Private Equity

Under AMERRA’s management, Norway-based Biomega will collaborate with Alkymar, another Norwegian company, to produce high-grade proteins from raw salmon byproducts.

The deal values the UK-based functional snacks and supplement company at $87.5 million and suggests a future focus on branding efforts.

The Accelerating Inclusive Markets for Smallholders project aims to help Cambodian farmers improve yields and strengthen connections with local markets and investors.

For private equity the Sacramento-based pension plans to screen general partners in consideration of the GP’s written ESG policy.

The South African hedge fund plans to invest in farms and processing companies from a fund targeting returns of between 8 and 12 percent.

EXEO co-founder Herman Marais tells Agri Investor about drivers of African food demand growth and specific markets and subsectors he sees as most promising in the region.

Google Ventures (now GV) also led the company's Series B round in May 2015, and has invested frequently in other data-driven agri companies.

Moody’s expects Carlyle’s management of Arctic Glacier to lead to bolt-on acquisitions and a reduction of leverage.

The investment in Illinois-based Edward Don and Company marks the first foodservice supply investment for Vestar, which traditionally focuses on consumer packaged goods.

A total of 145 deals worth a combined $3.8 billion were announced last year. This compares to a total deal value of $2.5 billion in 2015, down from a peak of $8.1 billion in 2014.