Food Processing

Managing partner Rich Gammill explains why African Swine Fever, geopolitics and regulatory realities led to a sale of Riverstone to Shanghai-listed Teamgene – not a public listing.

Partner Richard Boos says the traditionally food manufacturing-focused firm is studying the possibility of investments at the interaction of technology and agriculture.

KKR partner Joshua Weisenbeck explains how Fortifi is becoming a global force in food automation by acquiring family run firms and under-the-radar innovators.

The ‘near-seamless’ trade flows across the US-Canada border are under threat – the outcome could be higher potash prices and Canadian exports to Asian growth markets via the port of Vancouver.

New Agriculture, a division of New Forests, will target an IRR of 9-12% in the 12-year closed-end fund.

Rich Kottmeyer says distress in agricultural investments has been created in part by the lack of a comprehensive advisory practice, such as the one he intends to build.

AMERRA Capital Management’s founders aim to continue building their agribusiness investment capabilities across private debt and capital solutions post-buyout.

In the second installment of our Deep Dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we speak to five GPs who have expanded their real asset plays to incorporate agricultural infrastructure.

Senior consumer foods analyst Tom Bailey says baked goods, packaged fruits, bars and impulse ice creams are all among categories with potential for expansion.

Global agribusiness head Anup Jagwani says the developmental finance institutions’ relationships with Amundi, BTG Pactual and AMERRA demonstrate the flexibility that will mark an effort to double annual agribusiness exposure to $9bn by 2030.