BTG Pactual’s Timberland Group Secures $500M for Latin American Reforestation Strategy
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The timber investment management arm of BTG Pactual has reached a key milestone toward its goal of restoring degraded land and promoting sustainable forestry in Latin America. BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has secured $500 million for its Latin American Reforestation Strategy, mark
Read moreUS Impact Investor Acumen Catalyzes $1.5B in Climate Finance for Smallholder Farmers
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. non-profit impact investor Acumen has earmarked $300 million for climate finance over the next half decade to support ag founders, entrepreneurs and social enterprises throughout Africa, India, Latin America and Pakistan. This commitment distinguishes the organization as one of the biggest ag
Read morePymwymic’s Food Impact Sequel Fund Surpasses Target With €71.5M in Investor Commitments
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Dutch cooperative Pymwymic, one of Europe's oldest impact investors, is advancing its mission to transform the food system by backing 'daredevil' founders, as noted by Managing Partner Rogier Pieterse. Pymwymic’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II has reached a successful close with €71.5 mil
Read moreLondon’s Aviva Investors Introduces Carbon Removal Fund Amid Nature Tech Strategy
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With the UN Climate Change Conference, aka COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan days away, investors have their sights set on climate plans. Right on cue, U.K. asset manager Aviva Investors has introduced its Carbon Removal Fund (CRF), the strategy for which involves natural capital and nature technology. A
Read moreMorgan Stanley’s Investment Arm Clinches Final Close for $750M Climate Fund
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Against a challenging private market fundraising backdrop, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)'s inaugural 1GT climate fund has reached a final close, albeit a little short of the Wall Street firm's original finish line. MSIM has achieved the final close of its climate private equity fund
Read moreQ&A: Silicon Valley’s SVG Ventures Partners With Japan’s Kagome for $50M Sunrise Fund
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media SVG Ventures has partnered with Tokyo-based Kagome, a global fruit and vegetable company specializing in all things tomatoes, to launch the $50 million Sunrise Agrifood Tech Fund. With a vision to catapult innovation in agri-food tech, the fund will back cutting-edge technologies around the world
Read moreTall Grass Closes Inaugural Fund Oversubscribed at CAD$32M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canadian investment firm Tall Grass Ventures (TGV) announced the oversubscribed final close of its inaugural fund - Tall Grass Fund I - at CAD$32 million. While there are myriad advancements on the horizon, the agricultural sector demands urgent attention due to the intensifying impacts
Read moreMirova, Rainforest Alliance Partner to Advance Regen Ag on a Global Scale
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mirova, an affiliate of sustainability-focused investor Natixis Investment Managers, has formed a strategic partnership with The Rainforest Alliance to scale up locally led and nature-based solutions. This partnership has its foundation in the mutual dedication to promote sustainabi
Read morePollination Launches A$150M Climate and Nature Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Specialist investment firm Pollination has launched the A$150 million (US$99 million) Climate and Nature Impact Venture Fund to deploy capital into Australian climate and nature solutions. With a cornerstone investment already committed from Queensland Investment Corporation, the fund see
Read moreAgDevCo Secures $90M in Funding to Further Invest in African Agribusinesses
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Building upon the initial endowment provided by the UK government that helped establish AgDevCo, the specialist early-stage investor announced it has secured $90 million of new funding. Broken down this includes: ~ $50 million of equity that was committed from the UK’s development fi
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