Verdesian Life Sciences, which is backed by Paine & Partners, has acquired all of the assets of Plant Syence Ltd and its affiliates. Financial terms weren’t announced. Plant Syence, of the U.K., supplies plant nutritional solutions to the agriculture and horticulture markets.

Paine & Partners, which expects to begin fundraising later this year for its latest pool, has closed another deal.

Verdesian Life Sciences, which is backed by Paine & Partners, has acquired Northwest Agricultural Products. Financial terms weren’t announced. Pasco, Wa.-based Northwest Agricultural provides specialty agricultural products.

Icicle Seafoods has named Amy Humphreys to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Humphreys succeeds Dennis Guhlke, who has resigned. Humphreys previously served as President of Delta Western.

Paine & Partners, a global private equity investment firm focused on investing in food and agribusiness has completed the acquisition of majority ownership of Eurodrip, a global manufacturer and supplier of drip irrigation solutions. As part of the investment, which was previously announced in October 2012, P&P Water Holdings purchased all of the shares of Eurodrip held by Aquanova International Holdings, a company controlled by Global Capital Investors II, a private equity fund advised exclusively by Global Finance, as well as Bellaria Holding Ltd, which together represent approximately 67.5 percent of the company’s outstanding shares.

Paine & Partners unveiled an investment platform called Verdesian Life Sciences that will invest in plant health and nutrition. Verdesian also acquired Biagro Western Sales. Financial terms weren’t announced. Visalia, Calif.-based Biagro provides plant nutrition products. PRESS RELEASE Paine & Partners, LLC (“Paine & Partners”), a global private equity investment firm, today announced the establishment [...]

Icicle Seafoods, which is backed by Paine & Partners, has agreed to buy Snopac Products. Financial terms weren’t announced. Seattle-based Snopac is fish processing company. PRESS RELEASE Icicle Seafoods, Inc. (“Icicle”), one of the largest and most diversified seafood companies in North America, today announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Snopac [...]

Dr. David J. Buckeridge was named a partner at Paine & Partners. Dr. Buckeridge has been working with Paine & Partners as an Operating Director.

Private equity firm Paine & Partners has made a strategic investment in Australia’s Costa Group, which is a grower and marketer of fresh produce. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close later this year, were not disclosed. Paine & Partners focuses on investments in the food and agribusiness industries.

Private equity firm Paine & Partners said that it will buy Scanbio Marine Group, producer of fish protein concentrate, fish meal and fish oil, from its parent company Scanbio AS. Scanbio AS is owned by Rolf Eide, Per Arne Eide, Nordic secondary direct fund Verdane Capital IV and other shareholders. Terms of the deal were not released. Scanbio is based in Trondheim, Norway.