ARTEMIS AGRICULTURAL F INANCE
CORPORATE FINANCE • MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS • ASSET MANAGEMENT
FOR AGRICULTURE , AGRIBUSINESS AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY
2016
The ARTEMIS Group which is active in the market since 2001 is aninternational financing and M&A consulting boutique and investmentmanager of real assets. One focus is on the agricultural and renewableenergy sectors. In these areas, the ARTEMIS Group is also active as analternative asset manager.Through our asset management services, we support institutionalinvestors in the analysis, evaluation and monitoring of investment targetsin the agriculture and renewable energy sectors.
2001/2002 Formation of ARTEMIS Group in Munich
2003/2004 Commencement of agricultural consulting activitiesand initial operations in Russia
2004 Expansion of advisory services for ministries, Russianoblast administrations and international agriculturaland agribusiness companies
2006 Formation of ARTEMIS Capital Partners AG in Zurichand steady expansion of corporate finance, M&A andasset management activities
2008 Steady expansion of agricultural consulting activities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Russia; participationin numerous delegation visits and advising well-knowninvestment management companies
2010 Integration of the structured finance team and furtherexpansion of all asset management and investmentadvisory activities
2011 Launch of the real asset management unit for the planning and implementation of real asset investments
2013 Officially licensed at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
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About ARTEMIS
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Finance & Investment
Cooperation with Investment Banks, Corporate Finance and M&A Advisors in the major markets.
Agriculture / Renewable Energies
Cooperations with established operational partners, Investment Advisors, Administrations and well-known international companies.
Overview of key facts:
Formation: 2001
Office: Munich
Managing Partners: 3
Core team: 10 Professionals
Services:
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Asset Management
ARTEMIS global network
Facts and services
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Our services – Financing
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ARTEMIS: Expertise in funding
In order to develop a strategy which is appropriate for the company's specific situation, ARTEMIS uses a multi-stage approach:
Initiation, planning and attaining financing readiness
Designing a sustainable financing structure
Funding of the selected financing structure
As part of this approach, ARTEMIS provides the following:
Cash flow-oriented analysis of the current situation
Examination of capital market viability
Development of the concept and a sustainable financing structure
Preparation of financing documents
Identification, selection and contacting of capital providers
Negotiations and deal closing
Monitoring and ongoing support
Capital market transactions
Corporate financing for young companies
Financial restructuring
Structured financing
Equity
Bonds & borrower's notes
Private equity family offices
Credit and leasing
Factoring & working capital finance
Relationships with leading issuers (2014 placement volume: > EUR 500 million)
Relationships with issuers (2014 placement volume: > EUR 750 million)
Established network of over 200 PE and investment companies
(AuM > EUR 100 billion)
Longstanding relationship with institutions specializing in credit and leasing
Relationships with market leaders in working capital finance and specific factoring solutions
In any financing transactions, companies have a large number of financing instruments and sources to choosefrom, as well as different forms of capital. As a result, even corporate finance departments have a difficult timemaintaining the overview.
ARTEMIS corporate finance has the overview!
The support ARTEMIS provides to you is delivered by staff with long-standing market experience and boastingexcellent contacts. We will make the selections best suited to you, and we combine instruments efficiently. Asyour ever-present partner, the ARTEMIS Group not only delivers the right financing concept, we will also activelyassist you in the selection of investors and in the realisation of financing.
Our apporach for corporate finance
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Our services – Mergers & Acquisitions
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ARTEMIS: Expertise in transaction processes
Industry expertise
Transaction experience
Structured process
Project management
Negotiating skill
ARTEMIS has been operating in the industry for more than 10 years and also has a team of
industry-specific experts.
ARTEMIS has worked on several transactions since 2001 and its employees have experience
with the M&A process.
ARTEMIS follows a clearly structured and proven transaction process; time- and cost-
efficient.
ARTEMIS is the point of intersection between the company, external consultants and the
target company/investors.
ARTEMIS proactively manages the transaction process and has what it takes to get things
done.
In view of the increasing internationalization of markets and the associated globalization of supply and demandmarkets, the subject of mergers and acquisitions is becoming increasingly important, not just for majorconglomerates, but also for small and mid-sized businesses as well.
Corporate transactions are generally complex with time also being a critical factor. The factors for success includesound preparation, a profit-focussed transaction strategy, discretion and an experienced team by your side tocarefully steer the process and that possesses the requisite level of assertiveness. ARTEMIS M&A remains yourever-present partner during this challenging process.
