Tuesday 30, March 2010 by

Beltone and Kenana establish new agriculture fund

The MAHASEEL Agriculture Investment Fund will be managed by Beltone Agriculture, a joint venture between Beltone and Kenana. Hazem Barakat, Chief Executive Officer of Beltone Private Equity, said that Beltone would provide investment management, corporate finance and strategy capabilities for the fund, which will focus on investments in agriculture; the production and processing of crops and livestock in Sudan, as well as opportunities in food processing and agri-related businesses in Egypt.

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