Private Equity

The manager expects its investment in one of Australia’s largest beef producers to serve as a platform for growth.

Kim Homa and Robin Olson, both formerly of USC Consulting Group, have joined the food and consumer-focused firm to focus on supply chains and manufacturing, respectively.

The $53bn US pension posted a first-quarter return of 2.51% for an allocation covering private debt, private equity and venture capital.

Harvard’s exit from its New Zealand dairy investments comes amidst personnel changes and a refinement of its approach to natural resources.

Paine Schwartz Partners managing director Adam Fless outlines how private equity's traditional 100-day plan is adjusted for agriculture investments.

The second vehicle from the Brazilian firm will target annual returns of up to 20% with investments in South American assets across the value chain.

Westfeeds, a subsidiary of Lariat Partners portfolio company Northern Agri Holdings, has been acquired by Alltech-subsidiary Ridley USA.

Valued at $446m, including a debt refinancing to come, the take-private sees will see HGGC acquire the company's portfolio of more than 70 health food and supplement brands.

The $100m investment in FKS Food and Agri aims to bolster the company’s logistics and processing operations for both domestic and wider South-East Asian markets.

Located north of Perth with its own water resource and easy access to the Dampier gas pipeline, the 6,679-hectare property has already drawn interest from private equity investors within a week of being put on the block.