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The Chinese private equity firm has acquired a 20% stake in China’s Chery Heavy Industry.
Increasing numbers of fund management firms are popping up in the Central and Eastern European region, drawn by the cheap land on offer, according to an investment consultant at Towers Watson.
The US-focused farmland investment firm is beefing up its acquisition team after hiring Brett MacNeil as director of acquisitions. It is also looking for an investment analyst.
Data compiled by i3, part of the Cleantech Group, reveals corporate and venture capital investment in the agtech sector reached its highest level for fours years.
A new law introduced by the Singapore government to combat the deteriorating air quality in the city-state and surrounding areas is a risk to agribusinesses, according to lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright law firm, including Wilson Ang, a partner.
The UK venture capital firm led a A$6 million Series C investment round into Agworld, an Australian agdata software company. Agworld is now focusing on entering the US market.
Demand from large institutional investors and strategic agribusinesses could create a bustling exit market for agri – as long as governments approve foreign investment into the sector.
Private capital will play an integral role in the EU's agri-related, multi-sector development programme for Africa.
At least three investment firms are offering exposure to the herb as M&A volumes increase, according to PwC.
The investment is a sign of more positive times for the Indian private equity market, according to the firm's India head.