Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Rabobank plans $100 mn agri-business PE fund

Rabobank, the Netherlands-based financial institution, is planning to set up a $100 million private equity fund in India which will focus on the agriculture value chain.
Rabobank Group has some 175-member banks in the Netherlands and dozens of subsidiaries around the world that focus on the food, agribusiness, and financial industries.

This private equity fund is expected to invest in small and medium-sized companies ranging from contract farming at the primary end and key elements of the agricultural supply chain such as cold storage chains to food processing and rural retail. The deal sizes are likely to be in the range of $3-10 million per transaction.

Read more in The Business Standard article.

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