Accelerate
the sustainable agrifood transition
in Europe
THE PROJECT
Ecosystems
Scale-up
Sustainable agrifood transition
AgTech, FoodTech, OceanTech, BioTech, Sustainable and regenerative agriculture, Organic/Bio, Negative Emission Technologies (NET)
Be ecosystemic and build coalitions in verticals with corporate partners, academia and governments/EU, from Farm-to-Fork
Advisory, M&A, Growth and Scale-up Capital
- Scale-up and Build-up strategies
- Funding: growth capital, projet finance, blended finance, infrastructure finance, carbon credits, biodiversity credits
- Focus on incremental innovations, stabilized technologies, a competitive cost-base (cost-parity) and addressing a large liquid market (offtake)
- Levers:
– Strong focus on Scale-Ups in Europe and on building European champions
– An open-platform fund for AgriFood, integrating upstream and downstream, from « Farm to fork », involving cooperatives, processing companies and retailers throughout Europe
Impact
- Five extra-financial axes: Health/Nutrition, Reduction of CO2 and GHG emissions, Social, Environment and Waste/Efficiency
- Industrial development/change of scale and sustainable job creation in European Regions
THE OPPORTUNITY
UA $6 trillion market*
Sustainable agrifood transition
Regenerative agriculture
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture / HVE
Greenhouse gas reduction (TEN**)
Sustainable Foodtech
Urgent action needed
Soil depletion, water shortages, air pollution, destruction of forests, flora and fauna
Agricultural yields reduced by 10-30% as a result of climate change
… through ecosystemic initiatives and vertical coalitions
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THE STRATEGIES
Investment criteria
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Offtake and proven road to profitability (MRL>5)
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Scale-up (manufacturing and sales) and incremental innovations :
1. deep and liquid market
2. stabilised technology (TRL>6)
3. unit costs in line with the market (cost-parity) -
Stable and structured ecosystem
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Truly sustainable products and production
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Circular economy and local sourcing
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Positive environmental and social impact
Areas of expertise:
Key innovations covered
A European approach
France, Benelux, Germany and German-speaking area (DACH), Italy, Spain...
A sustainable fund with strong non-financial priorities: ESG criteria
5 characteristics
Scalable (manufacturing and sales), normative approach
Labels and industry standards to scale
Scalable regulatory standards
Audited and reliable
Adaptable, depending on the evolution of the objectives
THE TEAM
A team of experts in the agri-food sector and in investment, corporate finance and sustainable development. Offices in Zurich, Paris and the Hague.
Graduate of IEP and HEC Paris and University of St. Gallen (HSG) – Swiss nationality
roger.jann@nature4growth.com
- 25 years of investment experience. Projects in sustainable development (CO 2neutral cities). Long experience as CFO in EMEA. Investor and consultant for private equity funds
- Advisor in business transformation and corporate finance and investor in CO 2neutral city projects: e.g. 2000-Watt Smart Cities
- Former CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Briggs & Stratton Corp. (engines) EMEA
- Former CFO and CIO of Al Razi Group (pharma) in the Middle East
- Finance at Baxter Corp. (pharma)
- Finance & Strategy Consultant for PwC, Frankfurt and Corporate Value Associates, Paris
roger.jann@nature4growth.com
+41 79 443 98 71
Graduate of the University of Chicago (MBA) and the University of St.Gallen
- Senior investment banker with 25+ year combined track record at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and EY
- Extensive experience across all aspects of corporate and private equity advisory work including buy and sell side M&A, equity, equity-linked, high yield and high grade financing strategies as well as portfolio optimisation
- Built and led regional (EMEA) and global teams in the Consumer Products & Retail industries
- Deep network in and understanding of broader food complex, from food ingredients to food retail via manufacturing and distribution
Graduate of Utrecht University, Sussex (MBA) and HBS (AMP) – Dutch nationality
- 35 years of functional and general management experience in the consumer and retail sectors
- Former President/CEO of Unilever Eastern Europe, former SVP HR
- Entrepreneur in the organic sector with the East India Company finefoods: organic teas and infusions and luxury food
- President of venture capital backed companies focused on sustainable solutions. (Morrow Optics, Sunski, Auxilium Technologies Group) ▪ Former partner and managing director of Hay Group and Future Considerations. (based in London)
- Co-founder of the Bressummer Foundation, focusing on leadership and circular entrepreneurship
arjan.overwater@nature4growth.com
Graduate of HEC Paris – Dual Franco-British nationality
dylan.thuillier@nature4growth.com
- 25 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions and investment (creation of sustainable investment funds), as well as general management in the organic and retail sectors
- Former Managing Director of BeCitizen, a sustainable investment fund and consultancy, with Edmond de Rothschild (BeCapital Cleantech, Moringa, Gingko)
- Entrepreneur in the organic sector with the Compagnie des Indes, organic teas and infusions
- Former CEO of BioCBon (organic distribution), Hédiard and Eldorado, the Russian leader in distribution (€5 billion turnover)
- Corporate Finance Partner at McKinsey & Co and Corporate Value Associates
dylan.thuillier@nature4growth.com
+33 6 45 34 27 49
Graduate of UC San Diego and Esigelec – French nationality
- Former Asia Pacific Accelerator Director, Global Aquaculture Challenge Director, Asia Pacific Communication Director, at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific (part of a global federation of Seed and SeriesA AgTech Investment funds with over 76 global investments), based in Singapore
- Degrees in Microalgae, Biofuels, Circular Economy, Sustainabillity
- B Leader (B Corp), Public Speaker, Sustainability and DE&I Thought Leader
- Former Big Data Integration Engineer and Training Specialist, at Synopsys (previously Qualtera)
- Former Program Manager, Senior Test and Product Engineer and Trainer on optical sensors at STMicroelectronics (based in UK, France, Morocco)
