By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After putting its New South Wales (NSW) portfolio on the block a year ago, Australian Food and Agriculture (AFA) has found a buyer. Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation (ANSC), a SPAC and joint venture between Impact Ag Partners and U.S. asset manager Riverstone Holdings, is scooping up 13 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mandala Capital, a South and Southeast Asia focused food and agri private equity firm, has cashed in on one of its portfolio companies. The firm has exited Edward Food Research and Analysis Centre (EFRAC), an India-based lab testing company that Mandala has held for close to a decade. Mandala’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a deal that brings Macquarie’s agriculture arm full circle, Viridis Ag is looking to unload the aggregation assets representing its maiden Australian farm acquisition from six years ago. Viridis Ag, which is supported by Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management, has put Western Australian dryland cropping asset Alcheringa Aggregation, located […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Silva Capital, a Sydney, Australia-based joint venture between private markets investment manager Roc Partners and C6 Investment Management, has lined up a trio of heavy hitters for its carbon credits fund. Mining groups Rio Tinto and BHP as well as airline Qantas have committed $80 million (US$53.8 million) to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners, an investment firm with $8.1 billion in AUM and global locations including Austin and London, has closed on a pair of deals for its carbon offsets fund. The investments, the first of their kind for the Stafford Carbon Offsets Opportunities Fund, are worth more than $70 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media UK pension giant Nest — in a move to add diversification to its funds — has selected Campbell Global for a high-profile timberland investment mandate. Campbell Global, a J.P. Morgan company, was enlisted to provide the pension scheme with a global portfolio of direct investments focused on core traditional […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Plonts, an Oakland, California-based startup that develops plant-based cheeses, has launched its maiden product on the heels of a $12 million seed round. Led by climate-tech VC firm Lowercarbon Capital, the round also extended to other participants, including Peter Rahal’s Litani Ventures, Accelr8, Pillar and Ponderosa Ventures as well […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After doling out $A13.4 million (US$8.8 million) for New England cattle farm Dyamberin in 2018, Australia’s Rural Funds Management has listed the institutional grade property for sale. Situated in the Wongwibinda district of New South Wales, inherent with grass-fed weight gains, ample rainfall and a temperate climate, Dyamberin boasts […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which invests on behalf of Canadian pension funds, endowments and government funds, has received the early green light from creditors to control the Yeeda Pastoral Company, a debt-ridden premium cattle producer in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, per an ABC News report. Yeeda Pastoral […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund, overseen by African-focused PE firm Helios Investment Partners, has reached its first close after securing $200 million in anchor investments across multiple companies and governments. British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, committed $20 million to the fund, […]
