Warakirri Launching New Sustainable Broadacre Cropping Strategy
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in Melbourne in 1993, Warakirri is a multi-boutique asset management firm that has been a leader in agricultural investment and management for more than 25 years. Over that time, the team has developed an in-depth understanding of the critical principles contributing to the success o
Read moreIFC, OCP Group Launching $800M Platform to Finance Sustainable Food Systems in Africa
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and OCP Group, the world’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizer, are launching an $800 million ag finance platform to build sustainable food production and distribution systems in Africa. Agricul
Read moreSLM Partners, Impact Ag Partners Launching New Australian Regenerative Ag and Carbon Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two of Australia’s leaders at the forefront of natural capital and real assets - SLM Partners and Impact Ag Partners - are partnering to launch the SLM Agri Carbon Fund - a new fund to invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon storage in Australia. Founded in 2009, SLM Partner
Read morePaine Schwartz Surpasses Target of $1.5B, Closes Fund IV at $1.7B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With decades of experience and $5.7 billion of assets under management, Paine Schwartz has established itself as a leader in the rapidly growing and highly dynamic global food and agribusiness investment ecosystems. Among its track record of successes, the firm’s Fund IV closed ov
Read moreWarakirri Strategies Exceeding 160,000 Ha. Now Certified by Leading Harvest
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in Melbourne in 1993, Warakirri is a multi-boutique asset management firm that has been a leader in agricultural investment and management for more than 25 years. Over that time, the team has developed an in-depth understanding of the critical principles contributing to the s
Read moreNew Canadian Investment Fund Will Drive Sustainable Biotechnology for Food and Ag
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advancing sustainable biotechnology is quickly proving to be key in addressing the impacts of food insecurity and climate change, and for meeting the need for resilience in global economies. As a vehicle to help foster this evolution, a new $50 million Canadian venture capital fund call
Read moreFood Industry Veterans Launch $312M Investment Fund For Purpose-Driven and Wellness Brands
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media There is a new name in food investment - Humble Growth. Andrew Abraham, the CEO and founder of Orgain, Nick Giannuzzi, the founder & partner of Giannuzzi Lewendon, and Peter Rahal, the founder of RXBAR®, have launched this growth equity firm dedicated to backing and scaling disrupt
Read moreTrailhead Capital Closes Tech-Enabled Regenerative Food and Ag Fund at $50M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Boulder, Colorado-based Trailhead Capital believes that regenerative agriculture is our greatest opportunity to improve planetary and animal health, the condition of the soil, and the human condition today, thereby making it an optimal channel for outsized returns for stakeholders.
Read moreU.S., Norway Launch $200M Africa Agriculture Fund with $70M Cornerstone Investment
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 A
Read more€360M Final Close of Second Venture Fund Bolsters Astanor’s Commitment to Agrifood Tech
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In only six years, Astanor Ventures went from launching its first fund to being recognized as a forward-thinking presence and leader in the agrifood investment sphere with various funds and special purpose vehicles totaling approximately €800 million (US$854.6 million) in AUM. The fir
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