Food & Agribusiness
At Meridian Capital, we drive exceptional results for our clients throughout the food and agribusiness value chain. Whether through a merger or acquisition, raising debt or equity, or strategic advisory, our professionals have developed unique insights and tools to deliver successful results for our food and agribusiness clients.
Our dedicated team maximizes shareholder value by leveraging industry-wide corporate relationships, deep subsector expertise, broad private equity and family office investor relationships, and proven transaction experience. We welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and your potential transaction alternatives.
Meridian’s deep food and agribusiness subsector experience includes advising leading companies within segments like growing and packing, food inputs & ingredients, food manufacturing/processing, crop inputs and consumables, food distribution, cold storage and warehousing, agriculture and orchard supplies, food transportation and logistics, and vertically integrated operations.
Team Leadership
Subsector Experience
Food Producers
- Contract Manufacturers
- Food Processing and Production
- Private Label
Food Inputs
- Ingredient Producers
- Ingredient Processing
- Food Production Supplies
- Food Equipment Manufacturers
Food Supply Chain
- Storage (Cold & Regular)
- Distributors and Warehousing
- Transportation & Logistics
Agricultural Producers
- Growers
- Packers
- Vertically Integrated Operators
Agricultural Inputs
- Crop Inputs (Ag Chem, Fertilizer, Seed, Crop Protection)
- Packing Inputs
- Irrigation, Trellising & Orchard Supply
- Ag Support Services
Recent Food & Agribusiness M&A Transactions

nutpods Has Received Growth Capital VMG Partners

Allpak Container LLC Has Been Acquired by Golden West Packaging Group, a Portfolio Company of Lindsay Goldberg

La Panzanella Has Been Acquired by Dare Foods Ltd

La Marzocco Received Strategic Advisory From Meridian Capital

Pearl Crop Has Been Recapitalized by a Confidential Strategic Investor

Ellenos Has Received Growth Capital From Monogram Capital Partners

Smith & Greene Has Been Acquired by Edward Don & Company

nutpods Has Received Growth Capital From CircleUp

Earl E. Brown & Sons, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Foreman Fruit & Land Company, LLC

Wilson Irrigation & Orchard Supply, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Clearview Capital, LLC
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms