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Co-investment solutions for financial sponsors and partners of the bank

Rabobank is committed to making a substantial contribution to welfare and prosperity in the Netherlands and to feeding the world sustainably. Via co-investment we can invest alongside a lead investor or in consortium with partners to support companies in the Food & Agri value chain in Rabo home markets globally and successful companies across sectors in the Netherlands. Leveraging our longstanding, broad and deep network in Food & Agri value chains globally and as largest SME bank in the Netherlands, we can be your value-added partner and bring true access to network and knowledge in support of your investment opportunity.

Rabo Fund & Co
Co-investments
Our Proposition
Value-added partner

We can act in pre-deal situations as well as in syndication; adding value in deal assessment as well as throughout the holding period

Extensive F&A knowledge

In global Food & Agri, we can lever on >120 years of expertise, our thought leadership across subsectors and our truly global footprint across food-producing and food-consuming regions

Strong Dutch network

In the Netherlands, our largest home market, we build upon our intimate position in retail and wholesale banking across sectors to support successful and sustainable growth of Dutch companies

Our Criteria

Ticket size

EUR 5m – EUR 50m equity investment per company

Stage

Companies with a profitable and proven business model

Product

Minority ordinary equity alongside lead investor

Sector

Companies across the Food & Agri value chain globally and sector agnostic in the Netherlands

Geography

Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania where Rabobank has an active presence

Portfolio

Bolthouse Farms

Bolthouse Farms is a vertically integrated food and beverage company with leading market positions in fresh carrots and refrigerated premium beverages in the U.S. Co-investment with Butterfly Equity

Website

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Year of Investment

2019

Orgain

Orgain is a leading manufacturer and marketer of organic nutritional products including nutrition shakes and powders and protein shakes, bars, powders and supplements supplying the U.S market. Co-investment with Butterfly Equity

Website

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Year of Investment

2019

Animal Health & Nutrition platform (AH&N)

The AH&N platform includes portfolio companies MS Biotec and MultiMin. The businesses focus on non-antibiotic solutions for cattle and dairy that alleviate difficult health and production issues. Co-investment with Paine Schwartz Partners

Website

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Year of Investment

2019

Live Kindly

Live Kindly is a platform of plant-based food companies embracing a sustainable and compassionate living. The platform includes LikeMeat and The Fry Family Food Co, as well as the fastest-growing plant-based media platform with the same name

Website

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Year of Investment

2020

Pret a Manger

Pret a Manger is an international coffee and sandwich chain, offering natural/healthy food and organic coffee throughout the daytime. Pret is part of larger platform together with Panera Bread in the US. Co-investment (via Pret Panera Holding company) alongside JAB Holding Company

Website

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Year of Investment

2018

Oatly

Oatly is a vegan food brand from Sweden which produces alternative dairy products from oats. The company is a world leader in the global sustainability movement, promoting the benefits of plant-based eating from both a nutritional and sustainability standpoint, in order to create positive societal change. Co-investment with Blackstone and Verlinvest-CR JV.

Website

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Year of Investment

2020

Angulas Aguinaga

Angulas Aguinaga is the Spanish leader in modern fish and fish-based ready-meals solution. The company owns some of the most recognised brands in the Spanish fish and convenience industry, such as Krissia, La Gula del Norte and Aguinamar. Co-investment with PAI Mid-Market Fund.

Website

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Year of Investment

2020

Hendrix Genetics

Leading multi-species animal genetics and technology company.

Website

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Year of Investment

2021

Pete and Gerry's

Pete & Gerry's is the leading US premium egg producer offering their products via their three brands Nellie's (free-range eggs), Pete & Gerry's (Organic free-range eggs) and Consider (Pasture raised eggs). Co-investment alongside Butterfly Equity.

Website

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Year of Investment

2021

Sun World

Sun World is the market leader for proprietary table grape and stone fruit genetics and develops proprietary fruits by selecting desirable traits and creating new, higher yielding and more flavoursome varieties.

Website

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Year of Investment

2021

Team
Myrthe van Bijsterveld

Head Fund & Co-Investments

Myrthe van Bijsterveld

Head Fund & Co-Investments

Myrthe joined the RI team in January 2019, focusing on global Funds and Co-Investments in the Food & Agri sector as well as local investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. Prior to RCI, Myrthe gained experience within Acquisition Finance and Corporate Finance (Sector Banking Origination) at Rabobank, bringing relevant deal experience and sector knowledge to portfolio companies and partners. Myrthe holds a Master’s degree in International Business from the University of Maastricht.

Rogier Leenheers

Executive Director

Rogier Leenheers

Executive Director

Rogier joined Rabo Investments in January 2021, focusing on Funds and Co-Investments in the global Food & Agri sector as well as investments in the Netherlands across all sectors. He brings along a longstanding experience and network in the financial sponsor community given his prior experience in a variety of roles in leveraged finance and sponsor coverage at Rabobank, in the Netherlands, Europe and US. Since Rogier joined Rabobank’s Leveraged Finance department in 2005 he has been maintaining and building relationships with the global financial sponsor community by originating and executing transactions for Private Equity clients.

Rogier has worked in both the European and the US market where he has been located in the New York office between 2015 and 2018. Before joining Rabobank, Rogier worked for 8 years with several Dutch mid-market M&A boutiques. Rogier holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law from Tilburg University.

Contact us

Address

Rabo Investments

Croeselaan 28

3521 CB Utrecht

rabocorporateinvestments@rabobank.com