Ceres Partners Taps Natural Resources Pair for Private Equity Strategy
November 12, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Food and ag asset manager Ceres Partners has tapped a pair of seasoned agriculture and natural resources investors to oversee the firm’s private equity practice. Nick Schupbach and Justin Lott -- co-founders of ag and water investment firm Appia Capital Partners -- have joined Ceres as managing
Read moreGAI Heads Across the Pond to Explore Natural Capital, Food Systems, Farmland and More
November 11, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media While 2024 might be winding down, GAI Europe is just gearing up. Unfolding at the height of the holiday season, from Dec. 2-3, this year's event will be held at the charming Landmark London, where attendees will gather to hear featured speakers and panelists discuss some of the industry's most imp
Read morePymwymic’s Food Impact Sequel Fund Surpasses Target With €71.5M in Investor Commitments
November 7, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Dutch cooperative Pymwymic, one of Europe's oldest impact investors, is advancing its mission to transform the food system by backing 'daredevil' founders, as noted by Managing Partner Rogier Pieterse. Pymwymic’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II has reached a successful close with €71.5 mil
Read moreLondon’s Aviva Investors Introduces Carbon Removal Fund Amid Nature Tech Strategy
November 7, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With the UN Climate Change Conference, aka COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan days away, investors have their sights set on climate plans. Right on cue, U.K. asset manager Aviva Investors has introduced its Carbon Removal Fund (CRF), the strategy for which involves natural capital and nature technology. A
Read moreQ&A: Canada’s Area One Farms Reaches First Close on Flagship Fund With C$127M Haul
November 5, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto, Ontario-based Area One Farms has achieved a major milestone. The Canadian ag manager has amassed C$127 million (US$91.6 million) to mark the first close of its flagship fund, Area One Farms Limited Partnership V. Attracting both existing and new investors, institutional investors and weal
Read moreMizuho Bank Invests $20M Into Pollination Global to Hasten Decarbonization in Asia
November 5, 2024
Tokyo-based Mizuho Bank has struck a strategic partnership Down Under. The Japanese bank has announced a $20 million investment into Pollination Global Holdings, a specialist climate change advisory and investment firm headquartered in London but with offices around the world, including Australia, receiving a minority stake in return. Mizuho
Read moreCraigmore Sustainables Inches Closer to NZ$200 Million Forestry Fund Target
November 4, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Craigmore Sustainables, a New Zealand-domiciled farmland, orchard and forestry manager, has reached a major milestone in its fundraising efforts. Craigmore's Tōtara Forestry Partnership, an investment vehicle, has raised NZ$50 million (US$29.8 million) over the past quarter, buoying its total com
Read moreNordic Startup FarmDroid Secures €10.5 Million for Solar-Powered Ag Robots
October 31, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Vejen, Denmark-based FarmDroid, which is behind autonomous, solar-powered agricultural robots, has secured €10.5 million (US$11.4 million) in its latest fundraising round. Led by Convent Capital, the round also extended to EIFO and Navus Ventures. FarmDroid's robot has mastered skills like sowin
Read moreAMERRA Capital Management Exits Brazilian Sugarcane Mill in Smooth Stroke of M&A
October 31, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AMERRA Capital Management has announced the sale of one of its portfolio assets. The U.S.-based asset manager, which specializes in sustainable agribusiness and renewable bio-energy, has sold Brazilian sugar mill Salto Botelho Agroenergia (SBA) to Zilor Energy and Food. Located in the prime sugarc
Read moreMitsubishi Corp Backs Finnish Aquaculture Tech Company Amid Wider Funding Round
October 30, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Corp is betting on the ocean economy. Through its investment arm, Mitsubishi is backing Finnish aquaculture technology company Finnforel to catapult the expansion of land-based fish farming projects. Mitsubishi's investment is part of a wider €240 million (US$260.5 million
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