Top 8 Private Equity Investors in Agriculture and Forestry Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

Proa Capital de Inversiones SGEIC, SA, Corporacion Financiera Alba SA, Diligent Capital Partners, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, and Moira Capital Partners SGEIC SA are among the top 5 private equity investors in agriculture and forestry industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 5 out of the world’s top 8 private equity investors in the agriculture and forestry industry are headquartered in Europe, whereas the remaining 2 are based in Asia, and 1 is based in North America. They employed a total of 832 people in 2021. Proa Capital de Inversiones SGEIC-Patatas Hijolusa deal was one of the major deals in the agriculture and forestry sector in 2021. AZ Capital, S.L. and Ernst & Young Global Ltd served as financial advisors to Patatas Hijolusa, while Garrigues served as legal advisor to Proa Capital de Inversiones SGEIC, SA for the deal. Proa Capital de Inversiones SGEIC, SA, a private equity firm, has acquired a 50% stake in Patatas Hijolusa, a company engaged in the cultivation, selection, packaging, and marketing of potatoes, for EUR100 million ($118.23million). The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV-Edinstvo Group deal was another major deal in the agriculture and forestry sector in 2021. Avellum Partners served as legal advisors to Diligent Capital Partners. Diligent Capital Partners, a Ukrainian private equity and venture capital firm., and Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO Bank), a Netherlands-based development bank have acquired a minority stake in Edinstvo Group, a Ukrainian producer of feed and feed additives as well as veterinary drugs, vaccines, and pet products for $20 million. The deal was completed in Q3 2021.