Articles from Hartree Partners
Hartree Partners, LP (“Hartree”), a global energy and commodities trading company, today announced the closing of its acquisition of ED&F Man Commodities’ four core business units: Volcafe (coffee), ED&F Man Liquid Products (molasses, animal feeds, and fish oil), ED&F Man Sugar, and ED&F Man Cotton. The closing follows the acquisition of the majority of ED&F Man’s outstanding A2 and B1 Senior Secured Legacy Debt and the satisfaction of all required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
By Hartree Partners · Via Business Wire · July 1, 2025

Hartree Partners (UK) Limited (“Hartree”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartree Partners LP, which is co-owned by its partners and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, announced that it has signed an acquisition agreement for a 50% share in Botres Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries (“Botres”). Headquartered in Graz, Austria, Botres is a key supplier of ultra-modern industrial biogas plants and biorefineries in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Spain and Turkey. Through Bio Scraper, its highly efficient biowaste treatment system, Botres covers the entire processing chain from pre-treatment of all types of organic waste to the efficient production of green energy.
By Hartree Partners · Via Business Wire · March 7, 2024