Paine Schwartz Partners Takes AgroFresh Private
April 3, 2023
Paine Schwartz Partners has completed a go-private acquisition of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., acquiring the company’s outstanding public shares and delisting it from NASDAQ. The transaction gives AgroFresh a private ownership structure intended to strengthen its financial foundation and support expansion initiatives, innovation investment, and its mission to reduce food waste across the fresh produce supply chain.
- Buyers
- Paine Schwartz Partners
- Targets
- AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
Explore More
Related Acquisitions
-
Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in Advanced Agrilytics
September 17, 2019
Agriculture
Paine Schwartz Partners has made its first growth equity investment from Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V in Advanced Agrilytics, an agronomics services business that provides precision farming analytics and on‑the‑ground agronomic advice. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will support scaling the business, adding data scientists and agronomic professionals, and expanding customer and implementation teams.
-
AgroFresh Acquires Pace International LLC
March 27, 2024
Agriculture
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has acquired Pace International LLC from Valent BioSciences LLC, expanding AgroFresh’s post‑harvest solutions portfolio and strengthening its presence in key fruit‑growing regions in North and South America. The deal pairs Pace’s edible coatings, fungicides, storage treatments and application equipment with AgroFresh’s global scale and will be complemented by a strategic collaboration between AgroFresh and Valent BioSciences to accelerate innovation.
-
AgroFresh Acquires Tessara
September 19, 2023
Manufacturing
AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a Paine Schwartz portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Tessara, a Cape Town–based provider of SO2-generating intelligent packaging for fresh produce. The add-on expands AgroFresh's post-harvest freshness and food-waste reduction capabilities—notably into table grapes and berries—and strengthens its presence across key fruit-growing regions including South Africa, China, Australia and South America.
-
Paine Schwartz Partners Invests in Urban Farmer
December 8, 2020
Food & Beverage
Paine Schwartz Partners (via Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V) has made a strategic investment in Urban Farmer, a Manteno, Illinois-based manufacturer of plant-based specialty dough and frozen pizza products. The investment establishes a new platform for Paine Schwartz to expand in the better-for-you specialty dough and frozen foods category while supporting Urban Farmer's growth and manufacturing capabilities.
-
Paine Schwartz Invests in Chex Finer Foods
June 16, 2025
Food & Beverage
Paine Schwartz Partners has made a strategic growth investment from its Food Chain Fund VI into Chex Finer Foods, a third-generation, family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The firm will partner with Chex’s management to accelerate organic growth, invest in technology and operations, and pursue M&A in the fragmented specialty food distribution market.
-
Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Strategic Investment in HGS BioScience (Formerly Humic Growth Solutions)
September 20, 2022
Agriculture
Paine Schwartz Partners completed a strategic investment through its Food Chain Fund VI in HGS BioScience (formerly Humic Growth Solutions), a Jacksonville-based manufacturer of extracted humic and fulvic acid products. The investment (terms undisclosed) will support the company's growth, product innovation and operational scaling across its six North American manufacturing sites and global distribution footprint.
Track M&A activity that matters to you
Get real-time deal alerts, build buyer lists with AI, and access our full acquisition database. Start your free trial today.