Investment Summary

TPG Invests In Concentric Agriculture

On March 31, 2017, private equity firm TPG invested in agriculture company Concentric Agriculture

Investment Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is TPG’s 5th transaction in Canada.
  • This is TPG’s 4th transaction in Quebec.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-03-31
Target Concentric Agriculture
Sector Agriculture
Investor(s) TPG
Deal Type Venture

Target

Concentric Agriculture

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Concentric Agriculture manufactures biological stimulants for agriculture using a patented fermentation process to combine multi-strains of bacteria and yeasts into soil and plant optimizers. It has two products on the market today that aim to enhance the growth of crops: Synergro, a live-cell formulation for high-value produce, such as strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, and broccoli, and Synergro Free, a cell-free bio-fertilizer for commodity row crops, such as soybean, corn, and wheat. Concentric Agriculture was founded in 2007 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 137.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 282 of 419
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Venture) 65 of 93
State (Quebec) 4 of 4
Country (Canada) 5 of 7
Year (2017) 7 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-27 VAS

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

VAS is a private school group with the national education system offering K-12 education programmes. At present, VAS is offering educational services to near 9,500 students from K through 12 at 7 campuses in Ho Chi Minh City. VAS was established in 2004 and is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-26 EverFi

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

EverFi is an education technology company that provides learners of all ages education for the real world, through innovative and scalable digital learning. EverFi is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription model and has certified over 16 million learners in critical skill areas. EverFi was founded in 2008 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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