KLP, Investinor Launch Norway’s First Forestry Fund
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
Read moreSumitomo Forestry, Eastwood Forests Launch Forestry Fund I in North America
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sumitomo Forestry and Eastwood Forests (EF), a U.S.-based forestry asset management company co-founded in October 2022 by Alex Finkral, Glenn Wallace, and Sumitomo’s Forestry’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sumitomo Forestry America Inc., have launched Forestry Fund I with an initial contribut
Read moreJoyful Ventures has $23M Close for New Fund Driving Climate Solutions Through Sustainable Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Newly formed, early-stage VC platform Joyful Ventures explained that it offers a compelling value proposition for the climate crisis by driving climate solutions through sustainable protein and food technology, citing a recent study by Boston Consulting Group that found that investing in pla
Read moreCEFC, CDPQ, Gunn Agri Form New Partnership, Launch AUD 200M Australian Farmland Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), a green bank owned by the Australian government, and global investment group CDPQ have formed a strategic partnership with leading Australian farmland manager Gunn Agri Partners that will focus on agricultural land in Australia. Under the terms
Read moreOmnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund Announces First Close at $150M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Co-founded in 2011 by partners Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, Omnivore operates across the Indian investment space focusing on impact venture capital commitments via Seed and Series A rounds for companies in the agtech, food, and sustainability sectors building the future of new systems.
Read moreAn Update on FarmTogether’s Sustainable Farmland Fund – Diversified Access to a Resilient Asset
Contributed by FarmTogether The current economic environment highlights why now is an attractive time to diversify into assets with historically strong risk-adjusted return profiles. Meanwhile, as the world grapples with the pressing challenges of food security, the demand for innovative financial solutions in agriculture has never been mo
Read moreFarmland Partners Closes $8.9M in Farmland Sales, Posting 73 Pct. Gain
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) announced it sold 1,370 acres of farmland across four farms in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, and South Carolina for a total of $8.9 million - representing a cumulative gain of $3.7 million - approximately 73 percent over net book value. The announcement o
Read moreNAB Invests AUD10M in New Harvest’s Indigenous Impact Investment Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media When the National Bank of Australasia merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney in 1981, NAB was born. Today, the bank employs 32,000 and serves more than 8.5 million customers in Australia and overseas. In early 2022, the group launched its Indigenous business strategy w
Read moreMacfarlan Capital Acquires 7K+ Acres of Montana Farmland in Off-Market Deal
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Dallas, Texas-based Macfarlan Capital Partners (MCP) announced it has acquired 7,109 acres of farmland in Poplar, Montana. Located in the Prairie Pothole Region, just west of the Poplar River, Poplar Farm brings MacFarlan’s total farmland portfolio to more than 25,000 acres.
Read moreBig Idea Ventures Has First Close Toward $75M Target for New Protein Fund II
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With offices in New York, Singapore, and Paris, Big Idea Ventures (BIV) is looking to invest in the best emerging food tech and agritech companies in the world. In doing so, the group intends to contribute to the development of growing alternative protein and ingredients startups while becom
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