Australia’s New Forests Scoops Up Timber Acreage in Southern US Expansion Push
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, an Australian-based investment manager of real assets and natural capital strategies, is making a U.S. expansion push. As its maiden investment into the southern U.S., the firm has acquired a forestry estate in Oklahoma from timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) Rayonier. Spa
Read moreAgIS Capital Leads Deep Dive on Permanent Crop Sector in Latest State of the Harvest Report
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgIS Capital, which acquires and manages high-quality, investment-grade farmland assets, has published its second annual State of the Harvest report. The Boston, Massachusetts-based firm performed a deep dive on the commodities markets, examining the almond, pistachio, and walnut sectors in-depth
Read moreCeres Partners Taps Natural Resources Pair for Private Equity Strategy
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Food and ag asset manager Ceres Partners has tapped a pair of seasoned agriculture and natural resources investors to oversee the firm’s private equity practice. Nick Schupbach and Justin Lott -- co-founders of ag and water investment firm Appia Capital Partners -- have joined Ceres as managing
Read moreQ&A: Canada’s Area One Farms Reaches First Close on Flagship Fund With C$127M Haul
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto, Ontario-based Area One Farms has achieved a major milestone. The Canadian ag manager has amassed C$127 million (US$91.6 million) to mark the first close of its flagship fund, Area One Farms Limited Partnership V. Attracting both existing and new investors, institutional investors and weal
Read moreMizuho Bank Invests $20M Into Pollination Global to Hasten Decarbonization in Asia
Tokyo-based Mizuho Bank has struck a strategic partnership Down Under. The Japanese bank has announced a $20 million investment into Pollination Global Holdings, a specialist climate change advisory and investment firm headquartered in London but with offices around the world, including Australia, receiving a minority stake in return. Mizuho
Read moreCraigmore Sustainables Inches Closer to NZ$200 Million Forestry Fund Target
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Craigmore Sustainables, a New Zealand-domiciled farmland, orchard and forestry manager, has reached a major milestone in its fundraising efforts. Craigmore's Tōtara Forestry Partnership, an investment vehicle, has raised NZ$50 million (US$29.8 million) over the past quarter, buoying its total com
Read moreSolum Partners Teams Up With UK Vegetable Producer in Cross-Border Deal
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Eighteen months after closing its oversubscribed Fund II at $850 million, Boston, Massachusetts-based Solum Partners is making some moves. Solum Partners, founded by former Harvard Management Company executives, is an investment management firm focused on real assets in the agriculture and food pr
Read moreFrance’s Saur Group Makes Splash in Water Sector With €500M Blue Bond Issuance
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media While green bonds have already made their mark in the ESG industry, a different type of debt instrument is gaining traction. In a first for France's water sector, Saur Group has announced the pricing of €550 million (US$594.8 million) in blue bonds, which while modeled after green bonds, special
Read moreIcelandic Salmon Farmer Laxey Advances Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture Project
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Icelandic-domiciled salmon farmer Laxey is advancing its sustainable, land-based aquaculture vision. With a view to build a fish farm on land in the Westman Islands to produce 32,000 tons of Atlantic salmon each year, Laxey has inked an agreement with German-based aquaculture company Baader for th
Read moreIroquois Valley Farmland REIT Partners With Dirt Capital for Arizona Cattle Ranch Investment
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a deal underpinned by regenerative agriculture practices, Iroquois Valley Farmland, a U.S.-based private real estate investment trust (REIT), has partnered with Dirt Capital to co-invest in Evergreen Ranching and Livestock. Through the deal, the investors provided financing to organic rancher C
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