By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The U.S. Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, and the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, announced the coordinated launch of a new fund – the Financing for Agricultural Small-and-Medium Enterprises in Africa (FASA) Fund – at the 2023 UN General Assembly. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Taking a distinctive, value-add approach, Farmland LP is the largest U.S. asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainably managed organic production – a strategy which is resonating with investors as ESG and regenerative factors continue to be ever more important considerations when making capital commitment decisions, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Anchor Capital is looking to raise between 1.5 billion – 3.5 billion South African rand (approximately US$84 million – US$200 million) for its Anchor Ndalo Fund – a newly launched investment vehicle designed to give investors exposure to niche elements of the agricultural sector. Created as a joint venture […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Oslo-based Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap (KLP), Norway’s largest pension fund manager, has partnered with Investinor, a widely experienced investment manager that manages the Norwegian state’s interests in seed capital and pre-seed funding scheme, to launch 3K6 – Norway’s first forestry investment fund. Each partner is committing an initial investment […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Collaborative Sorghum Marketing Transformation Program (cSmart) announced the launch of the first-ever venture capital fund exclusively dedicated to attracting capital to projects, companies, and innovators that are creating opportunities for sorghum farmers and the industry. Through this platform, cSmart will match private capital to support startups and established […]
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 Pension Fund and an ultimate funding target of […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Daniel Lubetzky and the team behind the success of KIND Snacks announced the launch of Camino Partners, a new investment platform designed to leverage investment for business-building and creating long-term value for entrepreneurs building next-gen brands. With an initial investment of only $5 million, the strategic team behind Camino […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UK-based specialist alternative investment management group Gresham House announced the launch of the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund – a major new fund for Irish and international investors to drive afforestation across Ireland. Seeded with an initial cornerstone investment from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) of €25 million (US$26.84 million), […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings has launched Asahi Group Beverages & Innovation, an investment management company headquartered in San Francisco, California, for the establishment of a startup investment fund, Asahi Group Beverages & Innovation Fund. Beginning in January 2023, the fund will seek to make minority investments in U.S. startups […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Recognizing that clients’ needs are evolving beyond net neutral strategies, Manulife Investment Management (MIM) announced the launch of the Manulife Forest Climate Fund (FCF) – a closed-end vehicle designed to give investors access to climate change action through sustainable forest management and the sequestration of carbon as a priority […]
