By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Paris-based France Valley, which specializes in natural capital investments, has achieved a formidable milestone, clinching a massive €600 million (US$689.2 million) close for its flagship forestry fund, France Valley Patrimoine. This impressive capital commitment not only bolsters the firm’s enviable position but also secures its place as a European […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nordic Foodtech VC, a Helsinki, Finland-domiciled venture capital fund dedicated to tangible solutions for the ag and food industry, has successfully launched its second fund. The firm secured €40 million (US$45.5 million) in its initial close and aims to double that amount for its final close, targeting companies that […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mekong Capital, a private equity powerhouse that has long shaped Vietnam’s investment landscape, is poised to introduce a groundbreaking regenerative agriculture fund. But investors will have to wait. The fund, which is planned for 2026. aims to attract as much as $200 million in capital, according to a report […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Technology innovation is increasingly making its way into the crop science arena. Matterworks, a pioneer in the field of predictive biology, has secured a Series A financing round, poised to further unlock machine learning and in predictive biology. While Matterworks is keeping the size of the round close to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, a Sydney, Australia-based investment manager specializing in natural capital, is expanding its reach north and into Southeast Asia. Through its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, New Forests has made its inaugural investment in Vietnam’s timber processing sector, backing Tavico Group, a supplier of solid wood lumber and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has earmarked C$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) to invest in agtech innovation across the Great White North through 2030. Through its investment arm FCC Capital, the organization will target food and ag investment opportunities specializing in areas like innovative devices, instrumentation, research, and methodologies designed to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new venture fund has come on the scene and it is already defying the odds. Planeteer Capital, a U.S.-based investment firm co-founded by Sophie Purdom, has successfully secured $54 million for its climate-tech focused fund. This achievement comes after a protracted two-year fundraising period, with Planeteer closing the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian fund manager New Forests has offloaded one of its assets. New Forests has sold South Australia’s Limestone Coast plantation forestry estate to OneFortyOne, a forestry and sawmill company. According to the buyer, this deal marks the single-biggest Australian forestry land transaction in a decade, representing a pivotal moment […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Gresham House, a U.K.-based alternative investment manager with £3.4 billion ($4.6 billion) in forestry assets under management, is going all in on timber. The firm clinched over £375 million ($500 million) for the final close of its latest forestry fund, Gresham House Forest Fund VI, its biggest one to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cairo, Egypt-based Morpho Investments, a newly launched investment platform focused on emerging markets, has achieved a couple of major milestones. The PE firm has closed the first round of its inaugural fund, Morpho Fund I, while concurrently deploying capital into a pair of key deals. These transactions involved farming […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its latest Ag Letter on farmland values, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago offered valuable insights from a polling of District agricultural bankers, revealing key trends for early 2025. Overall, the agricultural landscape in the American Heartland, particularly states within the Seventh Federal Reserve District, continues to evolve, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media St. Louis, Missouri-based private equity firm Lewis & Clark AgriFood, which specializes in growth-stage financing for food and agriculture businesses, is raising capital for it latest agri-food fund. According to a filing with the U.S. SEC, Lewis & Clark has registered the AgriFood Fund III, signaling persistent demand for […]
