Viserion Oilseed Processing, LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of Viserion International Holdco, LLC announced that its Elian Barcelona S.L. (Elian Barcelona) subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire the Soya Crush Plant, a soybean crushing facility located in Barcelona, Spain, from Cargill Inc. Viserion International and its subsidiaries are backed by a fund managed by Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. (Pinnacle), a New York-based alternative asset management firm focused on global commodities markets.

The soybean crushing facility being acquired by Elian Barcelona, located at Moll Álvarez de la Campa in Barcelona, is a key infrastructural element of a supply chain serving the Catalan, Spanish and European feed and food ingredient sectors. Elian Barcelona intends to expand the plant’s capabilities to produce a wider range of sustainable food and specialty feed ingredients through concentration and textured protein. All current employees at the facility are expected to remain in their positions, and Elian Barcelona plans to increase the plant’s headcount as it increases the plant’s production activities.

“We are proud to acquire and advance this important Catalan processing plant as we build a more resilient food system across Europe,” says Andres Martin, founder and general manager of Elian Barcelona. “Sustainability is our core foundational value, and we believe that this strategic asset—coupled with Viserion’s scale, resources, and expertise—will allow us to better align our services with consumers and food system trends, enhance European food security, and resist supply chain disruptions. We are grateful to Catalonia’s public institutions, including Generalitat de Catalunya and Acció, for their support, and we look forward to innovating healthier and more reliable ingredient solutions through this plant for a more sustainable world.”

The transaction is expected to be completed in first quarter 2024, subject to regulatory approval from the Barcelona Port Authority.