Media
___
Weathering the Storm to Achieve Scalable and Sustainable Impact
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to challenge traditional assumptions about supply chains across the food and agribusiness sector. Balancing novel health and safety considerations with changing consumption patterns... ...
The Way Forward Post-Covid: √ Square Root Growth
At what seemed like the height of the pandemic on March 24 2020, and with the market reeling from a sharp pullback we sent a Covid-19 update to our investors. Our broad message then was that it would be at least ...
Food for Thought During COVID-19
We are constantly asked how the Food and Agri sector is performing in these uncertain times. People expect to hear that the sector is resilient and not as affected as other sectors because surely everyone needs to eat. At a ...
Impact Report 2020: Sustainable and Scalable Impact
Our deep specialisation in the food and agribusiness sector means we are acutely aware of the heightened importance of sustainability, especially as growing populations, changing diets and urbanisation put increasing strains on our agriculture value chains to provide feed, energy, ...
Perspectives on the Ag industry – Part II: How technology is driving change in the industry
During the last few years, there were noticeable challenges in the Western United States getting and keeping farm labourers. There were even stories of crops that were left in the field un-harvested due to the lack of available labor. Growers ...
Perspectives on the Ag industry – Part I: How Consumers are driving change in the industry
During the last few years, there were noticeable challenges in the Western United States getting and keeping farm labourers. There were even stories of crops that were left in the field un-harvested due to the lack of available labor. Growers ...
Recap on Food Future Funds Symposium 2019
In coordination with Singapore’s Rethink Agri-Food Innovation Week, Mandala Capital organized the first Food, Future, Funds Symposium with support from Temasek, NUS Business School, and the Singapore Economic Development Board. Over 60 thought leaders across the food value chain and key members of the ...
Happy Diwali from Mandala Capital
Dear Partners, Mandala Capital wishes you a Happy Diwali. May Diwali bring prosperity to your business and more opportunities to work together. ...
Mandala’s guide to an Effective Sales Process
Sales – or the process of selling -- is often perceived as a matter of building and managing relationships. Most Sales professionals treat it as an art, and for many decades, that approach worked fine. However, in recent years, intensive focus ...
Building a Global AgTech Platform – Part III: Opportunities Ahead
During the last few years, there were noticeable challenges in the Western United States getting and keeping farm labourers. There were even stories of crops that were left in the field un-harvested due to the lack of available labor. Growers ...
Happy Independence Day from Mandala Capital
Dear Partners, Mandala Capital wishes you a Happy Independence Day. Thank you for your support all these years and for many years to come. ...
Building a Global AgTech Platform – Part II: Challenges and Strategies for Implementation
JISL has a globally integrated work force across India, Israel, Australia, and the United States, to name a few countries. R&D is focused on the development of agronomic applications with product management out of India, United States, Australia, and Israel ...
Building a Global AgTech Platform – Part I: Acquisitions are Integral to Strategy
In 2015 JII developed a strategic plan to create a leading agtech irrigation company with a billion dollar target valuation. At around the same time, Mandala Capital invested a total of USD 120 million across the Jain group. ...
EFRAC launches Asia’s first NABL accredited CO2 Laboratory
Mandala Capital\'s portfolio company EFRAC recently launched Asia’s first NABL accredited CO2 Laboratory. Increased testing, inspection and certification ensures higher quality and safety of products for consumers. ...
Inaugural Impact Report 2019: Creating Impact Along the Entire Food Chain
Our mission is to create impact along the entire food chain that is sustainable and scalable. What does that really mean and how is Mandala’s approach to impact as an asset manager differentiated? ...
An Overview of Mandala Capital’s Structured Approach to Investments
The “Private Equity” designation characterizes a wide range of investment firms. Although it is tempting to evaluate the \"Private Equity\" asset class through a singular lens, there are genuine differences between firms and the underlying investment themes, financial products offered, ...
Non-Banking Finance Sector in India – A Review
Around August 2018, it was as if a tsunami hit the world of Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India. For the last 4 to 5 months, they have gone through a rough phase which was triggered by a sudden ...
Harvard Business School: Jain Irrigation Case Study
Harvard Business School recently released a comprehensive case study on Jain Irrigation, analysing the long-term growth strategy adopted by the family business, fuelled by its mission of improving the living conditions of Indian farmers and creating a legacy in drip-irrigation ...
Disruption in the Indian Dairy Industry
Our recent c. $30 million investment in Keventer Agro and the subsequent launch of the first and largest UHT milk processing plant in East India has confirmed a few of our themes: There remain incredible growth opportunities in the food sector ...
India: Exciting Times for the Consumer Market
Very few will dispute that after China, the next big emerging market is India. With 1.3bn population and possibly surpassing China in population by 2025, India will be in the next big market to watch in Asia. On a macro level, ...
Arcadia News: Arcadia and Ardent Mills Collaborate on Wheat Innovations
Mandala Capital\'s portfolio company Arcadia Biosciences is collaborating with Ardent Mills, North American’s leading flour-milling and ingredient company, to develop and commercialize innovative wheat traits. Their first project focuses on extending the shelf life and improving the flavor of whole ...
Insights from the Food and Agriculture Investor Meet Symposium
Mandala Capital, in collaboration with The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Invest India, the Government of India, and the Government of Gujarat hosted the first Food and Agriculture Investor Meet symposium at the Office of the Consulate General of India, ...
Arcadia News: Argentina Approves HB4 Stack with Herbicide Tolerance
Verdeca, a joint venture between Mandala Capital\'s portfolio company Arcadia Biosciences and Bioceres receives approval to integrate HB4® drought tolerant Soybeans with terbicide tolerance in Argentina. This allows Verdeca to incorporate both glyphosate and glufosinate-ammonium tolerance into the HB4 trait. ...
Why investors will flock to food processing players
Uday Garg of Mandala Capital had an exclusive interview with VC Circle on \"Why investors will flock to food processing players\". ...
Indian Agriculture on the Cusp of a Major Transformation
Indian Agriculture: Ripe for a Transformation? Indian agricultural growth and the related sectoral investment opportunities have always held a promise of greatness that has, until now, remained an elusive destiny. For the year that ended March 2018, agriculture GDP grew by ...
Mandala looks at five exits prior to next round of fund raising
Mandala Capital was featured in the Business Standard. \"Mandala Capital, a private equity firm with focus on agri and food value chain investments in India, is expecting partial or full exits from around five companies out of the eight investments ...