By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media North Sydney, Australia-based investment manager New Forests, which specializes in nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, has made a new acquisition, expanding the fund’s presence in Southeast Asia. The Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 has acquired a majority stake in Burapha Agro-Forestry, a Laos-based timber plantation forestry company. […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Arbor Investments, which specializes in the food and beverage sector, has announced a major milestone. The firm has achieved final close of its sixth equity fund, Arbor Investments VI, and its parallel vehicle, Arbor Investments VI-A, or Fund VI. The fundraise attracted over $1.2 billion in […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media London-based Cibus Capital, an investment firm focused on sustainable food and agriculture with over $1 billion in assets under advisement, has announced its latest acquisition. Through its Cibus Enterprise Fund II, the firm co-led a $25 million investment in Growers Edge, a U.S. financial and data platform serving the […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss Life Asset Managers is making a push into Europe’s indoor farming space. Through the Luxembourg-based Swiss Life Global Infrastructure Opportunities Growth II, Swiss Life has formed a joint venture with Milan, Italy-based Planet Farms Holding. The agreement is structured so that the fund will acquire a majority stake […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Harvest Returns, a Forth Worth, Texas-based ag investment platform, has introduced the Harvest Returns Private Credit Fund II, a sequel to the first investment vehicle launched in 2023. Harvest plans to build on the success of its maiden fund to provide accredited investors with the opportunity to generate steady, […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm AGR Partners, which has invested $800 million across funds since 2012, has added another company to its portfolio. AGR Partners announced it has made a strategic investment into Vita-Pakt Citrus Products Company, a Bakersfield, California-based processor and supplier that specializes in high-quality industrial citrus […]

Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM), a Portland, Oregon-based forest investment and management firm, has announced a strategic joint venture with Tokyo, Japan-based Sojitz Corporation, a global trading and investment company, through its U.S. subsidiary, Sojitz Corporation of America. The partnership involves the launch of a dedicated forestry investment fund, aiming to generate high-integrity carbon credits and […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Clearwater, Florida-based Water On Demand, Inc. (WODI), a company specializing in decentralized industrial water solutions, is looking to disrupt the U.S. water industry. Water on Demand has engaged Eazy OZ, an experienced platform within the U.S. Opportunity Zone (OZ) ecosystem, to partner on the launch of a novel investment […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Corporate Group of the Foundation for Business and Agricultural Development (FUNDEA), which is focused on impact investing in Central and South America, has joined the lineup of backers in The Yield Lab Latam’s third venture capital fund, dubbed the Opportunity Fund. The Opportunity Fund’s strategy is to invest […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Okinawa, Japan-based EF Polymer, a technology company that develops organic polymers for the agricultural industry, has reached a fundraising milestone. EF Polymer has raised $6.6 million in the first close of a Series B round, the second close of which is planned for the summer of 2025. Proceeds from […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s timber strategy has reached a major milestone. The asset management arm of the largest U.S. bank announced the close of its Campbell Global Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II at $1.5 billion, surpassing its fundraising target. as investors flocked to the timber strategy. Launched in […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian ag-land manager Warakirri Asset Management has announced its latest investment amid a partnership with its new tenant partner Seeka. The Warakirri Farmland Fund has scooped up a large-scale kiwi fruit aggregation in one of Australia’s prime horticultural zones. Warakirri considers its investment of slightly more than A$33 million […]