Private Equity

Acquisitions and leases of farmland by pension and investment funds would be restricted under legislation Senator Cory Booker has introduced to support family farmers.

The TIAA affiliate reportedly plans to initially not charge any fees as a way to entice independent RIAs, broker-dealers and other wealth management firms.

Sustainable Development Acquisition Corporation faced an August 12 deadline to complete a merger in its target sectors of water, food and agriculture, renewable energy and resource management.

The minority investment into Parreira Almond Holding Company is the first in support of a 'farmland plus' strategy spearheaded by NewAg Partners co-founder Marcus Wignell and a pair of former Bunge executives.

Palisade’s Regional Livestock Exchanges has acquired the South Eastern and Western Victoria exchanges to take its portfolio to 10 sale yards across Australia’s eastern seaboard.

The acquisition will combine two of the world’s leading malt businesses and ends United Malt’s short life as an independent business after spinning out from GrainCorp in 2020.

Paine Schwartz Partners, which previously invested in Costa from 2011-15 before listing it, has bid to acquire it again in a deal worth A$1.6bn.

The pair began working together in 2020 when Proterra Asia was raising Food Fund III and wanted support tapping European capital.

Managing director Steven Bierschenk says the life science research company plans to introduce more than 100 new offerings that will help make it attractive to future buyers.

Increases in the construction budget and unapproved delays are among factors cited by the real assets specialist in its effort to force sale of a 60-acre tomato greenhouse facility in Richmond, Kentucky.