Agri Invest A/S

What Agri Invest A/S does

Agri Invest A/S is a Danish private investment company, registered as an A/S (aktieselskab) and headquartered in Aalborg SV, Denmark at Hobrovej 437, DK-9200. Founded in 2005 and operating through its Romanian subsidiary SC Agri Consortium SRL, the company acquires, develops, and operates approximately 13,500 hectares of farmland in Romania, distributed across four production sites: Oravita, Videle, Amaru, and Vanatorii (Sarmit). The stated strategy is to acquire Romanian farmland at prices structurally below Western European comparables and to generate returns through a combination of annual crop production revenues, recurring dividends, and long-term land value appreciation.

Operations are diversified across seven crop categories: winter barley, wheat, oats, rapeseed, sunflowers, soy, and corn. The asset base includes 10,500 hectares of owned land, with additional rented capacity bringing the operated total to ~13,500 hectares, supplemented by modern agricultural machinery, on-site grain storage (including 4,500 tons of silobag wheat capacity established in autumn 2025), and dedicated maintenance infrastructure (a spare-parts warehouse and upgraded workshop in Oravita added in winter 2025). The company is run with a deliberately lean headcount of 1-10 personnel under CEO Preben Hansen and Chairman Jørgen Stougaard, using a decentralized model of key Danish personnel supported by Romanian on-site management.

The business model produces shareholder returns from two sources: (1) operational cash flow from crop sales into European commodity markets, which yielded a 2025 net profit after tax of DKK 19.6 million, and (2) capital appreciation of the underlying Romanian land portfolio, reflected in equity growth from approximately DKK 488 million to DKK 650 million over the past five years. The company has distributed DKK 53 million in dividends over five years (DKK 9.5 million for fiscal 2025) and operates with DKK 50,000 nominal-value shares traded directly between buyers and sellers, with stated intent to pursue an eventual public listing to broaden share tradability.

Name

Agri Invest A/S

Legal name

Agri Invest A/S

Website

https://agriinvest.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agri Invest A/S is a Danish private investment company that acquires, develops, and operates approximately 13,500 hectares of Romanian farmland, generating returns for shareholders through crop production revenues, annual dividends, and long-term land value appreciation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farmland Investment Management

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Resources — Farmland & Agriculture (FSAAAKAI)

Keywords

• Farmland investment
• Agricultural land acquisition
• Crop production
• Farmland portfolio management
• Agricultural real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Nørresundby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Operations Revenue: Revenue generated from crop production (winter barley, wheat, oats, rapeseed, sunflowers, soy, corn) across approximately 13,500 hectares in Romania. The company invests in farmland at prices below comparable European land, optimizes operations, and plans to subsequently sell properties. The core model combines operational crop revenue with land appreciation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agri Invest A/S is a Danish investment company that acquires, develops, and operates farmland in Romania at prices below comparable European land values. The company cultivates winter barley, wheat, oats, rapeseed, sunflowers, soybeans, and corn across approximately 13,500 hectares and sells privately-held shares to investors who benefit from land appreciation and annual dividends.

Product overview

Agri Invest A/S is a Danish agricultural investment company focused on acquiring, developing, and optimizing farmland in Romania. The company operates through its core products: Agricultural Land Investment (acquiring properties with cultivation potential), Crop Production Services (cultivating wheat, barley, oats, rapeseed, sunflowers, soybeans, and corn across 10,500 hectares), and Agricultural Portfolio Management. Additional supporting services include Silobag Storage for temporary grain preservation. The company strategically acquires land below European market prices, optimizes operations, and seeks eventual public listing to enhance share tradability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Land Investment Investment offering providing exposure to Romanian farmland ownership at prices below comparable European land; investors benefit from land appreciation and capital gains when properties are subsequently sold.
• Crop Production Services Large-scale cultivation of winter barley, wheat, oats, rapeseed, sunflowers, soybeans, and corn across owned Romanian farmland; supports operational revenue for investors and provides professional management of agricultural land.
• Share Purchase Program Privately traded company shares (nominal value DKK 50,000) offered to investors at negotiated prices between buyers and sellers; share transfers coordinated by the company secretary.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equity grew from DKK 488 million to DKK 650 million over approximately 5 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SC Agri Consortium SRLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian operating subsidiary of Agri Invest A/S, responsible for on-ground agricultural operations in Romania. Trade Register No: J23/3595/11.12.2014, VAT No: RO 21072662. Located at Str. Tineretului nr. 6, Bl. S1, SC. 2, Et. 1, Ap. 8, Cam. 1, Sat. Dudu, Chiajna, Ilfov, Romania. This entity is the main operational vehicle for the company's Romanian farm portfolio.
• Steen Hjemsted Pedersen (Operations Director)coreOthersOperations Director responsible for the Romanian farm sites (Oravita, Videle, Amaru and Vanatorii). Contact: Tel. +40 729100462, [email protected]. Primary on-the-ground operational contact for all four properties.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Adecoagro S.A. Latin American (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) integrated farmland operator producing grains, oilseeds, rice, sugarcane, dairy, and other commodities. Highly comparable model of large-scale owned land combined with active operational farming and sale of harvested crops.
• SLC Agrícola: One of Brazil's largest agricultural landowners and operators, producing cotton, soybeans, corn, and other grains across owned and leased land. Comparable in combining large-scale land ownership with diversified crop production and operational optimization.
• Gladstone Land Corporation: US-listed farmland REIT focused on owning and leasing farmland for crop production. Comparable capital-markets access and farmland-investment thesis, although its portfolio is US-centric and weighted toward permanent crops rather than grains and oilseeds.
• Farmland Partners Inc. US-listed farmland REIT that acquires and operates high-quality farmland, primarily through purchase-and-lease arrangements. Comparable investment-vehicle structure providing investors exposure to farmland returns, though it is primarily a lessor/operator in North America rather than a direct crop producer.
• Cresud S.A.C.I.F.yA. Argentine agricultural company that acquires, develops, and operates farmland, with diversified crop and livestock production across South America. Directly comparable investment-thesis model of farmland acquisition, operational improvement, and partial monetization via disposals.
• First Farms A/S: Danish-listed agricultural investment company operating farmland in Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Hungary. Structurally the closest peer to Agri Invest, with the additional link that First Farms' COO (Søren Bredvig) sits on Agri Invest's board.

Regional players

• Australian Agricultural Company Limited: Australia's largest integrated cattle and agricultural land operator, owning and managing very large pastoral properties. Comparable in scale of land ownership and operational management of agricultural assets, though primarily cattle-focused and Australian.
• Kernel Holding S.A. Ukraine's largest grain exporter and one of the largest farmland operators in the Black Sea region. Directly comparable grain-and-oilseed production profile and Black Sea logistics exposure, though it operates in Ukraine rather than Romania.
• MHP SE: Ukrainian vertically integrated poultry and grain producer operating significant arable farmland. Comparable scale of large-scale grain production and crop-cycle exposure, but with a different end-market focus (poultry) and Ukrainian rather than Romanian geography.

Others

• GrainCorp Limited: Australian grain handling, storage, and processing business with end-to-end exposure to grain marketing. Comparable commodity and grain-storage exposure (including the silobag-style inventory model), though GrainCorp is primarily a trader/processor rather than a landowner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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