Black River Plans $400M Food Fund

Black River, the private equity unit of U.S. agribusiness company Cargill, is raising a $400 million fund to invest in companies that will benefit from rising Asian demand for meat and vegetables, Reuters reported. Black River Capital Partners (Food) Fund has inked about $200 million in commitments so far, and expects to invest about half the money in China, Reuters wrote.

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