New
Acquisition Brings Exxe Group
Extensive Agricultural Capabilities, Next-Gen Technology and
Revenue Growth
Exxe
Group Adding Next-Gen Technologies, New Facilities to Drive New
Revenue Growth
NEW YORK, NY --
October 11, 2019 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- Exxe Group,
Inc. (OTC
PINK:
AXXA), a diversified company
focused on synergistic acquisitions in real estate, sustainable
technology, media, financial services, and agribusiness, today
announced that it has acquired PORTLANI PROCESSING ("PORTLANI"), a
highly regarded, Europe-based agricultural processing and
an
industrial warehousing
company.
Portlani specializes in the processing, testing, and storing of a
diverse array of agricultural products including various grains and
hemp. This
transaction represents the third of four related deals that will
enable Exxe Group to establish a substantial end-to-end global
footprint in the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar agribusiness
marketplace.
Target Overview, Third Agribusiness Acquisition:
Transaction Details: PORTLANI
was acquired through a combination of private equity funding,
assumption of debt, and privately structured capital investments.
Exxe Group acquired controlling interest representing a total of
approximately $11 million in assets and we
preliminarily project $6M+ revenue for 2020. Upon
closing, Portlani will join the Exxe Group Agribusiness
division.
PORTLANI is an agricultural
processing company that enables farmers and agricultural merchants
to store meaningfully higher crop volumes and reduce post-harvest
losses caused by inadequate storage and outdated laboratory
technology. The company boasts extensive logistics facilities,
including newly constructed spacious climate-controlled warehouses,
loading/off-loading stations with the capacity to accept more
than 60,000 tons of bulk
grains monthly, and direct rail lines
connected to warehouses with the capacity to accept more than 6,500
tons of bulk grains daily (10 railway carriages).
While the existing
infrastructure is impressive, the crown jewel in this acquisition
is the state-of-art laboratory equipped with cutting-edge
technology to process various crops, including hemp and will be
enhanced even further as part of the Company's
initiatives.
Exxe Group is set to
dramatically boost already solid Portlani's processing and storage
capabilities by integrating the existing laboratories, approach and
infrastructure with next generation agricultural technologies that
leverage imaging, AI, and other features. This approach
incorporates analytics to reduce the post-harvest bottlenecks and
issues that can cripple farmers with losses. Moreover, these
resources can increase crop values for related and third party
farmers and merchants, thereby raising the value of the overall
services.
In the near term, the
Portlani's range of services and thus revenue will be expanded with
installation of modern soy and sunflower seeds oil extraction plant
offering an annual capacity of 40,000 tons. It will include seed
pre-treatment, a highly efficient and automated soy and sunflower
seed oil pressing process, and oil refinery units. The plant will
produce high quality sunflower seed oil for global
export.
Exxe Group seeks out
large-scale opportunities and inefficiencies in which to improve,
exploit, integrate and replicate in multiple markets. Sunflower oil
is one such example as worldwide consumption of sunflower oil ranks
third of all vegetable oils due to rising health consciousness;
hence, various sources show projected CAGR of 5% by 2023.
Increasing exports of sunflower oil can accelerate the growth of
the market even further as demand for sunflower oil imports is
rising in many countries, including India and China. For example,
sunflower oil exports to India increased by more than 20% in
January 2019 from January 2018. Other products of sunflower seeds
oil production are widely used across different industries, such as
edible protein powder, steam and electricity, as well as animal
feed.
Synergy
and Exponential Growth:
This acquisition is not just
complementary to our recent acquisition of ONYX, the physical
commodities trading company and DIONI, agri-transportation company.
Exxe Group's objective is to leverage existing expertise within the
Group and grow its presence in the Agribusiness
marketplace. The transaction is highly
synergistic within the entire Exxe Group as it will utilize other
units and our expertise to leverage Exxe's ever growing presence in
the Agribusiness marketplace.
Exxe's Strategy: Fully Integrated Agribusiness
This acquisition of PORTLANI
is the third acquisition of four major Agribusiness target
acquisitions. After its completion, Exxe Group plans to quickly
finalize contracts to acquire at least one more core company in
this segment.
Doctor Eduard Nazmiev, PhD,
CEO of Exxe Group noted "We are most excited about
the Portlani acquisition, and especially the leverage and reach it
will bring our Agribusiness segment once we heighten the existing
capabilities through next generation technologies. With a core
offering that seeks to increase valuations through higher quality,
efficiency price tags will ultimately bring higher recurring
revenue streams for the Company. Overall, our
Agribusiness transactions are
the building blocks of our goal of serving as a
fully integrated
supply chain from seed to buyer which includes planting, crop
harvesting, processing, quality control, storage, and
transportation to the end buyer. These implementations will add
substantial value to our current Agribusiness operations and foster
client loyalty. Beginning sometime in
2020, Exxe
plans to replicate this model in multiple global locales,
particularly in underdeveloped markets in Europe and around the
world. This strategy can quickly grow market share
in several crops,
along with revenue growth and
profit.
Plus, with our unique expertise and heralded opportunities in hemp,
we anticipate broadly increasing our role and market share in hemp
in multiple locales."
For additional information go
to www.exxegroup.com
About Exxe Group:
Exxe Group is a
diversified corporation focusing on acquisitions in the following
sectors: real estate, technology, media, and financial services.
Exxe Group is an acquisition-driven company. The Company strategy
is to acquire controlling equity interests in undervalued companies
and undertake an active role in improving their performance -
accelerating their growth by providing both access to capital and
management expertise.
CONTACT: Exxe Group
IR: info@exxegroup.com
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