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
Athena Ag Has Acquired Athena Manufacturing Group
Monson Fruit Company has received an investment from Tiverton AG
Landmark Irrigation has been acquired by TriCal Group
Royal Ridge Fruits Acquired By Arable Capital Partners
Boyer Fertilizer and Pacific Coast Ag
Harbor Wholesale Has Acquired Rich & Rhine Wholesale
Gar Tootelian, Inc. Has Merged with Bennett Water Systems to Form Gar Bennett
Legacy Fruit Packers, LLC and Sage Fruit Company, Inc. Have Been Acquired by International Farming Corp.
Larson Fruit Company and Valley Fruit Inc. Have Been Acquired by International Farming Corp.
Harbor Wholesale Foods Has Acquired Select Assets of Food Services of America, a Division of US Foods
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms
