Private Equity

Canadian private equity firm Fulcrum Capital Partners has provided growth capital out of its $344 million Private Equity Fund V to Vitalus Nutrition, a provider of specialty cream and milk protein ingredients.

An investor consortium which includes The Carlyle Group, Chinese conglomerate CITIC Limited and its investment unit CITIC Capital Holdings has bought the Hong Kong and China businesses of McDonald’s for $2.08 billion.

BioConsortia's Holly Meadows Smith tells Agri Investor why 2017 is primed for private equity investment into startups in agtech, biologicals and other ag industry subsectors.

Chicago-based private equity firm Kenex Holdings has acquired Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts, an Aiea, Hawaii-based manufacturer of mochi ice cream.

Conterra Asset Management founder, president and chief executive officer Paul Erickson tells Agri Investor about loans offered on the firm’s platform and views on debt as an entry point into agriculture for private equity.

The $69bn pension fund’s commitment constitutes a quarter of the capital allocated to the $400m vehicle.

The deal for a 75 percent stake in Gastronomia & Negocios uses equity from Carlyle’s $308 million Peru Fund.

Private investors are becoming less concerned about the complicated stigma surrounding marijuana, recognizing viable – and legal – pathways into the market through existing and emerging funds.

Climate change, aging infrastructure and the highly water intensive – and wasteful – agricultural industry continue to put major strain on water supplies.

Next year will see the nature of private equity entries, exits and personnel continuing to adapt to a series of mergers in the wider agricultural sector.