Investment opportunities still available amid difficult global shrimp landscape

The global shrimp industry has been struggling with downward trade, price, and consumption trends, but there are still plenty of positive supply chain patterns and opportunities to attract crucial investments in the sector, finance experts told the 2024 Global Shrimp Forum (GSF).Speaking at the GSF’s “Finance and Investment Summit,” Rabobank Managing Director of Corporate Finance Reinier Henneman said though the sector’s merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape can be volatile, it’s an industry that has a “fantastic long-term growth trajectory.”Getting an M&A deal over the line in the current market, however, requires companies to come to the table with ambple preparation and effective insights, as well as understanding possible cultural differences, Henneman said. Due to stubbornly low prices amid weak demand for seafood, many companies and leaders have to outline their unique story and articulate it elegantly if they want to grow, he said.“Don't assume that the entire world knows ...