Ari Levine, who covered marketing and communications for 21 Partners in France, has joined Unigrains in the newly created role.
The $130bn Canadian pension fund is optimistic that recent structural reforms in these two countries will unleash new sources of investment.
Palladium’s acquisition of a significant stake in California-based Del Real Foods was backed with a $121m senior debt facility arranged by Antares.
The firm, which raised $1.3bn for its Africa funds last year, is betting on the increasing use of urea-based fertilisers around the world and Indorama's expansion into African, US and European markets.
Gina Rinehart's company Hancock would own 67% of Kidman in the deal, with Chinese real estate company Shanghai CRED taking 33%.
Following a N$300m commitment from the Government Institutions Pensions Fund Namibia, the fund expects to raise a further N$150m from local pension funds.
Grey Mountain has bought Kronos from fellow US-firm Prospect Partners.
The IFC thinks its investment in a project increase Yangxiang's herd size and capacity will help the company improve food safety standards.
US firm Paine & Partners has invested in the sector on the back of growing regulation and consolidation prospects.
Gladstone continues to invest in almond production, this time buying properties with well-developed trees already on-site.