FarmTogether Enters Oregon Wine-Grape Fray With $5.9 Million Vineyard Acquisitions
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media FarmTogether, an investment firm specializing in U.S. farmland, has added a pair of illustrious vineyards to its expanding portfolio, bolstering its wine grape offerings. The firm has announced successful closings on Josephine Vineyard and Pearl Vineyard in transactions totaling nearly $6 million
Read moreAMERRA Capital Completes Management Buyout From Macquarie and FinStrat
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AMERRA Capital Management, a U.S.-based asset manager specializing in food and agribusiness encompassing sustainable agribusiness and renewable bio-energy investments, has experienced a change in its ownership structure. The firm has completed a successful management buyout by co-founding partners
Read moreM&A: Agrovision Expands Footprint Into Chile With Premium Cherry Grower Acquisition
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media M&A is afoot in the ag industry. Agrovision, a technology-powered superfruit grower, has purchased Chilean grower and exporter ZurGroup, marking its maiden strategic acquisition and paving the way for further growth. The deal marks Agrovision's expansion into premium cherry production amid th
Read moreAustralia’s Lockyer Valley Foods Launches A$50M Round for Fruit and Vegetable Processing Facility
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australia's Lockyer Valley Foods is looking to raise $50 million (US$32 million) in a Series A round, the proceeds from which will be directed toward starting construction on a groundbreaking fruit and vegetable processing facility, the likes of which the country hasn't seen in decades. The goal i
Read moreCampbell Global Bolsters Portfolio With Thousands of Acres of Commercial Timberland
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Campbell Global, the timber investment manager owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has expanded its portfolio. The firm has scooped up more than 40,000 acres of commercial timberland in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Situated on the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington state, the assets have
Read moreAustralia’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
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