SWEN Capital’s Blue Ocean Fund Exceeds Target, Closes at €170M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media When SWEN Capital Partners launched its Blue Ocean Fund in September 2021 at the World Conservation Congress, in scientific partnership with France’s leading oceanographic institute Ifremer, the fund had an initial target of €120 million (US$130.7 million). Now, the sustainable soluti
Read moreFarm Capital Launches $100M Agro-Industrial RE Fund in Mexico
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As is often the case, potential cannot be realized without the necessary logistics and framework to support it. Latin America currently accounts for 16 percent of the world’s total food exports, a figure that the UN FAO expects to increase to 25 percent by 2028. And, as food security ha
Read moreVeripath Announces Open-ended, RRSP-Eligible Farmland Investment Strategy
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Following a string of acquisitions building out their farmland holdings, Canada’s Veripath Farmland Partners announced the launch of an RRSP-eligible (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) farmland investment vehicle to provide access to the farmland investment class to a broader portion of
Read moreStafford Capital Sees First Close of Carbon Offset and Strategic Timber Strategy at $242M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners announced the successful initial close of its carbon offset and sustainable timber strategy, the Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund, at $242 million. Launched recently in December 2022 with an anchor investment of $114 million (£100 million) from Essex Pe
Read moreWSIB Allocates $400M Across Two Farmland Funds
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) has allocated a total of $400 million into a separate account with UBS Farmland Investors and a Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund IV. The capital was dedicated to the Olympic Sun separate account that was launched with a cornerstone investm
Read moreBrief: ABADIE Launches Agriculture and Land Company
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in Mandeville, Louisiana, ABADIE explains that it is a multi-disciplinary energy and midstream entity. Since 2013, the company has transformed from an engineering and consulting firm to being focused on the development, investment, operations, and management of midstream assets and e
Read moreFarmland LP Expands Organic and Regenerative Footprint With Acquisition of Riverwood Farm
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With a focus on high-value and permanent crops, Farmland LP is the largest asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainable organic production in the U.S. – a strategy which is striking home for many investors as ESG and regenerative factors continue to play ever-in
Read moreMilltrust Ventures, Earth First Food Ventures Launch $300M Smart Protein Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Milltrust Ventures, the venture arm of London and Singapore-based Milltrust International, together with Earth First Food Ventures (EFFV), a food tech venture capital platform with a presence in Switzerland, India, the U.S., Brazil, and Greece, has announced the launch of the Smart Protein F
Read moreSVG Ventures Pioneer Fund Launches With Farm Credit Canada as Lead Investor
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media SVG Ventures|THRIVE announced the launch of its third fund - the SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund (Pioneer Fund) with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as the lead investor. With a plan for capital commitments totaling CAD$75 million (US$56 million), the Pioneer Fund will be deployed to advance global
Read moreresponseAbility Announces First Closings Totaling US$274M for Two Sustainable Food Strategies
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss impact investment manager responsAbility Investments AG announced first closings for two of its investment strategies, totaling US$274 million.Sustainable Food in Asia The firm’s second private equity growth strategy in Asia - Sustainable Food in Asia - has achieved a first close
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