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Oaktree-backed AGRO Merchants Group acquires Iberia coldstores
Chief executive Carlos Rodriguez says increasing produce and frozen fish volumes prompted expansion in a region that is a gateway to southern Europe.
Finding a place for aquaculture
As the aquaculture industry weighs whether its future is onshore, in the open-ocean or both, private equity investors have an opportunity to help develop a market seen as key to meeting future protein demand.
Equilibrium closes indoor ag fund on $336m
The firm's principal and chairman, Dave Chen, says European LPs have 'home-field advantage' in appreciating the potential for large-scale controlled environment agriculture.
Conservation Resource Partners seeks $500m for ag strategy
The historically timber-focused firm hired former Brookfield Asset Management director Stavros Koutsantonis this year as part of its expansion into conservation-focused agricultural investments.
Finistere hires ex-Bayer crop science R&D chief as CTO
Adrian Percy, who already advises two of the firm’s portfolio companies, expects regulatory pressure to provide opportunities for agtech investors.
Gresham House hires Olly Hughes to manage forestry division
With UK timber prices up 30% and forest land values rising, the manager will continue investing in Britain and plans to expand in Ireland in 2019.
EU unleashes private investment in African agriculture with €200m ABC fund
Brussels will inject €45m as well as attract private and impact investors.
Finnish UPM sells over 21,000ha of timberland to United Banker
The sale is part of a long-term partnership between one of Finland’s biggest forest owners and the investment group, as the country sees increased demand for wood-based products.
FarmCompany adds dairy to €40m Danish portfolio
The firm is consolidating a group of sustainable farmland assets in Denmark, which now total 1,605 hectares in the country.
ECJ ruling on new breeding techniques ‘will hold back innovation’
MEPs demand clarity on the move, which has also been criticized by industry and investors, as UK secretary of state Michael Gove identifies gene editing as key for future farming.
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