By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and seeks out high-quality farmland in North America, and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. FPI has had a storied history in recent years. Highlights include, in 2016, the company merged with American […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The AGRI3 Fund had a bang of a launch at the beginning of 2020 when during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Dutch Ministry of Affairs and Rabobank both announced their cornerstone investments of $40 million each. Created by the UN Environment Programme, together with Rabobank and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Germany-based fund manager Salm-Salm announced it raised $130 million from German institutional investors for the initial close of its new fund, the Salm Global Timber Fund. Since its launch in Wallhausen, Germany, in the 1980s, the Salm-Salm Group has been investing on behalf of clients in the agriculture and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New York-headquartered Patricof Co. was launched in 2018 as a proprietary and unique strategy able to leverage the privileged access to private deals afforded elite professional athletes. Through its advisory services, Patricof Co. helps its athlete clientele develop the knowledge base, networks, and skills to grow into experienced and […]
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 – a general […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In February 2022, Nuveen announced the formation of Nuveen Natural Capital as part of a wider reorganization to enhance its Real Assets platform by creating a more streamlined channel for investors looking for natural resources investments. Only a matter of months later came the launch of the Nuveen Global […]
photo of Coldridge vineyard courtesy of Warakirri Asset Management By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Under a new partnership with global wine company Australian Vintage Limited (AVG), Warakirri Asset Management (Warakirri), one of Australia’s leading ag investment managers and operators, announced the acquisition of two large-scale vineyards with a combined value of A$62.5 million (US$41.8 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In a move to expand its exposure to global timberland and accelerate its transition toward a goal of Net Zero, the UK’s Essex Pension Fund has made a £100 million (US$116.6 million) anchor commitment to Stafford Capital Partners’ Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund. Founded in 2000, Stafford Capital Partners’ […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian global forestry and ag investment manager New Forests and its partners – British International Investment (BII), Norfund, and Finnfund – have agreed to launch a dedicated African fund – the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) with subscription agreement commitments of $200 million. This official launch follows a prior […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Formed in partnership with Wyuna’s co-founder and CEO Steve Green, alternative investment firm GreenPoint Partners announced the establishment of Wyuna Regenerative Agriculture (Wyuna), an Australian regenerative farming platform looking to build a portfolio of 500,000 acres of grazing assets in the country. Founded in 2019 in New York by […]
