Jean-Philippe Puig

Agro Invest is a private equity investment manager focused exclusively on the food, agriculture and biofuel sectors, including downstream activities such as specialized distribution. They invest in situations including growth financing and LBO linked to corporate transition. The firm targets small and medium-sized French companies in subsectors with significant concentration potential. Agro Invest typically invests up to EUR 15 million over several financing rounds in companies valued EUR 15 to 250 million, with EUR 30 to 500 million in turnover. They may invest higher amounts in syndication. They acquire either significant minority or majority stakes, and have a targeted exit horizon of six to eight years. They invest in the form of direct equity or convertible debt. Agro Invest's strategy consists in promoting the emergence of a single market leading company per subsector of interest, through a combination of aggregation and organic growth of medium-sized enterprises. They aim to avoid competitive situations and strengthen the fragmented food and agro-industry sector in France. Agro Invest's investments have included pet food manufacturing.

Functions as an investment holding company

Processes sunflower, rapeseeds and produces oils and protein meals

Functions as an investment holding company

Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries manufactures and sells rolled & extruded aluminum products

Operates private research centers that provides alternatives to fossil fuel and terrestrial based resources

Functions as a College/University

Provides biodiesel producing, oilseed processing, consumer goods and agriculture solutions

Designs and manufactures equipment & parts for garden machinery and landscaping

Provides accounting services

Operates as an oilseed processing company

Provides fund management services

Functions as a venture capital fund

Provides fund management services