By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners, a London-based private markets investor overseeing $8.4 billion in assets, has notched another billion-dollar win in the timberland space. The firm announced the closing of a $1.2 billion continuation investment vehicle focused on its forestry portfolio, marking its second timberland fund to surpass the $1 billion […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a move to bolster sustainable agriculture in France, ReSoil, has secured €4 million in funding from a mix of institutional and private investors. Key backers include Banque des Territoires, InvESS Île-de-France Amorçage and Generali Investissement à Impact, with the latter two funds overseen by impact investor INCO Ventures. […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After a decade of managing and enhancing forestry assets across Australia and New Zealand, New Forests is concluding its A$700 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) with a successful exit. The investment manager, specializing in nature-based real assets, has secured agreements for the fund’s final dispositions, including […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Solum Partners is making a fresh bet on Europe’s produce supply chain, teaming up with one of the EU’s biggest names in fruit and vegetables. With $2 billion in assets under management, the Boston, Massachusetts-based agri-business investor has completed a majority investment in Greenyard NV, Europe’s second-largest fruit and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nordic private asset investor CapMan Natural Capital is handing over one of its flagship Baltic forest portfolios to the Inter IKEA Group, the core entity steering IKEA’s brand, marking a notable reshuffle in Europe’s sustainable timberland landscape. After 10-plus years of active management, CapMan’s Dasos Timberland Fund II is […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss agtech Vivent Biosignals has achieved a critical milestone in its journey to give crops a voice through AI-powered solutions. The agtech has secured €7.5m from European institutional investors, a roster that features Agri Investment Fund (AIF), Horticoop, Pymwymic and Swiss private investors, backers that believe in Vivent’s approach […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Just Climate, a specialist investment firm founded by sustainable investor Generation Investment Management, has unveiled an update on its natural climate solutions strategy. The London-based platform has secured a total of $375 million to date from a wide range of institutional investors, including pension funds, asset managers and institutions. […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has greenlit an investment of up to $56 million to finance reforestation and restoration initiatives in degraded areas. This funding will flow through the innovative reforestation strategy overseen by the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG), paving the way for sustainable growth […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media São Paulo, Brazil-based Stepan Company is deepening its presence in the Latin American country’s fast-growing agricultural sector. The chemical solutions provider is unveiling a series of new investments aimed at strengthening innovation and technical support across Brazil’s farm economy. Stepan has opened a dedicated agriculture laboratory at the Parque […]
In a pair of back-to-back deals, Australia’s Centuria Capital Group, a real estate funds manager, has bolstered its agricultural investment portfolio. Among the transactions, Centuria Capital acquired the management rights to the Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund (APIF) from Arrow Funds Management, bringing A$444 million in assets under Centuria’s umbrella and pushing its agriculture vertical holdings […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. farmland has rarely been as closely watched as it is today. After several years of rapid appreciation and inflation-linked gains, values appear to be entering a different phase, one marked by cooler growth, greater regional divergence and a closer tether to underlying income performance. MetLife Investment Management’s 2025 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Athian, which is behind a platform that connects food companies with farmers, is gaining fresh momentum in its effort to cut emissions across livestock supply chains. Since 2024, the tally of the company’s payments to farmers as a reward for verified emissions through innovative feed ingredients and alternative manure management […]
