By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In a move toward streamlining its Crop Science portfolio, Bayer has agreed to sell its Environmental Science Professional business to international private equity investor Cinven for $2.6 billion. The decision to divest the business was originally announced in February 2021. “This divestment represents a very attractive purchase price and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media A number of factors have made commercial forestry investments attractive to institutional investors. But Scottish independent fund manager Par Equity has found that high-net worth individuals are also increasingly looking to commit capital to the climate friendly asset class. As a specialist forestry investor, Par Equity stated that individual […]
photo credit – New Life Forest Restoration By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Reflecting a first-of-its-kind transaction in the emerging “green bond” market, NewLife Forest Restoration, the leading forest products business in the U.S. Southwest, has secured $200 million in bond funding from the Arizona Industrial Development Authority (AZIDA). This “sustainability-linked” bond will be used […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media The latest in our “speed dating” series that introduces agtech companies to our audience is this feature on Clicrtechnologies. Based in Florida, the mission of Clicrtechnologies is to develop proprietary technology to enhance the lives of its users by providing the most advanced vision software for a multitude of applications, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sweden’s Mycorena has done it again. Last July, the startup completed a Pre-Series A round raising SEK 77 million (US$9 million), marking one of the largest funding rounds for a Nordic vegan food tech startup made to-date, and bringing total funding for the company to SEK 100 million (US$11 […]
photo credit: Source.ag By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The increase in demand across Europe during the global pandemic for organic foods and foods produced without the use of chemical inputs, along with a drop in cost for LED lighting, are examples of two factors driving growth for indoor farming across the EU, which is […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2004 with an initial investment of $175 million from Vic Super, Kilter Rural is self-described as “a specialist manager, dedicated to investment in Australian real assets of farmland, water, and ecosystem services”. Currently, Kilter Rural manages 12,000 hectares of farmland across northern Victoria and has more than […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In February 2019 Israeli startup Tastewise announced the launch of its AI-powered intelligence platform designed to predict rapidly changing food trends and consumer tastes. Founded by former Google exec Alon Chen, and Eyal Gaon, Tastewise’s platform is able to “capture food innovation in real time”, giving industry professionals, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Headquartered in Sydney since its inception in 2005, New Forests is a certified B corporation with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. offering high-impact strategies in sustainable forestry and its related sectors. Today, it is the second largest forestry investment manager in the world, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bank of America announced it has made a $5 million capital commitment to the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund), marking the first investment in the fund from a corporate global financial institution. Managed by Palladium’s asset management business Bamboo Capital Partners, The ABC Fund was launched at the International […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2013 and spun-off from Leiden University, Dutch Agtech startup In Ovo was launched for the purpose of ending the culling of male chicks. Whether organic, free-range, or cage-free, the process remains the same. Since male chicks don’t lay eggs, and do not quickly grow like hens do, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bunge North America is partnering with Chevron Corp, a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A., in a joint venture for the production of feedstocks used in the production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Definitive transaction agreements have been signed that outline the parameters of the endeavor which will leverage […]
