By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media As institutional investors increasingly prioritize the transition to sustainability, demand is growing for targeted strategies in real assets. Vision Ridge Partners, a Boulder, Colorado-based sustainable real assets investor, has capitalized on this trend by closing its Sustainable Asset Fund IV, securing approximately $2.4 billion in capital commitments across the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Crop disease prevention and biological resilience technologies continue to attract investor attention, with Resurrect Bio emerging as the latest company to secure fresh backing. In a milestone cheered by the industry, the London-based agricultural biotechnology company, which helps crops to defeat disease, has clinched an impressive $8.1 million initial […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s agriculture sector, long defined by its export strength and production scale, is entering a period of heightened investment attention. A coalition led by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), a major lender that is 100 percent invested in Canadian agriculture and food, has assembled roughly two-dozen organizations prepared to deploy […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), which oversees $7.3 billion in assets under management, has ramped up its acreage in the U.S. timberland market. The timberland investment manager has purchased more than 107,000 acres of sustainably managed timberlands in Central Virginia from the Weyerhaeuser Company, marking another step in BTG Pactual TIG’s steady expansion across North American […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Singapore-based Polybee has attracted new investor backing, closing a $4.3 million seed round that reflects sustained interest in automation technologies aimed at modern crop production. As a spinoff from the National University of Singapore, Polybee assembled a high-profile lineup of backers led by elev8.vc, Paspalis and SG Growth Capital’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Arbor Investments, with dual headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, is putting capital to work from its latest investment vehicle. Through Arbor Investments VI, the firm has acquired Furlani Foods, an Ontario, Canada-based producer specializing in all things garlic bread. The deal marks the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After recently clinching key backing from private equity firm L Catterton, Good Culture has done it again. Earlier this month, the fast-growing cultured dairy brand with a mission to reinvent cottage cheese, secured a $55 million investment from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition, aligning with investor interest in food brands […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam, Netherlands-based decarbonization startup Proba, which specializes in the agri-food supply chain from farms to major consumer brands, has achieved its latest milestone. Proba has raised €1.25 million to bankroll its expansion into the U.S. and Brazil, positioning the company to scale its footprint across two of the world’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its newly released progress report, Tracking Net Zero and Climate Positive Investment Strategies, the Oregon State Treasury outlined how the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) is managing emissions intensity across the portfolio while continuing to pursue competitive returns. Real assets serve as a linchpin for the strategy, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Natural capital is rising as an asset class du jour in institutional portfolios, with U.K. investors spearheading its shift from a niche allocation to core holding, according to a new study unveiled by mallowstreet. The 2026 Natural Capital Report, developed in collaboration with BNP Paribas Asset Management, Foresight Group […]
