BNP Paribas Acquires Danish Natural Resource Investment Specialist International Woodland Company
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM), the investment arm of leading European banking group BNP Paribas, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in natural resource investment specialist International Woodland Company (IWC). Established in 1991 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denma
Read moreSound Agriculture Closes on $75M Series D to Advance Crop Breeding and Climate Smart Ag
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sound Agriculture, a developer of nature-based biochemical solutions that enable agriculture to adapt faster to climate change while producing healthier, more sustainable foods, announced the close of a $75 million Series D led by new investors BMO Impact Investment Fund and Chan Zuckerburg I
Read moreEion Closes on $12M Series A for Mineral-Based Carbon Sequestration
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Eion offers farmers a scientifically backed, permanent, cost-effective, scaleable, and nature-based solution for carbon removal - the use of pulverized minerals to absorb carbon from ambient air. Called CarbonLock™, Eion’s technology is what the company calls a “shovel-ready climate
Read moreCenturia Agriculture Fund Acquires Sundrop Farms for A$70M in Off Market Deal
photo credit: Centuria Capital By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Centuria Capital Group has acquired Sundrop Farms, one of the largest glasshouse operations in South Australia, through its Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) for A$70 million. The acquisition was made through an off-market agreement with the vendor, Morrison &a
Read moreNovozymes, Chr. Hansen to Merge, Forming Global Biosolutions Leader
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Novozymes and Chr. Hansen have agreed to a statutory merger that will result in a global biological solutions giant with annual revenue of approximately EUR 3.5 billion (US$3.7 billion). This deal will unite two strategically complementary biosolutions companies into a venture that will un
Read moreMad Capital Closes on $4M in Seed Funding to Finance Regenerative Ag Shift
photo courtesy: Mad Capital By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Years of preparation went into the launch of speciality impact-focused finance company Mad Capital in the summer of 2022. Brandon Welch, co-founder and CEO of Mad Capital, explained to GAI News that in 2019, the team identified a gap in conventional banking
Read moreWinter Farm Raises $46M to Replace 10 Pct of Canada’s Strawberry Imports
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media A vertical farm dedicated to growing strawberries is the first concept for Winter Farm - a Québec-based, tech-driven company that designs, deploys, and operates CEA solutions that work in harmony with existing agrifood systems. Launched in 2018, Winter Farm combines precision agricultur
Read moreArable Completes its First Exit, Divests Fresh Innovations to Peterson Farms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading sustainable food and agribusiness inventor Arable Capital Partners and Alpine Pacific Capital announced the sale of Fresh Innovations California (Fresh Innovations) to Peterson Farms for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2011, Fresh Innovations has grown to be a leader in the fre
Read moreClimate Asset Management Closes on More Than $650M Across Two Natural Capital Strategies
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate Asset Management (CAM) was formed in 2020 as a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and climate change and advisory firm Pollination with the intention of being the largest natural capital manager in the world, and the first large-scale venture to mainstream natural capital as
Read moreEquinom Raises its Largest Tranche of Funding To-Date
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Equinom, an Israeli company striving to restore natural biodiversity to our food ecosystems, announced a $35 million tranche of funding led by Synthesis Capital (Synthesis), a global food tech and alternative protein investor. Synthesis was joined in this round by Praesidium, Bunge Ventu
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