Walter GAM, Bonnefield Management Team Acquire Majority Stake in Bonnefield
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Walter Global Asset Management (Walter GAM) has partnered with the management team of Bonnefield Financial to acquire a majority stake in Bonnefield, the leading farmland investor in Canada. Walter GAM was launched in 2018 as part of Walter Financial, the investment unit of the Walter Group, whi
Read moreUpdate: AppHarvest Completes Merger With SPAC Novus Capital, Goes Public at $1B Valuation
photo credit: AppHarvest By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Plans for this merger were originally announced in September 2020 as AppHarvest launched its 2.76 million-square-foot controlled environment agriculture facility in Eastern Kentucky – a region where unemployment exceeds the national average by 44 percent – and where
Read moreHSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management, Lombard Odier, And Mirova Are Announced as Founding Members of HRH The Prince of Wales’ Natural Capital Alliance
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pioneer natural capital investors HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management, Lombard Odier, and Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers have announced themselves as the three founding members of the Natural Capital Investment Alliance established by HRH The Prince of Wales as part of h
Read moreHancock Prospecting Cleaning House, Divesting ‘Several’ Assets to Focus on New Ag and Cattle Opportunities
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Hancock Prospecting is undertaking a bit of house cleaning and is planning to divest as many as six cattle stations in the Northern Territory and Western Australia with plans to pivot toward other agricultural and cattle investments. Reports are that the reason behind such a move is the diffic
Read moreMIRA Makes Cash Bid of A$300M For Aussie REIT Vitalharvest
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Global alternative asset manager Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) announced that one of its managed agricultural funds has proffered a cash offer of A$300 million for Australian REIT Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTF). This offer comes less than six months after property fund manag
Read moreCIBO Launches CIBO Impact – A Platform to Help Farmers Generate and Sell Carbon Credits From Regenerative Ag Practices
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media CIBO has announced the launch of CIBO Impact - a platform to help farmers generate and sell carbon credits based on their regenerative farming practices, and an online marketplace for individuals or organizations that want to purchase credits directly from U.S. farmers as a way to offset their carb
Read moreMass-Based SPAC Natural Order Acquisition Files for $250M IPO
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Natural Order Acquisition, a Massachusetts-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on sustainable plant-based foods and beverages, is looking to out-do Beyond Meat’s $240 million IPO of last year. Paperwork was filed with the SEC to launch the SPAC with the goal of raising $
Read moreAlterra Completes A$1.72M Placement to Advance 300-He. Avocado Development
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian agricultural land and water asset investor, developer, and manager, Alterra Limited, announced that it has completed a A$1.72 million placement with Emanuel Exports and Sandon Capital Investments Ltd. The funds secured by Alterra will be used as working capital to complete feasibility
Read moreFortune Agribusiness Investing A$150M To Develop 3,500 He. Irrigated Fruit and Vegetable Farm on NT Cattle Station
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Fortune Agribusiness is planning to invest A$150 million (US$115 million) to develop a high-value, 3,500-hectare (8,649-acre) irrigated fruit and vegetable farming operation at its 294,000-hectare (726,490-acre) Singleton Station in the Western Davenport region of Australia’s Northern Territory.Â
Read moreGladstone Enters Mid-Atlantic Region with $7.4M Deal
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Gladstone Land’s latest deal brings the investor into a new U.S. region for the company with the announcement of the acquisition of 939 gross acres of farmland in Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware for approximately $7.4 million. The land will be used to grow vegetables and sod, and i
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