By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact and socially responsible investing has gained serious traction in recent years, however, it is estimated that there remains a $2.5 trillion (with a “t”) gap between current impact investing levels and what is needed to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a specialist investor in early-stage […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In September 2021, Dutch sustainable aquaculture and related tech investor Aqua-Spark released AquaInsights, An Introduction to Tilapia in Sub-Saharan Africa – an in-depth, 92-page report exploring the current geography and the potential for Tilapia farming in sub-Saharan Africa. By 2050 the population of the sub-Saharan region is expected to […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Future Planet Capital, a global impact and innovation investment group, has acquired Milltrust Agricultural Investments through a transaction that also included the acquisition of financial consulting firm RT Capital. Under the mandate of “Sustainable Prosperity”, Milltrust International is a specialist investment group co-headquartered in London and Singapore offering a range […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners (FPI) announced it has acquired 100 percent of Murray Wise Associates (MWA) through a deal valued at $8 million, creating an unparalleled platform for farmland investing. FPI is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and seeks out high-quality farmland in North America, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian global forestry investment manager New Forests has partnered with CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution; Finnfund, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation; and Norfund, the investment fund of the Norwegian government for developing nations, to raise $500 million over the next three to five years to scale and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As the Australian ag sector continues to experience positive growing and market conditions, fund manager AAM has executed multiple deals totaling A$100 million, including the acquisition of the Mount Harden beef aggregation for A$24.8 million (US$18.6 million) and two timber businesses – N.F. McDonnell & Sons and Perma-Log Timber […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two leading insurance companies, Coöperatie DELA and De Goudse, have invested a total €150 million (US$173.45 million) in the Kempen SDG Farmland Fund, helping the fund reach €350 million (US$404.7 million) in capital commitments in the six months since its launch. It was in April of this year when […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media If I’m not mistaken, Promised Land Opportunity Zone Farms I LLC is a new name to GAI News, even if its property manager is not. Created as a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business as described by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Promised Land was founded by Chicago-based […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Packhorse Pastoral Company has raised $62.5 million, and has acquired its inaugural property – Queensland’s Stuart’s Creek – in a $30 million deal. Only recently launched in May of this year by Packhorse, Packhorse Pastoral Company Australia (PPCA) is the company’s first foray into a public strategy – […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media French fashion label Chanel has committed $25 million as an anchor investment in The Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF) – a new climate adaptation fund looking to raise $100 million by 2025 to support sustainable agriculture, protect forests, and to support smallholder farmers in developing countries. Launched through a partnership […]
