National Australia Bank expects cattle prices to fall further in 2017 due to softening demand abroad but is optimistic that weaker Australian dollar will help exports.
The South African hedge fund plans to invest in farms and processing companies from a fund targeting returns of between 8 and 12 percent.
South Africa’s agricultural sector has shown consistent improvement, but controversial land reform could hurt capital investment, according to Agbiz.
Google Ventures (now GV) also led the company's Series B round in May 2015, and has invested frequently in other data-driven agri companies.
Moody’s expects Carlyle’s management of Arctic Glacier to lead to bolt-on acquisitions and a reduction of leverage.
The investment in Illinois-based Edward Don and Company marks the first foodservice supply investment for Vestar, which traditionally focuses on consumer packaged goods.
A total of 145 deals worth a combined $3.8 billion were announced last year. This compares to a total deal value of $2.5 billion in 2015, down from a peak of $8.1 billion in 2014.
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.
A recent CSIS report says that private sector investment in agriculture can help efforts to meet the food security goals set out by the United Nations.