Agriculture Acquisitions in Illinois
Illinois Agriculture Deal Themes
Acquisitions across Illinois, United States show activity spanning multiple parts of the agriculture value chain—commodity risk and brokerage services, digital agronomy and farm data, and controlled-environment growing systems.
Several buyers also appear to favor “capability building” moves: expanding technology and analytics platforms (such as aerial imagery and farm-level intelligence), integrating upstream inputs or downstream products, and adding physical capacity like greenhouse or cultivation facilities.
Across 2021–2025, the deals highlight both operational integration (for example, combining growing, processing, or distribution) and platform expansion (for example, enriching data and decision tools for producers and agribusinesses).
What Stands Out
- Illinois-based agriculture tech and services show up repeatedly, including risk management/brokerage (Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH)) and data/analytics acquisitions (DTN, Intelinair).
- Vertical integration and capacity adds are common themes—for instance, nuEra Cannabis bringing cultivation and processing in-house; Plant Agricultural Systems integrating a hydroponic greenhouse into its U.S. Midwest program.
- Genetics and specialty inputs also feature, including swine genetics through Fast Genetics (AcuFast) / STgenetics (STgen) and engineered horticulture inputs through New Mountain Capital.
- Geography stays anchored in Illinois for the targets listed, with some deals extending the buyer’s operational footprint (e.g., greenhouse and nursery reach into the Chicago market).
| Buyer (recurring) | What the deal added (theme) | Example target (Illinois) |
|---|---|---|
| New Mountain Capital | Engineered horticulture growing media & erosion control | Profile Products |
| DTN | Farm-level intelligence/data-driven solutions | Farm Market iD |
| Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH) | Grain industry risk management & brokerage | Advance Trading (ATI) |
| nuEra Cannabis | Vertical integration into cultivation & processing | Ieso |
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October 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Staple Street Capital
- Target
- Pleasant View Gardens, Four Star Greenhouse
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Staple Street Capital has partnered with the Huntington and Smith families to combine Pleasant View Gardens (Loudon, NH) and Four Star Greenhouse (Carleton, MI) under one ownership as a unified Proven Winners company. The investment will provide resources and strategic support to drive scale, improve distribution and marketing, and expand Proven Winners' reach into underserved North American markets while the founding families remain active owners.
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- Buyer
- Hoffmann Family of Companies
- Target
- N.G. Heimos Greenhouses
- Seller
- Heimos family (Bernie Heimos referenced as President/CEO)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hoffmann Family of Companies (“HF Companies”), a family-owned private equity firm, entered into a definitive letter of intent to purchase N.G. Heimos Greenhouses, one of the nation’s largest poinsettia growers. The planned closing is set for June 2025, with CEO Bernie Heimos expected to remain in place and the company’s employees and family members staying with the business.
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- Buyer
- Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH), Falfurrias Management Partners
- Target
- Advance Trading, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH) has acquired Advance Trading, Inc. (ATI), a Bloomington, Illinois–based provider of risk management and brokerage services to the grain industry. The deal was facilitated with funding from Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners; both companies will continue to operate under their current brands and no significant employment changes are expected.
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February 6, 2024
- Buyer
- nuEra Cannabis
- Target
- Ieso
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
nuEra Cannabis, a family-owned Illinois cannabis retailer, has acquired Ieso, an original Illinois cultivation licensee, adding an 85,000 sq. ft. cultivation and processing facility in Murphysboro, Illinois. The deal vertically integrates nuEra by bringing cultivation, hydrocarbon extraction and a commercial kitchen in-house to support wholesale and retail expansion across the state.
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April 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Intelinair
- Target
- Aker Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Intelinair, an Indianapolis-based provider of aerial imagery and analytics (AGMRI), has acquired Aker Technologies, a digital agronomy and drone-imagery company based in Effingham, Illinois. The deal expands Intelinair’s drone capabilities and product offerings, enhancing its AGMRI platform and operational capacity to better serve farmers and ag retailers; terms were not disclosed.
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December 21, 2022
- Buyer
- Plant Agricultural Systems
- Target
- MightyVine
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Ft. Lauderdale-based Plant Agricultural Systems has acquired Rochelle, Illinois-based glasshouse tomato grower MightyVine. Plant will integrate MightyVine's 30-acre hydroponic facility into its Active Production Site (APS) program to expand its controlled-environment agriculture footprint and digital/physical infrastructure in the U.S. Midwest.
