Adveq Real Assets has bought Olam Australia’s almond orchards; one of the year’s largest agriculture deals.
Denmark’s AP Pension has set up a fund which will be exclusively focused on purchasing Danish farms.
Emerging markets-focused debt fund manager Cordiant makes its 26th agri-related investment with $100 million financing.
The fund attracted commitments from ‘less than five’ institutions, some of which were investing in the asset class for the first time.
Richard Woodling has joined the Hong Kong-based PE firm to develop water sector investments months after the firm acquired India’s Luminous Water Technologies.
The firm has made its third investment this year by buying the landscaping division of John Deere.
The pan-Asia firm has bought into mainland milk producer Sunlon, sensing opportunity in China’s drive to modernise its agriculture industry.
Latin America-focused Aqua Capital will invest in mid-market agribusiness and food companies in Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and other South American countries.
New York-based Arlon Group and its subsidiaries focus primarily on investments in the food and agriculture industries.
The value of private equity transactions in India’s agricultural sector is up 75 percent in the first half, though Indian companies have some of the highest valuations in Asia.