On July 25, Marel announced that the company had entered into an agreement to acquire the German food processing equipment manufacturer MAJA. Anti-trust authorities have approved the acquisition and closing conditions have been satisfied. The transaction was finalized on August 14.

Tyson Foods, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its pizza crust business to an affiliate of private equity firm Peak Rock Capital, the company announced Aug. 9. Terms were not disclosed; however, the two companies hope to complete the deal in September.

A consortium led by SOKOTRA Capital Ltd., a Dubai-based private investment company specializing in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors, has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of L’Aquaculture Tunisienne (AT), one of the oldest and most established companies in the aquaculture sector in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

Zoetis Inc. reported on Aug. 2 its financial results for the second quarter of 2018 and updated its guidance for full year 2018.

Neogen Corporation announced Aug. 1 that it has acquired Clarus Labs, Inc. The acquisition provides Neogen products, and greater access to the $400 million global water microbiology testing market.

BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from Bayer. The transaction is a strategic complement to BASF’s crop protection, biotech and digital farming activities and marks its entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides and nematicide seed treatments.

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN has acquired substantially all assets of Agren Inc., an Iowa-based software company whose soil health and conservation planning software is already helping Land O’Lakes lead the way on innovative conservation stewardship.