By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss Life Asset Managers is making a push into Europe’s indoor farming space. Through the Luxembourg-based Swiss Life Global Infrastructure Opportunities Growth II, Swiss Life has formed a joint venture with Milan, Italy-based Planet Farms Holding. The agreement is structured so that the fund will acquire a majority stake […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Harvest Returns, a Forth Worth, Texas-based ag investment platform, has introduced the Harvest Returns Private Credit Fund II, a sequel to the first investment vehicle launched in 2023. Harvest plans to build on the success of its maiden fund to provide accredited investors with the opportunity to generate steady, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm AGR Partners, which has invested $800 million across funds since 2012, has added another company to its portfolio. AGR Partners announced it has made a strategic investment into Vita-Pakt Citrus Products Company, a Bakersfield, California-based processor and supplier that specializes in high-quality industrial citrus […]
Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM), a Portland, Oregon-based forest investment and management firm, has announced a strategic joint venture with Tokyo, Japan-based Sojitz Corporation, a global trading and investment company, through its U.S. subsidiary, Sojitz Corporation of America. The partnership involves the launch of a dedicated forestry investment fund, aiming to generate high-integrity carbon credits and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Clearwater, Florida-based Water On Demand, Inc. (WODI), a company specializing in decentralized industrial water solutions, is looking to disrupt the U.S. water industry. Water on Demand has engaged Eazy OZ, an experienced platform within the U.S. Opportunity Zone (OZ) ecosystem, to partner on the launch of a novel investment […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Corporate Group of the Foundation for Business and Agricultural Development (FUNDEA), which is focused on impact investing in Central and South America, has joined the lineup of backers in The Yield Lab Latam’s third venture capital fund, dubbed the Opportunity Fund. The Opportunity Fund’s strategy is to invest […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Okinawa, Japan-based EF Polymer, a technology company that develops organic polymers for the agricultural industry, has reached a fundraising milestone. EF Polymer has raised $6.6 million in the first close of a Series B round, the second close of which is planned for the summer of 2025. Proceeds from […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s timber strategy has reached a major milestone. The asset management arm of the largest U.S. bank announced the close of its Campbell Global Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II at $1.5 billion, surpassing its fundraising target. as investors flocked to the timber strategy. Launched in […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian ag-land manager Warakirri Asset Management has announced its latest investment amid a partnership with its new tenant partner Seeka. The Warakirri Farmland Fund has scooped up a large-scale kiwi fruit aggregation in one of Australia’s prime horticultural zones. Warakirri considers its investment of slightly more than A$33 million […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Agriculture, the asset management division of Sydney, Australia-domiciled parent firm New Forests, has launched a new investment vehicle with a reported target size of A$750 million. The fund strategy is to acquire high-profile assets to complement its existing portfolio holdings, including Lawson Grains and the Kimberly Cattle operation. […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Natural capital is capturing an increasing amount of attention in the agriculture industry. Natural capital as an asset class represents forestry, agriculture and conservation assets, as defined by New Forests. While natural capital as an asset class has certainly piqued the interest of institutional investors, there is still plenty […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Global AgInvesting is making an expansion push into the Southern Hemisphere through a partnership with Australia’s Queensland government. In a coup for the state, Queensland has secured the rights to host the world’s leading agricultural investment forum, Global AgInvesting, in June 2026. This landmark event introduces Brisbane as a […]
