About Blue Road

Blue Road Management

Blue Road Management, L.P. (“Blue Road”) is an independent investment firm focused on acquiring food and agribusiness companies. Blue Road’s partners have an extensive track record of over 75 combined years investing in private equity, food and agribusiness companies, and have raised and invested over $2.5 billion of equity. Led by John Duryea, the partners at Blue Road have worked together for over 15 years.

Primary Investment Sectors

  • Agricultural commodity-oriented companies

  • Agriculture inputs

  • Food and agricultural commodity merchandising

  • Food and agricultural equipment and machinery

  • Food and beverage companies

  • Food processing and packing

  • Food safety and regulation

  • Horticulture

  • Infrastructure

  • Ingredients

  • Logistics and storage

  • Nutrition (animal and human)

  • Production (e.g. produce, protein)

  • Seafood and aquaculture

Investment Criteria

  • Sector: Agriculture and food supply chain companies

  • Ownership: Control or influential minority positions

  • Geography: Global, with focus on the Americas

  • Equity investment per transaction: $75 million or greater

Deal Types

  • Acquisitions of private companies

  • Corporate carve-outs

  • Divestitures

  • Family transitions

  • Take-privates

  • Turn-arounds

  • Roll-up platforms & add-on acquisitions