Paine Schwartz Partners

We are pleased to share that Paine Schwartz Partners portfolio company, Lyons Magnus, has successfully completed the acquisition of Hormel Health Labs, forming Lyons Health Labs which comprises Hormel Health Labs and Lyons Magnus’ nutrition and health businesses. The newly established business unit will position Lyons to be a leader in nutritional and healthy products for the healthcare market and continue to drive opportunities for growth.  

Paine Schwartz Partners is pleased to announce that our portfolio company, Hendrix Genetics, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Danish Pig Genetics P/S ("Danish Genetics") and its breeding partners, a prominent European swine genetics company headquartered in Denmark. Hypor, the swine division of Hendrix Genetics, will merge with Danish Genetics, marking the establishment of a significant strategic partnership aimed at enhancing their collective position in the global swine genetics market and unlocking new opportunities to provide sustainable, high-quality solutions to pig producers worldwide. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eDJjsPPn

Last week on September 27, Paine Schwartz Partners hosted our third annual “No Obstacles: A Race for the Warriors” event to benefit Hope For The Warriors®, a national nonprofit that provides resources and services to veterans and military families.   The event, which included a 5K race on Governors Island, was our biggest and best event yet, featuring an obstacle course designed and operated by Spartan interspersed throughout the race, individually timed chips, and a VIP reception. We raised over $1.2 million, the largest single event for HOPE and topping our 2023 event by ~$500k. We greatly appreciate our event sponsors, over 250 racers, and almost 20 volunteers who came out to join us as we continue to support this important cause and organization. We hope to see you at our 2025 event and in the interim, learn more about HOPE’s mission of providing comprehensive support programs for military service members and their families here: https://lnkd.in/e-9cTJu Photos by Eva Woolridge

Paine Schwartz Partners is excited to announce the addition of Adam Klein as Managing Director on our Investment Team. Adam brings over 20 years of investment experience, most recently at Crestview Partners where he focused on private equity investments in North America and Europe, leading the firm’s climate and sustainability efforts. His addition further expands our deal sourcing, execution, and value creation capabilities and his experience in climate and responsible investing will also bolster Paine Schwartz’s leadership in agricultural decarbonization and sustainability. Learn more about Adam here: https://lnkd.in/dJc247gg

Paine Schwartz Partners’ approach to sustainability in private markets was featured by Termgrid’s inaugural Talk series.

We are pleased to share that Paine Schwartz Partners portfolio company, Registrar Corp, has completed its acquisition of Foodsteps, a leading carbon tracking, management, and labeling cloud-based software platform, marking the company’s third acquisition under Paine Schwartz ownership. By supporting businesses in meeting sustainability regulations and Net Zero targets, Foodsteps is well positioned to accelerate sustainability and decarbonization trends across the food & ag supply chain and expands Registrar Corp’s compliance offering. Read more below. 

Berries are one of the fastest growing categories in fresh produce, with the US berry market up more than 40% over the past five years, selling twice as much as any other fruit. The rise in demand highlights the importance of superior genetics and innovation, which Paine Schwartz Partners and Costa – an industry leader in the development and production of premium berries (notably, blueberries) –– continue to advance with our strategic partners Driscoll's and BCI. Read the The Wall Street Journal's feature on Driscoll’s and their Sweetest Batch berries and what it takes to achieve a winning combination of yield and flavor: https://lnkd.in/erSNQJ3F

Paine Schwartz Partners is excited to be participating in IPEM Paris 2024 from September 9-11. Please reach out to Natalya Michaels to connect. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/egi9BG_p #IPEM2024

Paine Schwartz Partners is excited to announce that Morrison Foerster has once again signed on as the presenting sponsor for the 3rd Annual No Obstacles - A Race For The Warriors! Together with Spartan, PSP will host a 5K obstacle race on Governor's Island on Friday, September 27th in an effort to raise both funds and awareness for the national non-profit, Hope For The Warriors®. This year will be bigger and better than ever, and with Morrison Foerster's support, we are so much closer to reaching out fundraising goal of $1Million! To register for the event, make a donation, or learn more about HOPE, please visit the No Obstacles event page: https://lnkd.in/eBPipD3x. #noobstacles #HOPE #Spartan #MoFo

Paine Schwartz Partners Partner, Alexander Corbacho, recently moderated a panel at the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit in Chicago on June 25 to discuss high-tech controlled environment ag solutions in mushroom farming. Alex was joined by a panelist from Monterey Mushrooms, LLC, a Paine Schwartz Partners portfolio company, among others and explored topics such as how technology development in mushroom growing is allowing for more efficient and profitable production.