By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund, managed by Netherlands-based Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management, continues to build its exposure to high-value permanent cropland assets in the United States, consistent with its broader emphasis on sustainable agriculture. The fund has expanded its Pacific Northwest presence through the acquisition of two blueberry operations: […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nature-based solutions are attracting increasing interest from development finance institutions and long-term investors positioning for climate and land-use transitions. Most recently, Swedfund, with a mission to reduce poverty through sustainable investments, has invested €15 million in hummingbirds-Gondwana, an emerging platform that targets forest and coastal restoration efforts alongside sustainable […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The U.S. farm economy is pulling in fresh waves of institutional capital as credit specialists hunt for stable, asset-backed returns rooted in land and harvests. Barings, a global investment firm known for blending public and private market strategies, has joined forces with Homestead Capital, a San Francisco-based leader in […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand-based robotics startup Agovor is drawing early investor backing as automation continues to gain traction across horticulture. The company has secured A$3 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, a ringing endorsement for its fully automated tractors. The financing highlights growing investor interest in agricultural robotics, particularly in […]
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 […]
