Press release
17th Apr, 2025
Olam Group disposes its remaining 32.4% stake in ARISE P&L
Singapore – On April 14, 2025, Olam Group Limited (“Olam Group” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries “the Group”) had announced, as part of its update on the Re-organisation Plan1, its intention to responsibly divest and monetise the Remaining Olam Group’s assets and businesses over time and progressively distribute the net proceeds to Olam Group shareholders via special dividends.
In line with this updated Re-organisation Plan, Olam Group today announces that it has entered into definitive agreement with Equitane DMCC (“Equitane”) to sell its remaining 32.4% stake in ARISE P&L Limited (ARISE P&L) for a price consideration of US$ 175 million, which represents approximately a 7% premium over the carrying value of the investment in the Company’s books as at 31 December 2024.
Equitane DMCC, previously known as the Africa Transformation and Industrialization Fund, is a long-term investment platform headquartered in Dubai, UAE, dedicated to creating sustainable an
Press release
14th Apr, 2025
Update on Olam Group’s Re-organisation plan
In January 2020, Olam Group Limited (“OGL”, together with its subsidiaries “Olam Group” or “the Group”) had announced the Re-organisation of its diverse business portfolio into three distinct operating groups – ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), Olam Agri and the Remaining Olam Group – to maximise and unlock Olam Group’s underlying shareholder value via potential carve-outs, capital raising options and asset divestments. The separation and carve-outs of the three operating entities was completed in January 2022.
Following the recent announcement of the proposed sale of the remaining 64.57% stake in Olam Agri to Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company (“SALIC”) on February 24, 2025, Olam Group today announces details on the next steps in its Re-organisation plan (“Updated Re-organisation Plan”), to achieve three key objectives:
Right-size the Remaining Olam Group’s capital structure by allocating approximately US$2 billion to de-lever its balance sheet and make i
News
9th Nov, 2023
Olam Agri and Nutrifoods Support Akosombo Flood Victims
Olam Agri, the country’s leading supply chain manager in agri-commodity, and its sister company, Nutrifoods, a top food manufacturer in Ghana, on Friday, presented a consignment of relief items to flood victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
In mid-October, the Volta River Authority (VRA) began spilling water from the Akosombo reservoir to protect the dam from overtopping.
The influx of large volumes of water has raised levels, causing excessive flooding in several low-lying areas along the Volta River, including, but not limited to, Mepe, Battor, Sogakope, Mafi, Adidome, and Ada.
Blog
20th Mar, 2023
Building a Business that Conserves Forests, One Step At a Time
“I have worked in the Congo basin for years, but nothing could have prepared me for the moment when I was just steps away from Buka, who belongs to one of the four groups of habituated silverback gorillas living in the vicinity of our forest concessions in the Congo Basin,” says Vincent Istace, Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability at Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB), an Olam Agri subsidiary.
Personal pictures of Paki Paki taken by Vincent Istace in 2021. © Vincent Istace
“This landscape is ideal for wildlife viewing compared to other natural forests in the area. The forest is more open, making it easier to see and spot gorillas and other wildlife. This feature has made sites such as Mondika one of the world’s most interesting spots for the study of great apes.
It may surprise some to hear that critical gorilla and chimpanzee habitats around the buffer zones of Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, are also where sustainable timber harvesting is practiced.”
Forest
