $3.3 billion-plus in assets under management, has entered into a joint venture with Ngāi Tahu Holdings for the development of a forestry estate on the West Coast of New Zealand, South Island. According to the terms of the […]
French plant-based protein pioneer Roquette, and current shareholder Fortissimo Capital have jointly invested $4 million in Equinom, an Israeli seed breeding company. Roquette and Equinom also have signed a partnership agreement for the development and sourcing of new, high-protein pea varieties. Through this agreement – Roquette’s first in Israel – Roquette will be able to […]
Ceres Partners has joined with Sprott, a Toronto-based alternative asset manager, to launch the Ceres-Sprott Institutional Farmland Fund. Through the vehicle, the partners are looking to provide institutional investors access to investment opportunities in North American farmland along with management services by Ceres Partners – an experienced provider. “The addition of a farmland strategy supports […]
Gladstone Land Corporation announced that it has acquired a 1,910-acre farm in Okeechobee, Florida, for $9.7 million. Upon acquisition, Gladstone Land entered into a 6-year lease agreement with Cabbage, Inc., for a 6-year, triple-net lease that includes two extension options. “We are privileged to acquire more farmland in Florida and partner with Cabbage, Inc., a […]
New York-based food and agriculture investment firm Arlon Group has acquired a stake in CBL Alimentos SA (Betânia) – the largest dairy company in the northeast region of Brazil. Under the terms of the deal, Bruno Martins Silva, principal with Arlon Group, will join the company’s board. Backed by founding investor Continental Grain Company, […]
Homestead Capital USA announced it has completed the acquisition of Sage Creek Vineyard – a 105-acre vineyard in Chiles Valley of Napa County, California planted in Cabernet Sauvignon Blanc, and smaller acreage blocks of other red Bordeaux varieties of grapes. Founded in 2012, California and Iowa-based Homestead Capital USA LLC is a private equity firm […]
Clearwater Seafood has acquired Macduff Shellfish Group from Change Capital Partners and the Beaton family for £98.4 million.
ChinaÍs Yuanda Enterprise Group announced it is investing US$180M in the smart irrigation systems developed by AutoAgronom.
Ferrero has acquired the British chocolate maker, Thorntons for US$178 million to gain a foothold in the worldÍs third largest market.
