Champaign, Ilinois, USA
September 11, 2014
Verdant Partners LLC today announced the addition of two interns to its Champaign, Illinois based professional team of client service representatives. Mr. Blake Croegaert and Mr. Martin O'Connor are set to join Verdant beginning October 6, 2014. Dean Cavey, Managing Partner, stated, "We are pleased to add these two gentlemen to our team of client service professionals. Both are outstanding young men who have a high level of interest in agriculture and who are pursuing degrees at the University of Illinois in agricultural finance and agricultural accounting."
Blake Croegaert (left) is from Geneseo, Illinois and is scheduled to graduate from the University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences ("ACES"), with a degree in agricultural accounting, in May 2015. Mr. Croegaert has previously held internship positions with John Deere Commercial Products in Augusta, Georgia, and TIAA-CREF/Westchester, LLC in Champaign, Illinois.
Martin O'Connor (right) is from Chicago, Illinois and is scheduled to graduate from the University of Illinois, College of ACES, with a degree in finance and a minor in international studies, in May 2015. Mr. O'Connor is fluent in Romanian and has studied abroad with a focus on food and culture. He is also a Chick Evans Scholarship award winner.
Both individuals have received a number of awards, honors, and scholarships and been involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities while at the University of Illinois.
Verdant Partners LLC is recognized as the leading business brokerage and consulting group for agribusiness. Founded in 1998, Verdant’s focus covers the span of crop production agriculture, with transaction experience extending beyond seeds and traits to all facets of crop-based agribusiness. Since 1998, Verdant has initiated and managed successful transactions and alliances valued at more than U.S. $2 billion. Verdant advises privately held businesses, public corporations, multinationals, venture and buyout funds, and technology companies throughout the world. The Verdant client service team is comprised of professionals located in offices across the United States, Europe and in Australia. Each principal came to Verdant from senior management positions within the crop genetics industry or a related sector. The high level of expertise in all segments of crop agriculture facilitates the proper and professional handling of business brokerage and consulting projects in the crop genetics sector of agriculture. For more information, visit us online at: http://www.verdantpartners.com/
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