Food & Agriculture Investment Banking Services | Stephens

Who We Are

What We Do

We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.

About Us

We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.

The Stephens Story

The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.

Leadership

Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.

Impact Initiatives

We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Our Brand Ambassadors

Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.

Making Connections

We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.

Consumer

Food & Agribusiness

Our food, beverage, and agribusiness investment banking team provides M&A and Capital Markets advice to clients throughout the Food & Agribusiness industry. Subsector focus includes branded and private label packaged foods, snacking, produce, beverages, meat and protein, ingredients, grain, agribusiness, and more.

Our senior bankers deliver full service agribusiness investment banking capabilities and have strong relationships with the key strategic consolidators, private equity firms and family offices active in Food & Agribusiness. We maintain strong activity with middle market clients and also have worked with some of the largest global companies in the sector.

Featured Food & Agribusiness Transactions

  • M&A Advisory

    Has Been Acquired By An Undisclosed Buyer

    M&A Advisory

    Morning Fresh Farms

    Financial Advisor

    Consumer

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    12/28/2023

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Been Acquired By

    M&A Advisory

    Freshcut Foods

    Advisor

    Consumer

    Financial Sponsors

    Not Disclosed

    06/16/2023

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Merged With

    $1.086 Billion

    M&A Advisory

    Riverview Acquisition Corp.

    Financial and Capital Markets Advisor

    Food & Agribusiness

    Public Companies

    $1.086 Billion

    04/04/2022

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  • M&A Advisory

    Has Acquired

    M&A Advisory

    Perwyn

    Buy-Side Adviser

    Food & Agribusiness

    Private Companies

    Not Disclosed

    11/26/2021

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Senior Food & Agribusiness Bankers