RETROSPECTIVE 2015 - Investments in AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY which attracted highest attention of eKapija's readers

The eKapija investment team has recently done ananalysis and made a ranking listof investments and investment ideas thatattracted the most attention ofeKapija users in 2015. The results are veryinteresting, some are expected, but there is a plenty of surprises, which iswhy we have decided to share this information with you.

We are presenting you the most interesting projects in AGRICULTURE ANDFOOD INDUSTRY.

The first-ranked is the news of the Agricultural combine PIKBecej which in May, after years of bankruptcy, announced bankrupt. Seven buyers from Denmark, Hungary, Russia and Serbia wereinterested in the beginning , and estimated company value was EUR 85m while initial price totaled 50% of the value.

Athe auction held December 17, 2015 only two bidders appeared - MK Group,owned by Miodrag Kostić and Industrijamesa Matijević owned by Petra Matijevic. MK Group with anoffer of EUR 45,5 m was more successful and exceeded competition and thus becamea new owner of the Agricultural combine (PIK) Becej.

The second-ranked is the biggestprivate meat producer in Europe, German Tonnies which in early 2015 announced its arrivaland company setup in Serbia as well as large investments in pig farms,cattle food production departments and later in meat processing plant in linewith Tonnies’ standards for domestic, regional and world markets.

The Government of Serbiasigned a Memorandum of understanding with German company on April 27, 2015.

The third-ranked is Industrija mesa "Matijević" since in February 2015 signed with German BANSS agreement ondelivery and installation line for pigs slaugther with the capacity of 300 pieces per hour.

Italian Ferrero acquired through its company from Belgrade, Agriser property of Aleksa Šantić" for EUR 7,95 m, which secured this investment the fourth place.

A great attention of eKapija's readers was attracted by the fifth-ranked London investment fund Mid Europa Partners, owner of Imlek, Bambi and Knjaz Milos, which in Aprilannounced investment of EUR 100 m in the next three to five years.

The sixth-ranked is the news that MK Group and IM Matijevic are planning to join theircapital, knowledge and experience and set up of consortium as interested buyersin for PKB AD Padinska Skela,but Petar Matijevic neglected he wants to buy PKB.

The seventh-ranked isSwiss Kelvins Potato which announced opening of a modernplant for processing potato in Titel.

The eight ranked is Novi-Sad-based Neoplanta" which announces investments of EUR 30m in the construction of the most modrn system for waste waters treatment aswell as a new farm , with 150.000 cattle per year whose constructionshould start in 2016 and which should be finished in late 2017. The ninth-ranked is Delta Holding" with its announced investment ofEUR 33 m in Delta Agrar, i.e.primary production and its companies FloridaBel, Danubius and Yuhor.

Top 10 comprises also Aleksandrija Fruska gora which in October announcedthe start of operations for its first gluten-free food in Serbia in its newproduction department in Curug.
Our list comprises also the announcement of the Chinese interested ininvesting EUR 50-60 m in Kragujevac-based slaughter, then construction of threeproduction halls Cokolend in Paracin, where 70 people more should be hired as well asRussian Kraun Group which signed inZrenjanin contract on purchase of land in industrial zone and planning to pour EUR 8 m in food industry.

Aquawell Group AG poured EUR 10 m in "Saint John`s" water plant inKosjeric, and the interestwas also attracted with the announcement that by the end of 2015 Cacak will see, within chips plant ,Chips way see the opening of plant for production fo confectionary productsi.e. chocolates, cookies, sticks and other powder products. . A well-read news also was about a leading Indonesian producer of mushrooms, Etira, throughits Serbian company, Delta Danube whichrented app. 7 ha of land in Kovin industrial zone, which will startprocess of construction and opening of aplant in an investment totaling app. EUR 9 m and hiring of 350 employees.

German fish producer PTC Germany is planning to relocate production of fishfrom China and Vietnam in Serbia ,so it signed in October with the Government of Serbia and the City of Smederevoin October Memorandum of understanding. Once again, Delta listed with its plan to pour EUR 50 m indevelopment of fruit and vegetabels growing in the south of Serbia andplants plantations at app. 1.000 ha. News on Fruvita, one of leading domestic producers in segment ofnon-carbonated drinks, presented departments for processing of juices,with KHS production line which provides the highest product quality without additives.

Take a look at the complete list of investments in the category of AGRICULTURE and FOOD INDUSTRY and see to what extent it matches your own thoughts, appraisals and estimates.

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PIK-Bečej doo Bečej

Almex doo Pančevo

Vlada Republike Srbije

MK Group d.o.o. Beograd

Novosadski sajam a.d. Novi Sad

IM Matijević d.o.o. Novi Sad

Privredna komora Srbije

AHK Srbija

Tonnies Nemačka

Republička direkcija za robne rezerve

Ministarstvo privrede Republike Srbije

Agriserbia doo Aleksa Šantić

Akcionarsko društvo Aleksa Šantić

Agencija za privatizaciju Republike Srbije Beograd prestala sa radom 29.01.2016.

FERRERO Italy

Moji brendovi d.o.o. Beograd

Imlek a.d. Padinska Skela

KONCERN Bambi Požarevac

Knjaz Miloš a.d. Aranđelovac

Udruženje poljoprivrede i prehrambene industrije PKB Beogra

Opština Titel

Neoplanta doo Novi Sad

Kelvins Potato Titel

Nelt Co d.o.o Beograd

Delta Holding d.o.o. Beograd

Delta Agrar d.o.o. Beograd

The Fun and Fit Company doo

Aleksandrija Fruška Gora d.o.o. Beograd

Poljoprivredni fakultet Beograd

Centar za ispitivanje namirnica d.o.o. Beograd

Grad Kragujevac

Čokolend a.d. Paraćin

Grad Zrenjanin

Gomex d.o.o. Zrenjanin

EKOMETAL-Komerc d.o.o. Zrenjanin

Aquawell Production d.o.o. Novi Sad

Opština Kosjerić

Chips Way d.o.o. Čačak

Delta Danube d.o.o. Kovin

Opština Kovin

Ambasada Indonezije Beograd

Grad Smederevo

Grad Leskovac

Grad Vranje

Fruvita d.o.o. Beograd

Halo Oglasi d.o.o. Beograd

Poljoprivreda ad Bečej u stečaju

Almex Pančevo

MK Group Beograd

Novosadski sajam Novi Sad

IM Matijević Novi Sad

PKS

DSW

Tonnies Nemačka

AGRISER Beograd Stari Grad

FERRERO Italy

Moji brendovi Beograd

Imlek ad Beograd

KONCERN Bambi Požarevac

Knjaz Miloš Aranđelovac

Centar za ispitivanje namirnica Beograd

Čokolend ad Paraćin

Gomex Zrenjanin

EKOMETAL Komerc Zrenjanin

Audiotel V Galovići

Chips Way

Delta Danube Kovin

Ambasada Indonezije Beograd

Fruvita

Halo Oglasi Beograd

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čips

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