Private Equity

Remsoft’s acquisition of Inflor is the third since the enterprise software specialists made their first investment into the company early last year.

The firm deployed capital from its $1.2bn Fund VI to close the deal with Entrepreneurial Equity Partners.

Better public-private alignment, improved logistics and a change in investment mindset can turn the continent’s food challenges into a strength, say Proterra Asia’s Tai Lin and Cohen Tan.

HGS chief executive Mike Steffeck says microbials are the ‘newest but the least understood’ area of biological inputs and are in high demand from retailers and farmers.

With one fund already closed and the other just beginning its raise, the two strategies hint at how far market conditions have shifted since the start of the decade.

The $289m close marks the end of a challenging journey and the beginning of an integrated play that spans production processing and end markets.

Managing partner John Haugen says strategic investors are pursuing strong returns and a look at what is happening at the cutting edge of the food industry.

The public pension fund is targeting commitments across non-core real assets in 2026.

The firm’s debut farmland vehicle will pursue an own-and-operate strategy and expects regenerative farmland certification to act as a ‘strategic value lever’.

Agech has found itself at a juncture where a late cycle shake out has left serious capital providers and strong businesses as the main players in market – now is not the time to retreat, says Cibus Capital CIO and co-founder Rob Appleby.