Mintec (Five Arrows-backed) Acquires AgriBriefing from Horizon Capital

AgriBriefing (Horizon Capital-backed) Acquires Tallage SAS (Stratégie grains)

February 1, 2021

Data & Analytics

AgriBriefing, a Horizon Capital‑backed agribusiness market intelligence group, has acquired French market‑data provider Tallage SAS, which trades as Stratégie grains. The nearly 30‑year‑old business — relied on by roughly 350 corporate customers across the agri‑food chain — will continue to be led by founders Andrée Defois and Jean‑Christophe Paquier following the transaction.

Arc Acquires Farmers Guardian and LAMMA from AgriBriefing

August 19, 2021

Agriculture

Arc, the B2B events, data and media platform backed by funds managed by EagleTree Capital, has acquired Farmers Guardian Ltd and LAMMA Ltd — the UK agriculture division of AgriBriefing. The deal is Arc’s first acquisition as it builds a global events and media platform; AgriBriefing has retained its focus on global pricing, analytics, forecasting, market data and consulting.

Euromoney Acquires Census Commodity Data (AgriCensus)

March 9, 2020

Data & Analytics

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC has acquired 100% of Census Commodity Data (operating as AgriCensus) and will integrate the business into its Fastmarkets price reporting operations. The deal expands Fastmarkets’ price reporting coverage into agricultural markets, adding AgriCensus’s price assessments, market news and intelligence to Euromoney’s global PRA platform.

FoodChain ID Acquires Lexagri

November 7, 2022

Data & Analytics

FoodChain ID, a Berkshire Partners portfolio company, has acquired Lexagri International, a France-based AgTech data provider that harmonizes and distributes global agricultural and crop protection data. The acquisition expands FoodChain ID's regulatory, compliance and crop protection data capabilities and strengthens its farm-to-fork data offerings for food, chemical and agricultural customers.

Argus Media Acquires Mercaris

June 27, 2023

Data & Analytics

Argus Media has acquired Mercaris, a US provider of sustainable agriculture price assessments, analytics and forecasts for organic and non-GMO commodities. The deal (terms undisclosed) will expand Argus's agriculture pricing and analytics capabilities in the Americas and accelerate product development into related markets such as biofuels and agricultural inputs.

Mentha Impact Invests in ImpactBuying to Accelerate International Growth

June 3, 2025

Data & Analytics

Mentha Impact has entered a strategic growth partnership with ImpactBuying, the Dutch market leader in supply-chain transparency software, to accelerate the company's international expansion and further develop its data and compliance platform. The investment will support scaling the software platform, verification services and go-to-market in Northwest Europe and beyond to help retailers and producers meet rising ESG and regulatory requirements.