Our services in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions:
Evaluation of the company
Purchase / sale of enterprises and assets
Support with due diligence
Services in the role of "outsourced M&A" department
Our approach for mergers and acquisitions
In order to develop a strategy which is appropriate for the company's specific situation, ARTEMIS uses a multi-stage approach:
Analysis/research, strategy and feasibility
Selection, making contact, LOI
Valuation, negotiation, due diligence
Signing and closing
As part of this approach, ARTEMIS provides the following:
Business modeling and scenario analysis
Long list/short list of targets or investors
Development of a concept and a sustainable financing structure
Preparation of the transaction documents
Identification, selection and making contact
Preparation of the valuation
Management of the due diligence process
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According to the requirements of investors and asset managers ARTEMIS support in various areas:
Investment Advisory
Investment Controlling
Outsourcing
As an independent asset manager in Agriculture and Renewable Energy ARTEMIS offers various solutions:
Design of individual investment structures
Management of Ag and RE Fund
Investment opportunities in agricultural and RE
Industry expertise
Project experience
Systematic process
Agriculture assetmanagement
RE assetmanagement
ARTEMIS is active for different types of investors and asset managers for more than 10
years.
ARTEMIS and its partners have successfully carried out projects with different priorities in
recent years.
ARTEMIS followed in the implementation of projects and investment structure a clear and
systematic process
ARTEMIS combines financial and agricultural know-how with specific country expertise under
a single roof.
ARTEMIS has an internetional network of political decision-makers, operators and
industry experts.
The crisis in the financial market and wider-ranging regulations has seen investors and asset managers confrontedwith a variety of challenges in recent years. There is a move evident among many investors to realign theirportfolios. Real assets have an increasingly important role to play.
As a trusted advisor, ARTEMIS advises institutional investors, family offices and asset managers and, as an independent asset manager, it offers investment opportunities right across the agriculture value chain as well as in the area of renewable energies.
Our asset management services:
ARTEMIS: Expertise in asset management Our approach for asset management
Independent investment advisory
Agriculture asset management
Investment controlling
Renewable asset management
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Experienced ARTEMIS agricultural expert team
International network with financing partners, agriculturalcompanies, political decision makers and renowned associations
Years of experience within the industry in agricultural transactionsand projects and agri-business
Access to projects and transactions worldwide
Network of on-site contact partners and market participants
Analysis of current market developments and industry trends
Systematic processes for projects, financing and transactions
Sustainable investor network for agricultural investments as well asthe management of agricultural investments / agriculture AIF
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The ARTEMIS Group has been active in the field of agriculture since 2003.Our industry focus is not just on food production, but also on upstreamand downstream points within the agricultural value chain of the foodindustry.
From the very beginning, the ARTEMIS Group has not only been aimed atprojects within Germany, but has always taken an internationallyorientated approach. Aside from Central Europe, we are also active inthe Russian Federation, Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Romaniaand former Yugoslavia. The ARTEMIS Group boasts renowned businesspartners and contacts in these countries.
With its determined team of agricultural experts, the ARTEMIS Groupcan continually keep up with market changes. The ARTEMIS Group alsoanalyses effects of the newest trends and regulatory changes oncompanies’ strategic focus in relation to company financing and M&Aactions.
Agricultural Industry Focus – Food Industry
Managing Partner
17+ years of experience in consulting, auditing and corporate finance
Due diligence
Financial modelling
Financing of young companies
Investor network
Management of renewable energy projects
Transactions (M&A)
Sectors: automation, cleantech, food & beverage, machinery and equipment manufacturing, other production, renewable energy, service provider, software, telecommunications among others
Former roles: Senior Manager KPMG (Audit, Business Development, Financial Advisory)
Senior Advisor
3+ years of experience in consulting, corporate finance and real asset management
Financial due diligence
Investor targeting
Management of renewable energy projects
Support of institutional investors
Transactions (M&A)
Sectors: agribusiness, cleantech, fintech, renewable energies, service providers, Software-as-a-Service, trade among others
Former roles: Graduate of the University of St. Gallen (M.A. HSG) and the Université Laval (QC, CAN)
Managing Partner
17+ years of experience in consulting, auditing and corporate finance
Cross-border projects
Management of agricultural projects
Project financing
Structured finance
Support of institutional investors
Sectors: agriculture, agribusiness, automation, banking & insurance, dairy, energy, food & beverage, production, trade among others
Former roles: Senior Advisor Finance & Risk, Debt Advisor, Senior Auditor (KPMG)
Managing Partner
17+ years of experience in consulting, auditing and corporate finance
Assisting capital market enterprises
Due diligence
Financial modelling
Project financing
Structured finance
Sectors: agriculture, agribusiness, banking & insurance, energy, production, trade among others
Former roles: Senior Manager KPMG (Audit, Business Development, Corporate Finance & Transaction Services)
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Stephan Groß
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Torsten Adam
Carsten Wick
Christoph Lanninger
ARTEMIS Group | Seidlstr. 18 | 80335 Munich| GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-0 | Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-10 | www.artemis-group.comManaging Partners and responsible for content: Dipl.-Volksw. Torsten Adam, Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Wick und Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan GroßDistrict Court Munich – HRB 141091 | HRB 153476 | FFSA registration ID 135782
ARTEMIS agricultural expert, Assistant Ministerial Secretary (retd.)
