Show Highlights:

• Is M&A a strategic lever or a standalone strategy? [04:09]

• Motivations and processes in sell-side vs. buy-side M&A. [07:35]

• Key data a pre-deal internal evaluation should find. [12:10]

• Assessing feasibility and financing capacity before a deal. [13:10]

• Verdant Partners' role in mid-sized agribusiness M&A. [17:21]

• Cash vs. equity deals in co-op and corporation scenarios. [24:05]

• The complexity of merging co-ops and member benefits. [27:55]

• Why does early data-backed storytelling matter in M&A? [30:59]

• How M&A partners provide objectivity and stress-testing. [33:48]

• Overview of Verdant Partners and their industry impact. [35:45]

Connect with Marijn Hendrickx on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marijnhendrickx/.

Explore Verdant Partners at https://www.verdantpartners.com/.

Link to "Ep25: Future-Proofing your Agribusiness with Garrett Stoerger of Verdant Partners": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep25-future-proofing-your-agribusiness-with-garrett/id1674259917?i=1000626158549

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• USDA data on the generational shift in agriculture. [03:09]
• Consolidation trends and stats proving uneven impacts. [06:28]
• Check out this ag podcast by Damian Mason. [07:59]
• Brand loyalty vs. next-gen farmers' ROI-driven choices. [14:24]
• The surprising demographic truth on ag's fastest tech adoption. [15:34]
• New-gen purchasing, family time, and co-op priorities. [18:32]
• Why leadership pipelines could secure farming's future. [25:56]
• The value of digitizing all things co-op now. [27:33]
• Patronage/equity ideas to retain capital-constrained younger members. [29:19]
• Can co-ops become transition planning hubs? [30:46]
• Be the next generation's go-to for precision ag and data. [32:33]

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

Show Highlights:

• What an operationalized finance capability means in ag. [05:00]
• Understanding accounting vs. FP&A, and building talent. [08:42]
• Pricing and working capital strategy in the real world. [14:33]
• Decision-making benefits of an effective finance function. [21:13]
• Centralization of finance and its impact on local players. [27:08]
• What are the risks and gaps in CFO hiring models today? [35:43]
• AmpliFi's "finance-as-a-service" CFO alternative solution. [40:10]
• How AmpliFi became an agribusiness specialist. [45:03]
• The power of operational finance readiness in M&A. [49:42]

Contact Kevin Griffith on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingriffith14/.

To explore AmpliFi, go to https://amplificap.com/.

If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.