Toronto-based farmland-focused private equity firm AreaOne Farms announced that its third fund, AreaOne Farms Fund III is on pace to reach its $100 million target in a close at the end of December. After closing, Fund III will be ten times the size of Fund II which closed at $10 million in 2014. Launched in […]
SJF Ventures, a North Carolina-based impact private equity firm dedicated to a mission of “creating a healthier, smarter, and cleaner future” has closed its fourth fund oversubscribed at $125 million. The firm and fund focus on investments that will advance clean energy, climate change mitigation, sustainable food and agriculture, recycling, education, and health and wellness. […]
Tyson Foods has announced the launch of Tyson New Ventures LLC, a new $150 million venture capital fund dedicated to investing in food companies developing technologies, products, and business models that answer the challenges posed by a growing global population. More specifically, the fund will concentrate on three areas – alternative proteins, food insecurity and […]
Switzerland’s Clarmondial Ag has finalized a partnership with Luxembourg-based Duff and Phelps Management Company S.A.R.L and Pictet Asset Services to launch a novel fund designed to invest in responsible agricultural businesses active in existing supply chains. The open-ended fund was formed to serve as an affordable credit vehicle for agricultural producers who meet sustainable environmental […]
U.S. farmland investment and operator firm, Homestead Capital has closed its second fund – Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund II, at $400 million. The new fund, which surpassed its initial target of $350 million to close oversubscribed, more than doubles the firm’s first fund – Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund I which closed in July […]
PensionDenmark announced that it will commit its support to the DKK 2 billion, (€269 million, US$293 million) Danish Agriculture Capital fund being launched by the country’s Ministry of Business and Growth with the goal of providing debt financing to Denmark’s farmers. The new fund, which will be run by the Danish Growth Fund will receive […]
The first food-focused venture capital fund and accelerator has been launched in China. Founded by Matilda Ho, Shanghai-based Bits x Bites will invest in food tech startups situated along the entire food value chain from field to fork in order to address the specific challenges faced in China’s food system. Over the past three decades, […]
(Updated 4:00pm 11/1/16) New York-based private equity firm AMERRA Capital is looking to fundraise for its equity agricultural fund, according to recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Founded in early 2009 by M.S. Sass-Macquarie Financial Strategies LP – a joint venture between M.D. Sass and the Macquarie Group – AMERRA Capital Management […]
Kenya-based private equity firm, Fanisi Capital, has launched its second fund – Fanisi Capital Fund II, a closed-end, 10-year growth fund looking to raise a total of up to US$100 million to invest in agribusiness, consumer goods, education, and healthcare in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The firm plans to raise US$40 million of the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the launch of a new private investment fund and its fifth Rural Business investment Company (RBIC) launch since 2014 – the $100 million McLarty Capital Partners (MCP) Rural Investment Fund. As part of the Made in Rural America initiative created by President Obama to foster growth for […]
