Private Equity

The fund was oversubscribed and closed after eight months in market, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The fund will invest primarily in startups transforming renewable raw materials, one focus being the conversion of agricultural waste or C02 to renewable end-products.

The agreement gives the firm exclusive rights to market and service the brand’s evolving agriculture and turf products throughout Delaware, eastern Maryland, and southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Chinese grain trader now exclusively owns Dutch agribusiness Nidera and has selected Johnny Chi, chief executive of COFCO International and COFCO Agri, as Nidera’s new CEO.

Deal and exit value fell last year, while the mountain of undeployed capital – dry powder – hit a record high, according to Bain & Co.

Munich-based private equity firm EMERAM Capital Partners GmbH has purchased a controlling stake in frostkrone Gruppe from private investment company Ardian.

Limited partners expect to deploy more capital into private equity in the next 12 months than in 2016, sister publication Private Equity International reported.

The move marks a foray into the plant-based protein market for Maple Leaf, which up until now has sold meat products, from sausages to deli meat.

Global investment group Stafford Capital Partners has announced the appointment of two agriculture executives, Marek Guizot and James Allen, who joined the London-based real assets division last month.

Asher Troppe, CEO of Tress Capital, a strategic private equity firm investing in the cannabis sector, spoke to Agri Investor about his firm’s investment strategy as major changes sweep through the sector and create opportunities.