GO.FARM Scoops Up Water-Rich Ag Projects in A$150M Buying Spree Backed by Qantas Super
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian ag investment manager GO.FARM has scooped up a pair of water-rich agricultural value-add projects, including the Dellapool Aggregation and Sandmount North in Narrandera, New South Wales and Katunga, Victoria, respectively. Worth a combined A$150 million (US$101.3 million), the investmen
Read moreGlengarry Farm Secures C$60M Investment to Bridge Canada’s Private Debt Financing Gap
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a show of strength for Canada's private sector financing, Glengarry Farm Finance, an alternative lender to the ag industry owned by merchant bank Stormont Partners, has struck a key partnership. Farm Credit Canada (FCC), which is 100 percent invested in Canadian ag and food, has committed C$60
Read moreDomain Timber Scores Natural Capital Mandate Amid ‘Elevated’ Demand
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Domain Timber Advisors, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based investment management firm Domain Capital Group, has scored a new mandate for forestland assets. London-based Fulcrum Asset Management has chosen Domain Timber to oversee sustainable natural capital investments on its behalf as part of its rece
Read moreBig Tech’s Meta Makes Long-Term Climate Bet With BTG Pactual Timberland Strategy
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media As Climate Week unfolds in New York, carbon credits are swirling. Big Tech play Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, has joined the fray, betting big on BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group for the delivery of 1.3 million nature-based carbon removal credits over the next decade-plus and
Read moreCanadian Pension Manager CDPQ Targets US Forestland With Strategic Investment
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Through its sustainable land management strategy, Canada's Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is targeting forestland in the lower 48. The investment group, which manages funds for public pensions and insurance plans, has launched a new investment platform while concurrently taking a
Read moreVC Arm of Vietnam’s TTC AgriS Invests A$1.5M into Australian Specialty Tea Producer
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Global Mind Australia (GMAA), the venture capital division of Vietnam-based agribusiness TTC AgriS, has invested A$1.5 million (US$1.02 million) into Australian cold-brew tea producer East Forged. The deal marks an expansion for the ready-to-drink tea maker from Queensland into the Association of
Read moreWaterEquity Attracts Microsoft, Starbucks for High-Profile $100M Impact Fund
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Amid an urgency for water supply and sanitation infrastructure investment, Kansas City, Missouri-based asset manager WaterEquity has raised over $100 million for its Water & Climate Resilience Fund. WaterEquity, whose sole focus is to finance water and sanitation solutions in emerging and fron
Read moreBlue Forest Strikes Public-Private Partnership for $25M Capital Injection
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Forest, a conversation finance non-profit dedicated to forest restoration, has captured the attention and capital of financial institutions of late. Earlier this month, the organization received a $25 million capital injection from California's Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank’s
Read moreVietnam-Focused PE Firm Clinches Grant to Support Farmers in Lower Mekong Region
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto-based not-for-profit Convergence, a global network for blended finance, has awarded Vietnam-based Mekong Capital a proof-of-concept grant for an impact initiative. The proceeds are being directed to the private equity firm's Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF), a $200 million impact proj
Read moreSpanish Bank Santander Partners With Atitlan for €500M Private Equity Ag Fund
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Spain-domiciled Santander and Atitlan, an influential business group in the Iberian Peninsula, have launched a €500 million (US$552 million) global investment platform dedicated to agricultural projects. The platform, dubbed Atgro, is a private equity fund that has secured initial contributions
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