Regal Partners Agrees to Acquire Merricks Capital in A$235M Deal
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ASX-listed Regal Partners has agreed to acquire Merricks Capital, a hard asset investment specialist executing private credit and alternative investments in Australia and New Zealand and the manager of the A$470 million (US$313.55 million) Merricks Capital Agriculture Credit Fund. The
Read moreEntrepreneurial Equity Partners Closes Fund II at $546M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Chicago-based Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) announced it has closed its second fund - Entrepreneurial Equity Partners II - with $546 million in aggregate capital commitments. The close of e2p II follows the close of the firm’s inaugural fund - e2p I - at $423 million in May 2021
Read moreGO.FARM Launches A$300M Capital Raise and Responsible Agriculture Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian-owned, mission-driven ag investor, developer, and manager GO.FARM announced it has launched a A$300 million (US$198.4 million) capital raise, part of which is the additional launch of the Responsible Agriculture Fund to elevate natural capital assets to their highest value and bes
Read moreDomain Timber Completes Full Placement of Committed Capital with Acquisition of Five New Assets
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Private investment management services firm Domain Capital Group announced that its subsidiary Domain Timber Advisors has completed the full placement of committed capital with the acquisition of five new assets totaling 5,800 acres on behalf of its timberland portfolio. The newly acquire
Read moreAGCO Invests in Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AGCO, a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced an investment in the Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI as the first investment executed by AGCO Ventures - its recently launched corporate venture capital initiative. AGCO e
Read moreMajor Korean Pension Fund Invests $200M in Stafford Capital’s SIT X Timber Fund, Launches Another $100M Co-Investment Vehicle
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners announced that a major Korean pension fund has invested $200 million in its flagship SIT X timberland fund, and has agreed to a further $100 million co-investment sidecar vehicle. Stafford Capital has a track record of 24 years of success investing in susta
Read moreOcean 14 Capital Fund I Closes at Hard Cap of €200M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ocean 14 Capital Fund I was created to act as a tidal surge to supercharge the blue economy – an investment channel using ocean resources for economic growth and preservation that is forecast to have a value of $3 trillion by 2030, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Read morePeakBridge has $187M Close for PeakBridge Growth Fund II
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media PeakBridge announced that PeakBridge Growth Fund II has exceeded expectations, closing at $187 million and bringing total AUM for the firm to more than $250 million. Active in food tech investing since 2000, PeakBridge is a pioneering global impact fund manager in the agrifood tech
Read moreFarmland LP Expands Access to $250M Vital Farmland III on Alternative Investment Platforms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, the largest asset manager specializing in organic farmland in the U.S., announced it has expanded access to its $250 million Vital Farmland III fund through large brokerage platforms and through a partnership with iCapital, the leading global fintech platform driving alternative
Read moreBluefront Launches Second Seafood Impact Investment Fund with $50M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in one of the world’s top seafood technology hubs, Bluefront Equity is active in driving the food transition by investing in product, service, and tech companies aligned with scaling the global aquaculture industry. To advance this mission, the firm announced it has launch
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