Biotalys Secures €15M in Private Placement to Advance Biocontrol Crop-Protection Solution
October 16, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Ghent, Belgium-based Biotalys has secured subscription commitments totaling €15 million (US$16.3 million) via a private placement of new equity shares involving both new and returning investors. Biotalys, an agtech company developing protein-based biocontrol solutions for sustainable crop protec
Read moreGAI Asia 2024 to Spotlight Value-Add of Timberland in Japan’s Pension System
October 15, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland, whether it's forestland, the trees on that land or a combination of both, has historically served as an attractive asset class. With historical returns of 10.9 percent over several decades, investors not only gain exposure to capital gains but also income generation (cash flow) through
Read moreM&A: PE Fund Butterfly Equity Acquires Duckhorn’s Wine Portfolio in Roughly $2B Deal
October 15, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a sign that private capital is beginning to move off the sidelines, Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, is acquiring North American luxury winemaker Duckhorn Portfolio. The all-equity $1.95 billion transaction will see the publicly traded t
Read moreFarmland Partners Offloads $289M Farmland Portfolio to US Landowner Juggernaut
October 11, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI), a Denver, Colorado-based real estate investor, is offloading nearly $300 million in farmland assets to Farmland Reserve, an investment auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). The massive portfolio of assets comprises nearly four-dozen farms
Read moreIowa’s AcreShield Raises $2.5M to Help Farmers Close Yield Gap, Expands Round
October 10, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AcreShield, a Des Moines, Iowa-based company behind the YieldOptimizer technology, has raised over $2.5 million in a Series A fundraising round. The company's Yield Optimizer is a hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to solve a yield-gap problem, helping to deliver smarter seed se
Read moreSwiss Agtech xFarm Technologies Raises €36M to Digitize the Agribusiness Sector
October 9, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In what's shaping up to be a massive year of growth, xFarm Technologies, a Manno, Switzerland-based technology company focused on digitizing the agribusiness sector, has raised an impressive €36 million (US$39.4 million) in a Series C funding round. Led by technology investment firm Partech thro
Read moreCanadian Indoor Farming Startup Vision Greens Raises C$8M in Equity and Debt Capital
October 9, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its second capital raising event, Vision Greens, a Welland, Ontario-based tech-advanced indoor-farming company, has attracted C$18 million (US$13.11 million) in debt and equity to its coffers. The fundraising, the second of its kind for the company, includes C$10 million (US$7.2 million) in equ
Read moreM&A: Lesaffre Completes Acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s Yeast Extract Business
October 8, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Lesaffre, a Northern France-based food and beverage manufacturer specializing in fermentation and microorganisms, has come full circle with its previously announced acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s yeast extract business. The deal is now complete, strengthening Lesaffre's commitment to innovation
Read moreGO.FARM Scoops Up Water-Rich Ag Projects in A$150M Buying Spree Backed by Qantas Super
October 7, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian ag investment manager GO.FARM has scooped up a pair of water-rich agricultural value-add projects, including the Dellapool Aggregation and Sandmount North in Narrandera, New South Wales and Katunga, Victoria, respectively. Worth a combined A$150 million (US$101.3 million), the investmen
Read moreGlengarry Farm Secures C$60M Investment to Bridge Canada’s Private Debt Financing Gap
October 7, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a show of strength for Canada's private sector financing, Glengarry Farm Finance, an alternative lender to the ag industry owned by merchant bank Stormont Partners, has struck a key partnership. Farm Credit Canada (FCC), which is 100 percent invested in Canadian ag and food, has committed C$60
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