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September 7, 2022
- Buyer
- SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
- Target
- Kaknes Landscape Supply
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE: SITE) completed the acquisition of Kaknes Landscape Supply, a wholesale distributor of nursery products operating a single location in Naperville, Illinois. The purchase expands SiteOne’s nursery presence in the Chicago market and marks the company’s 13th acquisition in 2022.
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March 22, 2022
- Buyer
- Falfurrias Capital Partners
- Target
- CIH
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has made an investment in CIH, a Chicago-based, technology-enabled provider of agricultural commodity price risk management and education; terms were not disclosed. CIH's existing management team will remain in place and Falfurrias will support expansion of CIH's technology platform and join the company's board to help drive growth.
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- Buyer
- Fast Genetics (AcuFast), STgenetics (STgen)
- Target
- Acuity Ag Solutions
- Seller
- Maschhoff Family Foods (The Maschhoffs)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Fast Genetics, a subsidiary of STgenetics, has acquired Acuity Ag Solutions, the swine genetics business founded by Maschhoff Family Foods (The Maschhoffs). The acquisition is intended to accelerate genetic improvement, expand product offerings and global distribution, and combine complementary infrastructure and R&D capabilities between the businesses.
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January 20, 2022
- Buyer
- Apple Rush Company, Inc.
- Target
- Pursuit Hemp Farms, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Apple Rush Company, Inc. (APRU) announced the acquisition of Illinois-based Pursuit Hemp Farms, LLC to advance its seed-to-sale hemp strategy. Pursuit Hemp Farms is a family-run operation with roughly 1,400 acres of cropland that has been cultivating hemp since 2018; Apple Rush said the purchase will help vertically integrate growing, manufacturing and distribution of hemp-derived products.
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November 15, 2021
- Buyer
- New Mountain Capital
- Target
- Profile Products
- Seller
- Incline Equity Partners
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
New Mountain Capital has closed its acquisition of Profile Products, a Buffalo Grove, Illinois-based developer and manufacturer of engineered horticulture growing media, erosion control products and soil amendments. The deal follows Incline Equity Partners' partnership with Profile since 2018 and positions New Mountain to fund product innovation, capacity expansion and strategic add-on acquisitions to accelerate growth.
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August 12, 2021
- Buyer
- Farmers Edge Inc.
- Target
- CommoditAg
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Farmers Edge Inc. (TSX: FDGE) has agreed to acquire CommoditAg, an online marketplace for agricultural inputs, with CommoditAg operating as a wholly owned subsidiary led by its existing management. The acquisition expands Farmers Edge's e-commerce capabilities and integrates CommoditAg's fulfillment network and supplier relationships into Farmers Edge's connected digital agriculture ecosystem.
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February 25, 2021
- Buyer
- DTN
- Target
- Farm Market iD
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
DTN, a data and analytics company, has acquired Farm Market iD to integrate farm-level intelligence into DTN's portfolio and deliver enhanced data-driven solutions to producers and agribusinesses. The acquisition will allow DTN to leverage Farm Market iD's high-quality, hyper-local farm data to expand capabilities for targeted marketing and decision-grade insights across the agriculture value chain.
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September 26, 2019
- Buyer
- Skyline Global Partners LLC
- Target
- BRM Holdings LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Skyline Global Partners LLC closed a growth equity investment in BRM Holdings LLC, the parent company of Gypsoil and Beneficial Reuse Management, on September 16, 2019. The investment will provide capital and strategic support to expand BRM’s manufacturing and distribution of specialty agricultural and construction products made from reusable industrial by-products; financial terms were not disclosed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What parts of agriculture are most represented in Illinois acquisitions?
The page’s deals cover multiple areas, including commodity risk management, digital agronomy/data analytics, controlled-environment growing (glasshouse/greenhouse and cultivation facilities), genetics, and agricultural inputs marketplaces or products.
Are Illinois acquisitions focused on technology, operations, or both?
Both. Examples include technology/data platform expansion (DTN acquiring Farm Market iD; Intelinair acquiring Aker Technologies) alongside operational or capacity integration (e.g., cultivation and processing via nuEra Cannabis; hydroponic facility integration via Plant Agricultural Systems).
Which recurring buyers show up across these Illinois deals?
Several buyers recur in the listed transactions, including New Mountain Capital, DTN, Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH), nuEra Cannabis, and private equity/partner firms such as Falfurrias Management Partners and Staple Street Capital.
Do these acquisitions include Illinois-based targets only?
The deals shown are specifically located in Illinois, United States in the page facts, with the listed targets tied to Illinois locations (and, in some cases, the buyer or related assets extending beyond Illinois through integration plans).