Produce Investments Acquires Biofresh Safestore

Paine Schwartz Partners Takes AgroFresh Private

April 3, 2023

Agriculture

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.

Peterson Farms Acquires Fresh Innovations from Arable Capital Partners

December 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

Peterson Farms has acquired Fresh Innovations California from Arable Capital Partners and Alpine Pacific Capital. The transaction, which completes Arable’s investment in Fresh Innovations, will boost Peterson Farms’ fresh-cut processing and distribution capabilities for customers (notably K-12 schools) across the U.S.

Bioceres Crop Solutions Acquires Marrone Bio Innovations (ProFarm)

July 12, 2022

Agriculture

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. completed an all-stock merger with Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., with MBI becoming ProFarm as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bioceres. The deal brings MBI’s portfolio of biological crop protection, crop-health and nutrition products and pipeline to Bioceres, expanding its sustainable agricultural solutions and global footprint. MBI stockholders approved the merger and certain corporate functions and headquarters consolidation will be assumed by Bioceres.

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.

Sustainable Agro Solutions Acquires Ceres Biotics

January 30, 2026

Agriculture

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.

Boveda Inc. Acquires FreshStor

November 1, 2023

Manufacturing

Boveda Inc. acquired FreshStor effective November 1, 2023, adding FreshStor’s CVault and EVault stainless-steel cannabis storage product lines to Boveda’s humidity-control portfolio. The acquisition expands Boveda’s product capabilities and strengthens its position in premium cannabis storage solutions for both consumers and professional customers.