40+ years of experience in international projects and governmental activities at state, federal and EU level
Expansion of networks and educational institutions
Management of agricultural projects
Projects renewable energies
Selection and evaluation of projects
Sectors: agribusiness, renewable energies, services among others
Former roles: Assistant Ministerial Secretary Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, and the EU Commission, winner of the “Ernst-Pelz-Preis” (2012), founding CEO of C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.
ARTEMIS agricultural expert, President of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
30+ years of experience in management and in consulting universities in the agriculture sector
Expansion of networks and educational institutions
Management of agricultural projects
Realignment of agricultural education
Sectors: agriculture and agribusiness, beverage industry, food industry among others
Former roles: Professor at Harvard University (Boston, USA), Senior Manager in Application Consulting and Training at Digital Equipment (DEC), co-founder of ausecus GmbH and Archytas Automation GmbH (now Zeta Automation)
ARTEMIS agricultural expert, Professor em. at theTechnical University Munich (TUM)
40+ years of experience in international projects, agricultural research and the management of agricultural operations
Evaluation of investment proposals
Management of agricultural enterprises
Project development
Steering international agricultural projects
Sectors: Agriculture and agribusiness, renewable energies among others
Former roles: Full professor i.R. for vegetable cultivation, Regional Director Asia & Africa Del Monte Inc., Director Food Projects RJR Nabisco China Ltd.
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Dr. Isabel Fischer
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Dr. Theodor Weber
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Schnitzler
Prof. Dr. Hermann Heiler
ARTEMIS Group | Seidlstr. 18 | 80335 Munich| GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-0 | Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-10 | www.artemis-group.comManaging Partners and responsible for content: Dipl.-Volksw. Torsten Adam, Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Wick und Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan GroßDistrict Court Munich – HRB 141091 | HRB 153476 | FFSA registration ID 135782
ARTEMIS agricultural expert, Senior Advisor
15+ years of experience in research and executionof agricultural projects
Business modeling
Management of agricultural projects
International aid
Evaluating investment projects
Agricultural research
Sectors: Agribusiness and agriculture among others
Former roles: Doctoral candidate at the University of Hohenheim, co-project manager for an international agricultural project
Executive Assistant
5+ years of experience in assistance and office administration
Administration
Background Research
Event management
Sales & Marketing
Team Assistant
Sectors: tourism, venture capital, start-up companies
Former roles: Graduate of the Institute of Languages and Interpreters (SDI), Travel Management Assistant (BigXtra Touristik), Personal Assistant (BigXtra Touristik), Team Assistant (Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co. KG), Team Assistant (btl creative GmbH)
Advisor
3+ years of experience in consulting, corporate finance and sales
Financial engineering
Financial due diligence
Funding
Institutional Sales
Market Research
Project structuring
Sectors: agriculture, agribusiness, food & beverage, plant construction, renewable energies among others
Former roles: Graduate of the University of Augsburg (Bachelor of Science)
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Florian Zint
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ARTEMIS Group | Seidlstr. 18 | 80335 Munich| GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-0 | Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-10 | www.artemis-group.comManaging Partners and responsible for content: Dipl.-Volksw. Torsten Adam, Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Wick und Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan GroßDistrict Court Munich – HRB 141091 | HRB 153476 | FFSA registration ID 135782
Christiane Taube
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Agriculture Investment Fund/AIF
Exclusive AIFM for Investment Structuring
Transaction Volume approx. 35 Mio. EUR
International
Brewery
Exclusive Advisor Financial Restructuring
Transaction Volume approx. 125 Mio. EUR
Producer
Tropical Fruits
Exclusive Advisor Equity Investment
Transaction Volume approx. 5 Mio. EUR
International
Agriculture Cooperation
Exclusive Buy Side AdvisorAcquisition Food Processing
Transaction Volume non disclosure
International
Agriculture Project
Exclusive Advisor Financial Structuring
Transaction Volume approx. 250 Mio. EUR
Specialized
Orchard Operator
Exclusive Sell Side AdvisorStrategic Investor
Transaction Volume approx. 25 Mio. EUR
International
Agriculture Cooperation
Exclusive Advisor Financial Restructuring
Transaction Volume approx. 100 Mio. EUR
International
Agribusiness Dealer
Exclusive Advisor Equity Investment
Transaction Volume approx. 30 Mio. EUR
ARTEMIS Group | Seidlstr. 18 | 80335 Munich| GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-0 | Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 74 50 17-10 | www.artemis-group.comManaging Partners and responsible for content: Dipl.-Volksw. Torsten Adam, Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Wick und Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan GroßDistrict Court Munich – HRB 141091 | HRB 153476 | FFSA registration ID 135782
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Munich office
Torsten Adam
Seidlstraße 18D-80335 Munich
Phone: +49 (0)89 74 50 17 – 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 74 50 17 – 10
Email: [email protected]: www.artemis-group.com
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