Driving Sustainable agrifood transitions
in Europe
THE PROJECT
Ecosystems
Scale-up
Sustainable agrifood transitions
Farmland, AgTech, FoodTech, OceanTech, BioTech, Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, Organic/Bio, Negative Emission Technologies (NET)
Ecosystemic approaches and coalitions in verticals with corporate partners, academia and governments/EU, from Farm-to-Fork
Advisory, M&A, Merchant Banking, 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 and Sustainability
- Sustainability: Health/Nutrition, GHG Reduction, Social aspects, Environment (Earth, Water, Fauna, Flora) and Waste/Efficiency
- Financial sustainability: profitable projects
- Reindustrailisation, change of scale and sustainable job creation in European Regions
THE OPPORTUNITY
UA $6 trillion market*
Sustainable agrifood transitions
Regenerative agriculture
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
Greenhouse gas reduction (TEN**)
Sustainable Biotech, FoodTech, AgTech and OceanTech
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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Scale-up (production, processing and sales) and incremental innovations
1. deep and liquid market
2. stabilised technology (TRL>6)
3. unit prices and costs in line with the market (cost-parity) -
Stable and structured ecosystems
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Truly sustainable approach and technology
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Circular economy and local sourcing
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Positive environmental and social impact
Areas of expertise:
Precision Agriculture, Biotech, Fermentation and Smart Farming are revolutionizing agriculture, enabling sustainable food production through optimized resource use, reduced waste, and eco-friendly alternatives to traditional methods
A European approach
France, Benelux, Germany and German-speaking area (DACH), Italy, Spain...
ESG criteria
5 characteristics
Scalable (farming, processing 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
Experts in Agrifood, M&A, corporate finance and sustainable development
London, Zurich, Paris and The Hague
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 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 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 management consulting, mergers & acquisitions and sustainable investing (impact investment funds), as well as in general management in the organic and retail sectors
- Former partner at McKinsey & Company (FMCG & Corporate Finance)
- Former Managing Director of BeCitizen, impact funds and sustainability consulting, with Edmond de Rothschild (BeCapital Cleantech, Moringa, Gingko)
- Former CEO of BioCBon (organic distribution), Hédiard and Eldorado, Russian leader in retail (€5 billion turnover)
- Entrepreneur with Compagnie des Indes, ethical and organic teas and spices
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)
