Fund Watch|Strategy

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mirova, an affiliate of sustainability-focused investor Natixis Investment Managers, has formed a strategic partnership with The Rainforest Alliance to scale up locally led and nature-based solutions.  This partnership has its foundation in the mutual dedication to promote sustainability across food and agriculture, biodiversity, conservation, and climate resilience.  With 35 […]

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.  Concurrent […]

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 investing for the asset and wealth […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Surpassing its initial target of $400 million, Aqua Capital announced a final close for its Ag & Food PE Fund III (Fund III) with capital commitments totaling $450 million from a diverse group of both returning and new institutional investors, including asset managers, sovereign wealth fund, endowments, development financial […]

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 of such investment.  Today, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based Folium Capital was co-founded in 2016 by three former Harvard Management Co. colleagues and forestry and agriculture investment specialists – Andrew Wiltshire, Oliver Grantham, and Alvaro Aguirre – with the goal of raising $500 million to invest in agriculture and timber investments.  Expanding upon its focus on the […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in November 2020 under the management of INVL, the leading investment management and life insurance group in the Baltics, with an initial target of EUR100 million (US$110.5 million), the INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II (STAFF II) operates with the intention of heavily focusing on the sustainable […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Apple is doubling down on its commitment to nature-based carbon removal by significantly expanding its Restore Fund.  Originally launched by Apple in 2021 with $200 million in capital backing, the Restore Fund was created to invest in timber producing commercial forestry projects with the goal of removing carbon from […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Following a string of acquisitions building out their farmland holdings, Canada’s Veripath Farmland Partners announced the launch of an RRSP-eligible (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) farmland investment vehicle to provide access to the farmland investment class to a broader portion of Canadian investors.  “Based on historical performance data, farmland as […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, a global investment manager of nature-based real asset and natural capital strategies, announced the launch of its new Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry fund (ANZLAFF) with the goal of raising A$600 million (US$404.73 million) over the next two-to-three years.  Headquartered in Sydney since its inception in […]