By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global private equity investment firm Bregal Investments announced its first venture into impact investing with the launch of Bregal Sphere Nature Strategy, a dedicated natural capital platform with a focus on agricultural supply chains. Headquartered in London and New York, Bregal Investments has a family of funds geared toward […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Less than a year after food tech company Elo Life Systems (Elo) closed on a $24.5 million Series A, the company announced it has now closed on an oversubscribed $20.5 million A2 round led by DCVC Bio and Novo Holdings, bringing total capital raised to-date to $45 million. Other […]
photo credit: NZL By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian specialist private markets investment manager Roc Partners has agreed to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in New Zealand Rural Land Company’s (NZL) portfolio in a cash deal of approximately NZ$44.2 million (US$26.84 million) that values NZL’s 75 percent equity share in the LP at […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In recent years, concerns associated with animal protein production and consumption have increasingly come to the fore, including antibiotic resistance, sustainability, animal welfare, food-borne illnesses, and perhaps most pressingly, the environmental impact of such production systems. These factors, combined with greater health and wellness awareness and engagement on the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global fresh fruit leader Unifrutti has taken a major step in expanding its integrated and sustainable global multi-fruit platform by adding strong table grape and cherry operations through an agreement to acquire Verfrut, a prominent grower and exporter of fresh produce with a presence in Chile and Peru. Founded […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Exemplary Forestry Management, New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF), Maine Mountain Collaborative (MMC), and Quantified Ventures have partnered to launch Exemplary Forestry Investment Fund (EFIF), and have leveraged private, philanthropic, and public capital to acquire the fund’s first asset – the 3,000-acre Scammon Ridge Headwaters from the Haynes Family. Forty […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media This is the second time in a matter of weeks that we hear news of investments being made to advance bacteriophage technologies. Santiago, Chile-based PhageLab announced it has closed on $11 million in funding from Nazca, Collaborative Fund, Water Lemon Ventures, and individual investor Kevin Efrusy, in support of […]
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners One of the memories that will forever be etched in my mind from a 40-year career in agriculture was selling wheat for $1.85 per bushel in the midst of the 1980s farm crisis. Although it was apparent at the time that there was no way for even the most […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto-based venture capital ArcTern announced it has surpassed its target of $300 million, and closed its third fund oversubscribed with $335 million in capital commitments including new investments from flagship limited partners TD Bank Group, Allianz, Church Pension Group, OPTrust, Credit Suisse Asset Management and other large institutional investors. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ingredion Ventures, the venture investment arm of specialty food and beverage ingredients leader Ingredion, is leading the Series A funding round for Better Juice to fast-track the penetration of its breakthrough sugar reduction solution in the U.S. market. Joining Ingredion in this Series A are returning investors, including Connecticut-based […]
By Claude Flueckiger, Flueckiger Consulting Throughout my career in the agricultural industry, the impact of agriculturalpractices on bees has been an important consideration. Discussions in theindustry often focus on honey bees (Apis mellifera). However, mounting scientificevidence has shown the importance of wild bees as pollinators safeguardingcrop yields and as critical contributors to biodiversity. For biodiversity […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Robotics and AI startup farm-ng announced it has closed on a $10 million Series A led by Acre Venture Partners and including Xplorer Capital, Hawk Tower, and ten other institutional and individual investors, to advance and scale affordable and adaptable robotic and AI solutions for small to medium-sized farms. […]
