By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital When most people contemplate eating a meal featuring alternative protein, these days they think about something plant-based, due to the incredible success of the Impossible Whopper and Dunkin Beyond Sausage Sandwich. However, cellular-based proteins are starting to make an impact on the alternative protein market. December 2020 could be […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian listed property fund manager Primewest has more than tripled its funding target for its newly launched Primewest Agricultural Trust No 1 to A$350 million (US$268 million), and stated it may list the fund, but did not specify a timeframe for such action. The move follows the launch of […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Animal-free protein developer Clara Foods has secured an $8 million venture loan facility from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a specialty financier that provides capital as secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in the life sciences, technology, healthcare information and services, and sustainable industries. Of the total commitment, $5 million […]
photo credit: Kubota By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tel-Aviv-based Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has raised $20 million through a Series B backed by Asian equipment giants Kubota and Forbon, and including Maverick Ventures Israel, OurCrowd, and AgFunder, as well as Ziv Aviram, co-founder of self-driving car startup Mobileye. This round (the company’s third) brings the […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Real asset-focused investment firm Astarte Capital Partners and Stockholm-based forestry development and management company SilviPar AB have partnered to launch the SA Impact Forestry Fund (SAIFF) – a new fund dedicated to sustainable forestry, with an initial focus on Paraguay. Under the terms of the partnership, Astarte Capital has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) announced the acquisition of a majority stake in David Del Curto S.A. (DDC) – a leading Chilean fruit production, packing, and exporting company, on behalf of third party clients, for an undisclosed amount. The stake was acquired from The Corso Group (TCG), the […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media An investor consortium consisting of the MacLachlan family trading as Jumbuck Pastoral Co., and three silent partners, has acquired Wave Hill and Cattle Creek Stations located in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory for A$104 million (US$80 million). The Jumbuck Pastoral consortium is only the fourth owner […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Chickpeas continue to gain popularity as a plant-based protein – a trend that is being reflected in the size of the most recent investment in Hippeas, a pioneer in the chickpea snack category. The Craftory, a $375 million global investment house that is “notably counter-corporate and anti-traditional VC”, has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in 2005, Farmers Edge has leveraged the potential to transform agricultural production to increase yields, efficiency, and sustainability for the long-term, becoming the most comprehensive data management platform on the market and transforming the industry with disruptive technologies and strategic partnerships. In its latest move, Farmers Edge announced […]
photo credit: Grieg Seafood By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Grieg Seafood is now one-third owner, along with smolt and post-smolt company Vest Havbruk and investor group Omfar, in Årdal Aqua – a joint venture to produce at least 3,000 tons of harvest-sized salmon per year in a new land-based facility in Rogaland, in Southern […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Premium Brands Holdings Corporation and a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations led by Membertou and Miawpukek, and including Sipekne’katik, We’koqma’q, Potlotek, Pictou Landing and Paqtnkek communities, have closed the largest investment in the seafood industry ever undertaken by an Indigenous group in Canada. Originally announced in November 2020, Premium […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Paine Schwartz Partners established Verdesian Life Sciences in 2012. Since then, the portfolio company has completed six add-on acquisitions and has developed best-in-class patented biological, nutritional, fertilizer enhancement, seed treatment, and inoculant technologies for the high-value specialty and row crop, ornamental, and turf markets. Geographically, the company expanded into […]
