Carlos Crowley
Email: crowley@origincapital.com.au
Origin’s experience extends along the agribusiness value chain from primary production, through processing and logistics to export terminals and domestic FMCG.
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This provides us with a detailed understanding of the drivers of value and the linkages across the chain.
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Origin’s experience in the agribusiness & food sector includes advising on the following:
Sector experience: Agribusiness & food
$30m equity raising for a 20,000ha integrated grains & malting barley production project
$300m sale of Gardner Smith to GrainCorp
Valuation of 50% interest in ABA for pre-emptive rights purposes
Divestment of 50% interest in Australian Bulk Alliance to Sumitomo
Developed a grain rail project designed to reduce members’ logistic costs
Advised in respect of holding in GrainCorp and funding to exercise 9-for-10 entitlement offer
Establishment of a joint venture with GrainCorp for the purpose of bidding for Integro Foods
A$171m joint acquisition of Integro Foods from Goodman Fielder & long-term supply agreement with Goodman Fielder
Divestment of its distribution business to Fonterra
Acquisition of 50% of the Norco Paul’s Joint Venture from Parmalat
Industry restructure with operating and user agreements for bulk sugar terminals
Long term pricing for six bulk sugar terminals
Advised CSR Sugar (Sucrogen) in relation to the rights of Sugar Terminals Limited’s M Class shareholders
Advice regarding a corporate cane farming initiative to secure supply