Tracked deals
12
12 tracked deals across 2019-2025.
Agriculture Buyers & Acquisitions in Iowa
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
8 pe · 7 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2024
5 tracked deals announced in 2024.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea Seed House | 1 | Independent, family-owned seed company and supplier of no... | Strategic |
| Benson Hill Biosystems | 1 | Crop improvement company using machine learning, predicti... | Strategic |
| Brookside Capital Partners | 1 | Provider of flexible capital solutions (subordinated debt... | PE |
| Capitala Group | 1 | Asset manager providing private credit and private equity... | PE |
| CropX | 1 | Provider of a digital agronomic farm management system th... | Strategic |
| Deveron Corp. | 1 | Agriculture technology and data company providing soil te... | Strategic |
| Granite Creek Capital Partners | 1 | Chicago-based private investment firm focused on lower mi... | PE |
| HBM Holdings | 1 | Privately held global conglomerate that acquires and part... | Strategic |
| Inverness Graham Green Light Fund | 1 | Lower middle market buyout firm targeting technology-enab... | PE |
| Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) | 1 | Provider of solutions for agriculture, energy and chemica... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Agriculture in Iowa by Year
Last 5 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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January 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Granite Creek Capital Partners, Rural American Fund
- Target
- Ritchie Industries, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Granite Creek Capital Partners has acquired Ritchie Industries, a century-old manufacturer of automated livestock watering products headquartered in Conrad, Iowa. The transaction is supported by an investment from Rural American Fund and a rollover by Ritchie's management and employees to fund product innovation and expand Ritchie’s presence in existing and international livestock markets.
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October 1, 2024
- Buyer
- Sound Growth Partners, Brookside Capital Partners, Capitala Group, Other investors (unnamed)
- Target
- Stueve Construction
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Seattle-based private equity firm Sound Growth Partners acquired Stueve Construction, a leading U.S. designer and builder of bulk fertilizer storage facilities, with capital provided by Brookside Capital Partners, Capitala Group and other investors. The transaction will support Stueve's next phase of growth and innovation as the company continues to serve major fertilizer manufacturers, distributors, retailers and cooperatives.
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September 25, 2024
- Buyer
- HBM Holdings
- Target
- Calcium Products, Inc.
- Seller
- Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
HBM Holdings has acquired Calcium Products, Inc., a manufacturer of calcium-based fertilizers headquartered in Ames, Iowa, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. The deal adds approximately 130 employees and expands HBM's agricultural and specialty fertilizer capabilities as part of its portfolio diversification and buy-and-build strategy.
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September 18, 2024
- Buyer
- CropX
- Target
- EnGeniousAg
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CropX, a San Francisco-based agronomic farm management platform, has acquired EnGeniousAg, an Iowa State University spinout that developed near-instant, in‑field nitrogen sensing technology. CropX intends to integrate EnGeniousAg's patented nitrogen sensors into its farm management system to improve precision nitrogen fertilizer management, reduce input costs and advance sustainability for growers.
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- Buyer
- Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES)
- Target
- Iowa Fertilizer Company LLC (IFCO)
- Seller
- OCI Global
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) completed the acquisition of Iowa Fertilizer Company LLC (IFCO) from OCI Global for $3.6 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis, closing Aug. 29, 2024 (deal signed Dec. 18, 2023). The Wever, Iowa facility — commissioned in 2017 with capacity of 3.5 million metric tons of nitrogen fertilizers and diesel exhaust fluid annually — joins Koch's fertilizer platform, expanding its US production footprint and eastern U.S. market reach.
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- Buyer
- Inverness Graham Green Light Fund (Inverness Graham)
- Target
- My Yield
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Inverness Graham's Green Light Fund completed a majority recapitalization of My Yield, a seed treatment and agronomic solutions provider based in Oelwein, Iowa. The investment will support My Yield's expansion of product offerings and capabilities as part of Inverness Graham's AgTech Transition focus within its environmental sustainability strategy; terms were not disclosed.
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November 1, 2022
- Buyer
- Deveron Corp.
- Target
- Frontier Labs Inc.
- Seller
- Frontier Labs Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Deveron Corp. (TSXV: FARM) has acquired all assets of Frontier Labs Inc., a soil laboratory and agronomy services provider serving Iowa and Minnesota. The asset purchase included an initial US$825,000 cash payment, milestone cash/share payments and issued common shares as part of consideration, expanding Deveron’s lab and agronomy capabilities in the U.S. Midwest.
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July 14, 2022
- Buyer
- Albert Lea Seed House
- Target
- Blue River Organic Seed
- Seller
- Farmers Business Network
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Albert Lea Seed House, a family-owned seed supplier based in Albert Lea, Minnesota, has acquired Blue River Organic Seed, the long-established organic seed corn brand headquartered in Ames, Iowa, from Farmers Business Network. The acquisition expands Albert Lea Seed's organic product line, adds Blue River's climate-controlled warehouse and strengthens its ability to serve organic farmers across the U.S.
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June 18, 2022
- Buyer
- Midwest Growth Partners
- Target
- Stewart's Greenhouse
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Midwest Growth Partners (MGP) has made a growth capital investment in Canoyer Garden Center to support Canoyer’s acquisition of Stewart's Greenhouse. The capital will enable Canoyer, led by Kyle Canoyer, to vertically integrate its operations and expand its greenhouse growing and retail footprint.
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- Buyer
- Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (affiliate)
- Target
- Calcium Products, Inc.
- Seller
- First Capital Partners, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. has acquired Calcium Products, Inc., a manufacturer of calcium-based fertilizers headquartered in Ames, Iowa. The transaction represents First Capital Partners' exit of its 2013 investment in Calcium Products; Piper Sandler & Co. advised Calcium Products in the sale.
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November 1, 2019
- Buyer
- Raven Industries, Inc.
- Target
- Smart Ag Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Raven Industries (NASDAQ: RAVN) acquired Smart Ag Inc., a developer of autonomous farming solutions headquartered in Ames, Iowa, to bolster its Raven Autonomy strategic growth platform and integrate Smart Ag into its Applied Technology division. The deal expands Raven's autonomous and perception/path-planning capabilities for OEM partners and large-scale agricultural retailers and brings Smart Ag's retrofit kits, software platform and dealer network into Raven's precision-ag portfolio.
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- Buyer
- Benson Hill Biosystems
- Target
- Schillinger Genetics (eMerge Genetics)
- Seller
- Schillinger Genetics (eMerge Genetics)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Benson Hill Biosystems has acquired the assets of Schillinger Genetics (also known as eMerge Genetics), an Iowa-based developer of high-protein, non-GMO soybean varieties. Benson Hill will integrate Schillinger's germplasm and breeding expertise into its Seeds & Traits business and use its CropOS platform and gene editing capabilities to accelerate development of expanded soybean portfolios for human food and animal feed markets.
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