Deals

Bram Reijnen, regional head of food, agribusiness and water at the Dutch development bank, says the facility is designed to help the Moldovan agribusiness continue its 'important contribution to global food security.'

Xpansiv, which secured a $400m investment from Blackstone Energy Partners this year, will launch the platform in 2023.

ACCC is concerned that FCNSW’s proposed acquisition of Hume Forests would have a ‘significant effect’ on competition, leading to potential price increases.

Senior director for climate venture capital and private equity Franck De Santis says the jury is still out on the best way to finance indoor farming, but the data center market could provide some guidance.

The New York-based firm acquired its stake in GoodWest Industries in 2015 and has been bought out by PE firm The Jordan Company.

The deal is the first initiated and supported by London-headquartered NewAg Partners, the boutique advisory founded by former Insight Investment executive Detlef Schoen.

The Italian firm deployed capital from its Fund III, which closed on €230m in 2018, and is the firm’s dedicated private equity vehicle.

The real estate investor is eyeing the food production sector for its potential to mitigate climate change.

Roc Partners’ Longriver Farms has sold grain storage and handling business Emerald Grain less than two years after acquiring it from Sumitomo Corporation.

The 40-year agreement will see The Rohatyn Group’s JV lease an initial 1,200ha of orchard before a further 1,800ha in FY24.