WelCan Capital has announced the launch of WelCan Capital Fund I, the first impact investment fund focused on the cannabis space and the “injustices stemming from cannabis prohibition”. The newly launched venture capital firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, will manage the fund under its “people + purpose + profits” investment […]
CDC Group, a British development financier, and Standard Chartered Bank announced their collaboration to launch a US$100 million finance facility to support growing businesses in the agriculture, food processing, and manufacturing sectors. The capital will be used by these businesses to meet their day-to-day financing needs, and for capital expenditures to grow their businesses, create […]
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), which identifies itself as the largest private equity fund manager in Australasia, is reported by Infrastructure Investor to be nearing its latest infrastructure vehicle at around A$300 (US$225.3) million. In February of this year, the firm launched the Secure Assets Fund with the goal to raise close to A$800 (US$600.7) million […]
Toronto-based farmland investor Area One Farms has announced the launch of two new funds: Area One Farms Fund IV, and Area One Farms Fund V. Both funds have been launched with the intention of offering investors the opportunity to access equity partnerships with Canadian farmers, and to advance Area One’s goal of forming meaningful partnerships […]
Los Angeles-based Monogram Capital Partners announced the final closing of its debut fund at its hard cap of $152 million. Closing oversubscribed, the fund is backed with commitments from family offices, funds of funds, endowments, and foundations. “We are deeply appreciative of the support received from such a high‐quality investor base, many of whom have […]
Paris-based agribusiness focused investment firm Céréa Partenaire announced a successful first close of €300 million (US$371.5 million) of Céréa Dette II after only seven months of fundraising. Backers of fund include Céréa Partenaire sponsor Unigrains, as well as pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds, banks, and all existing investors who have re-invested in this […]
*Updated Farm and asset management company Gunn Agri announced the fourth and final close for its Gunn Agri Cattle Fund, having secured capital investments from institutional and sophisticated investors from Europe, North America, and Australia. Gunn Agri Partners was founded by Bill Gunn, Alan Hoppe, Daniel Hough and Bradley Wheaton. Alan Hoppe is a […]
Kiwi agricultural investment and management firm Farm Venture has launched New Zealand Pastoral Investments, a new ag fund with the goal of raising NZ$150 million (US$109 million). The fund, which will be listed on the Syndex exchange, is unique as it is geared toward New Zealand institutional and wholesale investors and private equity funds looking […]
Bengaluru and Seattle-based Unitus Seed Fund has raised $13 million toward a total expected corpus of $46 million for its second India-focused venture capital fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Led by partners Dave Richards, Will Poole, Srikrishna Ramamoorthy, Ravi Venkatensan, and Srikanth Iyer, Unitus’(now fully committed) first $23 […]
France’s Seventure Partners announced it has launched AVF, an innovative venture capital fund dedicated to backing companies working in the areas of animal feed, nutrition, and health. Concurrently, the firm announced the fund’s first 24 million Euro (US$29.5 million) close, anchored by Adisseo, a leader in the animal feed industry. Geographically, the new fund will focus […]
