Convent Capital Launches New EUR150M Agri Food Growth Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam-based investment firm Convent Capital announced the launch of its new Agri Food Growth Fund with initial capital commitments of more than EUR50 million (US$54.16 million) from its network of investors, and plans to grow the fund to EUR150 million (US$162.48 million), or more. F
Read morePower Sustainable Launches New North American Agri-Food Platform With Inaugural $300M Lios Fund I
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Power Sustainable is a global, multi-platform alternative asset manager with offices in Canada, China, and the U.S. investing in companies working toward decarbonization, social progress, quality growth, and ultimately the delivery of returns. With CAD$4.2 billion (US$3.34 billion) in AU
Read moreOmnivore Partners Launching $130M Third Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media India-based Omnivore Partners is launching a third fund with a target of $130 million to back tech startups advancing agriculture, food, and the rural economy, including those with a mission to take action to mitigate climate change or to drive resilience and adaptation in the face of climate
Read moreWarakirri Makes Two Foundational Investments for Warakirri Farmland Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Warakirri Asset Management (Warakirri), a multi-boutique management firm that is one of the largest ag investment managers and operators in Australia, announced two foundational investments for its Warakirri Farmland Fund that align with a stone fruit category strategy with fresh fruit market
Read moreFarmland LP Closes Vital Farmland REIT at Over $130M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP is the largest asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainable organic production in the U.S. – a strategy in which investors are certainly demonstrating their confidence. And the potential is huge – while speaking at Global AgInvesting On The Green 20
Read moreFarmTogether Launches Sustainable Farmland Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As FarmTogether continues to work to democratize agricultural investing for all investors, farmland investment platform FarmTogether announced the launch of its Sustainable Farmland Fund. Historical data shows that over the past five decades, ROI on farmland investments have outperformed
Read moreProterra Lists Three Remaining Farming Assets to Complete Divestment of Black River Ag Fund 2
photo credit: LAWD By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Following the recent and very successful divestment of its 22,386-hectare (55,317-acre) Corinella Group in December 2021 for more than AUD360 million (US$269 million), Proterra Investment Partners has placed its remaining three aggregations on the market at a collective
Read moreIsrael’s Tnuva to Launch Food Tech Venture Fund Tnuva NEXT
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 1926, Tnuva is the largest food brand in Israel with the country’s largest distribution network for chilled and frozen products, a 15 percent share of the overall food market, and a 50 percent share of the dairy market in the country, generating revenue of over $2 billion. It sel
Read moreScotland’s Par Equity Launching Forestry Fund With High-Net Worth Individuals in Mind
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media A number of factors have made commercial forestry investments attractive to institutional investors. But Scottish independent fund manager Par Equity has found that high-net worth individuals are also increasingly looking to commit capital to the climate friendly asset class. As a specia
Read moreKilter Rural Closes Australian Farmland Fund at AUD$65M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2004 with an initial investment of $175 million from Vic Super, Kilter Rural is self-described as “a specialist manager, dedicated to investment in Australian real assets of farmland, water, and ecosystem services”. Currently, Kilter Rural manages 12,000 hectares of farmland ac
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