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Manulife’s Forest Climate Fund Surpasses $480M as Investors Flock to Natural Climate Solutions

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Manulife Investment Management, a global timberland investment manager boasting over 5 million acres under management, has announced the third and final close of its forest climate fund. The Manulife Forest Climate Fund has amassed a massive $480.1 million in commitments. Investors flocked to the climate solutions strategy, including corporates and global […]

Agtech Unicorn Inari Raises $144M for Seed Tech as Company Nears Commercialization

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based seed phenomenon Inari just inched closer to the commercialization of its agtech solution. Inari has clinched $144 million in a Series G fundraising round at a reportedly massive valuation of $2.17 billion, up from a previous valuation of $1.65 billion just a year ago, thrusting the company into the coveted unicorn club. The latest round […]

New Forests Achieves Final Close on Australia New Zealand Forestry Fund With A$600M

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies boasting A$11.6 billion (US$7.2 billion) in assets under management, has reached the final close of its Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF). New Forests attracted approximately A$600 million (US$374.8 million) to its coffers from […]

15 Minutes With Devon Baker, CFA, Director, Portfolio Manager for the Manulife Forest Climate Fund

Manulife Investment Management’s Forest Climate Fund (MFCF or “the Fund”) is a 12-year closed-end fund that seeks to deliver durable, high-quality carbon value to investors and annual optionality for in-kind carbon credit distributions or offset sales. The Fund seeks to provide the opportunity to promote climate change mitigation through a globally diversified portfolio of sustainably […]

Bonnefield Achieves Second Close of Canadian Agri-Business Fund, Reveals Anchor Investment

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Canadian ag-focused investment management Bonnefield Financial, which oversees C$1.5 billion (US$1.0 billion) in assets under management, has reached the second close of its agri-business fund. Buttressed with an anchor investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), which is 100 percent invested in Canadian ag and food, the Bonnefield Agribusiness Fund […]

New International Ag Alliance Launches to Harness Land Expertise in Cross-Border Deals

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new alliance has been formed to help the ag industry navigate cross-border land acquisitions, appraisals and expansions. The International Ag Alliance (IAA), a coalition of agricultural land and business firms, has officially launched. Founded by Peoples Company, Brown & Co. and LAWD, IAA is designed to harness international […]

FMC Ventures Faces Reorg, Layoffs Amid Agtech and Corporate Headwinds

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media FMC Corporation’s venture capital arm, FMC Ventures, has suffered a setback. The firm is facing a restructuring in the face of a disconnect between VC funding and agtech’s potential. Formed in 2020, FMC Ventures was launched to invest in startups and early-stage companies developing emerging technologies in the ag […]

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