Mergers and acquisitions

The deal would place one of the Mediterranean’s largest sea bass and seabream producers under Canadian ownership after a prolonged period of financial turmoil and restructuring.

GC Rieber AS has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Biomega Group, securing jobs and backing further growth in the company’s circular aquaculture value chains for salmon and trout by-products.

Nijhuis Saur Industries’ purchase of VAL-technology developer Coldep strengthens its move into advanced water-treatment solutions, with proven gains for aquaculture systems aiming to improve water…

Grieg Seafood ASA has announced the sale of its operations in Finnmark and Canada to Cermaq in a NOK 10.2 billion deal (approximately €852.5 million).

The assets of Benson Hill, a developer of more sustainable soy varieties that were incorporated into some of BioMar’s aquafeeds, have been bought by Confluence Genetics.

SeaQureFarming Group, a new company created by Gael Force’s Stewart Graham, which plans to use the SeaQureFarm semi-closed containment system, has acquired Dawnfresh Farming from Mowi.

BioMar has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership of LetSea, one of Norway’s leading aquaculture research centres.

Yumbah Aquaculture - an Australian shellfish farming company - has submitted a proposal for a merger with Clean Seas Seafood in a deal reportedly worth $28.1 million.

Mowi has agreed to pay NOK 7.4 billion (€625 million) for an additional 46 percent stake in Nova Sea – an integrated salmon company that expects to harvest 52,000 tonnes in northern Norway this year.

Aquaship/Intership, backed by American Industrial Partners (AIP), has acquired FSV Group, creating the world's second-largest maritime service provider for the aquaculture industry.

Aquaculture research company Benchmark has announced the sale of its genetics division as part of a strategic reshuffle to focus on advanced nutrition and health innovation.

Lantra Scotland, the training and skills organisation for land-based industries and aquaculture, has been appointed as the new host of Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA).

At a time when the shrimp sector shows signs of increasing consolidation, Gorjan Nikolik prepares to speak to some of the key architects of the industry's biggest mergers and acquisitions.

Japanese seafood company Kyokuyo has acquired a majority stake in the Dutch seafood processing company Northseafood Holland as part of a strategic move to establish a presence in Europe.

In a strategic move to solidify its position in the aquaculture and ecological consultancy sector, risk management specialist DNV has assumed full ownership of the consultancy firm Ocean Ecology.

Aiming to establish themselves as a combined global leader in the “non-caught” seafood market, UMAMI Bioworks and Shiok Meats have announced a groundbreaking merger.

Norway’s leading cod farmer, Ode, has today acquired the Western Seaproducts plant from Måsøval Group, so it can harvest and process its own cod.

An investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners announced today that it has become the majority shareholder in AquaShip and Intership, and will merge the two companies to form one of the…

The biotechnology company, which specialises in the breeding and genetics of tilapia, last week announced the successful completion of a management buyout from the previous owner, Benchmark Holdings.

Mitsui has announced plans to invest $360 into Ecuador-based Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila (IPSP), one of the largest shrimp farming companies in the world.

Kerecis, a Icelandic biotech startup that has developed a means to use cod skin to heal wounds, has been acquired for up to $1.3 billion by Coloplast.