Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Strategic Investment in HGS BioScience (Formerly Humic Growth Solutions)

Paine Schwartz‑Backed HGS BioScience Acquires NutriAg Ltd.

November 5, 2025

Agriculture

HGS BioScience, a Paine Schwartz‑backed bionutritional platform, has acquired NutriAg Ltd., a Toronto‑based crop‑technology and bionutritionals company. The add‑on deal expands HGS’s North American footprint and R&D/capability set in biostimulants and crop nutrition; Cascadia advised on the transaction and financing.

HGS BioScience Acquires Pharmgrade

January 13, 2026

Agriculture

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.

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.

Paine Schwartz Makes Growth Investment in Elemental Enzymes

June 5, 2023

Biotechnology

Paine Schwartz Partners (via Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI) completed a strategic growth investment in Elemental Enzymes, a St. Louis-based developer of naturally occurring enzymes and biochemicals for commercial agriculture. Financial terms were not disclosed; the Elemental Enzymes management team will remain in place and will work with Paine Schwartz to expand R&D, launch new products, and enter new markets.

HGS BioScience Acquires Menefee Mining Corporation and Earthgreen Products, Inc.

April 15, 2025

Agriculture

Paine Schwartz Partners-backed HGS BioScience has acquired Menefee Mining Corporation and Earthgreen Products, Inc., adding the Menefee mine and Earthgreen's extraction/formulation technology to its operations. The transaction expands HGS's humate product portfolio, vertical integration and manufacturing footprint (including processing in Cuba, New Mexico), enhancing its ability to supply premium humic and fulvic acid products to agricultural customers.

GrowGeneration Corp. Acquires HGS Hydro

July 28, 2021

Retail

GrowGeneration Corp. signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire HGS Hydro, the third-largest chain of hydroponic garden centers in the U.S., adding six existing Michigan stores (with a seventh opening soon). The acquisition will increase GrowGeneration's Michigan footprint and bring its total store count to 65, and is expected to close before GrowGeneration's fiscal year-end 2021.