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 commitment tally to almost NZ$100 million (US$59.7 million). With a […]
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 minority position in Chinook Forest […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nine months after taking the helm of Impact Ag Partners, CEO Hugh Killen has architected a key partnership, thrusting Australia’s regenerative agriculture industry into the spotlight. Impact Ag Partners, an Australian-owned firm that specializes in agricultural investment and development, and Macdoch Australia, which invests through a foundation that carries […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media This summer, Grounded Capital, a San Francisco-based SEC-registered investment advisor, has made back-to-back investments to support sustainable food production in the United States. These included a $22.5 million investment into Lotus Foods coupled with a new equity investment into the Straus Family Creamery in June and July, respectively. Grounded […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s PSP Investments, the fourth-largest pension manager in the world with a total CAD$243.7 billion (US$177.4 billion) in AUM and a Natural Resources Group with CAD$12.3 billion (US$8.95 billion) of net AUM as of March 31, 2023, has recently executed two major agricultural investments – one itself, and one […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On behalf of Royal London, Royal London Asset Management announced it has acquired 21,000 acres of high-quality farmland through a joint venture with South Yorkshire Pension Authority (SYPA) for £260 million (US$328.75 million). As part of the deal, the farmland’s management company Waldersey Farms has also been acquired, along […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Within weeks of nature-based real asset and natural capital strategies manager New Forests making its first investment through its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has now made its final capital investment for its A$866 Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3). Marking its final deployment, New […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Scottish Borders Council Pension Fund has partnered with Nuveen to make its first natural capital investment by backing Nuveen’s flagship Global Timberland strategy, while noting the potential for future allocations across Nuveen’s Natural Capital platform in both forestry and farmland. “The Pension Fund’s core objective is to provide […]
photo credit: American Unagi By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact investor RuralWorks, which is a joint venture between Community Reinvestment Fund USA and Conduit Capital, announced a strategic investment in American Unagi Inc. the only producer and processor of locally sourced and harvested American Eel (also known as unagi) in the U.S. Eel is […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and its investment partner New Agriculture have agreed to acquire the 2.9 million-hectares (7.2 million-acre) Kimberley Cattle Portfolio that was placed on the market earlier this fall through a listing managed by LAWD. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed at this […]
