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 […]
By Artem Milinchuk, Founder & Head of Strategy at FarmTogether Persistent market dislocations in 2025—from elevated interest rates to geopolitical tensions—are prompting a recalibration of portfolio risk. Institutional and accredited investors are rebalancing their growth-oriented strategies to incorporate a larger defensive allocation. Traditional safe-haven assets like U.S. Treasuries and gold are seeing renewed flows—but increasingly, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media On Earth Day 2025, the EcoEnterprises Fund, an investment fund for nature, announced the “rolling first close” of the EcoEnterprise Partners IV fund. Fundraising for its fourth fund was led by a cohort of institutional and private investors looking to make a meaningful impact. The early investor lineup includes […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto, Canada-based XPV Water Partners, a growth investment firm specializing in the water industry, has reached a major milestone. The firm has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), including its most recent capital injection of over $625 million, the proceeds of which it plans to direct into […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Fort Worth, Texas-based private equity giant TPG has announced a development within its impact platform. TPG Rise Climate, TPG’s private equity fund specializing in climate solutions, has made a new investment. The fund has partnered with Renaissance Partners to invest in a controlling stake in SICIT Group, a company […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.K.-based agtech company Gardin has raised $4.5 million in funding in a Seed 2 financing round. Gardin plans to direct the proceeds toward its precision agriculture technology solution, centered around a real-time photosynthesis sensor and artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The investment aims to accelerate the adoption of Gardin’s technology, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Portland, Oregon-based forest investment firm EFM has expanded its Big Tech footprint. In a deal underscoring the urgency of climate action, EFM has inked a multi-year offtake agreement with Microsoft in which the technology leader will procure nature-based carbon removal credits and make a strategic investment in EFM’s forestry […]
By: Tom Sarno, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director, Global Head of Timberland Investments, Manulife Investment Management There is a growing consensus that the inexorable nature and climate transition taking place across the globe will have profound implications for the world economy. From where we sit as a global asset manager, this ongoing, multifaceted transition also […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgIS Capital’s 2025 State of the Market Report paints a picture of a rapidly transforming agricultural landscape, one that simultaneously generates compelling challenges and significant opportunities for investors. While some market segments face headwinds, others demonstrate resilience and potential for growth, commanding a nuanced approach from those looking to […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Southwest Queensland’s Cubbie Station cotton farm, which is 100 percent owned by an agricultural fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, has made a deal with the Australian federal government. The cotton farm, which was established in the early 1980s, has participated in a water buyback program with […]
