Agriculture Add-on Acquisitions in 2026

Seedbox Solution, a portfolio company of Granite Creek Capital Partners, has merged with Trace Engineering, a Colorado-based hardware and software engineering firm. The transaction brings Trace’s engineering capabilities in-house to accelerate development of Seedbox’s BOXIQ IoT monitoring platform and expand Seedbox’s technology-driven offerings for the seed industry and adjacent markets.

Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group), a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners, has acquired Spain-based Ceres Biotics to expand its microbial biosolutions product portfolio and R&D capabilities. The deal strengthens SAS Group's presence in Europe and adds more than 550 proprietary microbial strains; financial terms were not disclosed.

Paine Schwartz Partners–backed HGS BioScience has acquired Pharmgrade, an Idaho-based developer of microbial consortium products, to strengthen its microbial capabilities and expand its integrated biologicals platform. The deal enhances HGS's R&D, formulation and manufacturing depth and helps scale Pharmgrade’s microbial technologies to retailers and growers across North America.