Private equity firm
Acorn Agri & Food (Pty) Ltd
Acorn Agri & Food (Pty) Ltd is a Stellenbosch/Somerset West-headquartered private equity investment vehicle, agribusiness holding platform, and general partner founded in 2014 following the strategic amalgamation of Acorn Agri (Pty) Ltd and Overberg Agri Ltd. The general partner's core investment strategy centres on acquiring growth equity and buyout positions in mid-market operational platforms across the entire food and agricultural value chain to enhance long-term food security in Southern Africa. Acorn Agri & Food targets portfolio enterprises operating across agricultural inputs and retail services, fresh fruit production and packing, food processing, health foods, green energy, logistics, and lime mining.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- ConsumerManufacturing and industrialsAgriculture and foodMining and natural resourcesFinancial services
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthBuyout
- Instruments
- Equity
- Regions
- Southern Africa
- African markets named in public materials
- South Africa
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026