By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Mandala Capital has secured a landmark $36 million anchor commitment from the world’s largest dedicated climate fund, the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The investment turbocharges its $250 million target-size blended finance investment vehicle focused on climate adaptation in South and Southeast Asia’s food and agriculture sectors. […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Milan, Italy-based Maia Ventures has announced the launch of its debut €55 million venture capital fund dedicated to early-stage agtech food startups. This fresh committed capital infusion signals a commitment to tackling global challenges in food production, health and sustainability at a time when the sector is ripe for […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Investment management firm GQG Private Capital Solutions (PCS) and Bozeman, Montana-based Ranchland Capital Partners have unveiled a strategic partnership that injects fresh capital and a wider reach into sustainable real asset management. According to the terms of the deal, PCS is committing a minority equity investment in Ranchland through […]
As the Global AgInvesting Asia conference convenes in Tokyo in October 2025, bringing together over 200 agriculture investment professionals from the Asia-Pacific and beyond, Australian agriculture is drawing significant attention. The sector is well-positioned to meet growing global demand for protein and sustainable farming practices, with significant capital entering Australia’s real asset, natural capital and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Peoples Company, which specializes in land management, brokerage and appraisal, is growing through M&A. The Clive, Iowa-based firm is acquiring farmland brokerage Murray Wise Associates (MWA) from Farmland Partners, a deal that is expected to become finalized next month. As part of the agreement, Peoples Company will take on […]
As the autumn foliage begins to turn Tokyo’s skyline into a canvas of crimson and gold, Global AgInvesting Asia 2025 arrives on October 28-29 at the Tokyo American Club. This gathering will bring together approximately 200 professionals, including institutional investors, family offices, agri-business leaders and agtech experts from across Asia and beyond. Over two tightly […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Real asset private equity firm Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) has closed its fifth fund, Ecosystem Investment Partners V, at more than $400 million. The latest fundraising catapults the firm’s total capital raised since inception across its investment vehicles to approximately $1.5 billion. As a specialist in natural capital, EIP […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP and Carbon Friendly are charting new territory in U.S. agriculture’s carbon economy. The partners have submitted what they describe as the nation’s first measured regenerative farming carbon credits to Verra, a nonprofit registry responsible for over 50 percent of the market’s carbon credits, for issuance, a move […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Syngenta Crop Protection, the Swiss-based agricultural powerhouse known for its crop protection and seed innovations, is partnering with the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) to explore joint ventures built to strengthen food security in the Kingdom and beyond. The agreement signals deepening ties between global agri-business and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Wild Bioscience, an Oxford, U.K.-based agtech pioneer in AI-powered precision crop breeding, has raised a massive $60 million in what it is describing as a Series A partnership. The investment, led by the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), a think tank founded by tech pioneer Larry Ellison, builds on […]
