PHT Investment Group Launches $200M PE Fund for Food Supply Chain Innovation
August 20, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media PHT Investment Group, a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm owned by JL White Investments, has introduced a new fund to support its targeted mission of transforming the post-harvest infrastructure sector. PHT Growth Fund LP, the firm's PE platform, was formed to make strategic acquisitions and
Read moreThree Blue Chip Companies Commit A$80M to Silva Capital’s Aussie Carbon Credits Fund
August 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Silva Capital, a Sydney, Australia-based joint venture between private markets investment manager Roc Partners and C6 Investment Management, has lined up a trio of heavy hitters for its carbon credits fund. Mining groups Rio Tinto and BHP as well as airline Qantas have committed $80 million (US$53
Read moreStafford Capital’s Carbon Offsets Fund Chooses Australia and Brazil for Maiden Timber Deals
August 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners, an investment firm with $8.1 billion in AUM and global locations including Austin and London, has closed on a pair of deals for its carbon offsets fund. The investments, the first of their kind for the Stafford Carbon Offsets Opportunities Fund, are worth more than $70 m
Read moreTerrantic Co-Founder Offers a Peek Behind the Agtech Fundraising Curtain
August 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Now that Seattle-based agtech Terrantic's $3.5 million oversubscribed seed round is behind it, the startup is ready to take more ground. Despite an uncertain economic backdrop in which investors are demonstrating caution, Terrantic, in its latest fundraising, was able to secure not only backers bu
Read moreWhat Will the Timberland Sector Look Like for the Rest of 2024?
August 16, 2024
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media, & Scott Reaves, Domain Timber Advisors The investment in land that produces timber is often seen as a good portfolio diversifier that can hedge against inflation and generate low volatility, risk-adjusted returns compared to most other asset types. It also is gaining traction as
Read moreUK Pension Giant Nest Chooses Campbell Global for High-Profile Timberland Mandate
August 16, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media UK pension giant Nest -- in a move to add diversification to its funds -- has selected Campbell Global for a high-profile timberland investment mandate. Campbell Global, a J.P. Morgan company, was enlisted to provide the pension scheme with a global portfolio of direct investments focused on core
Read moreCargill Partners With Goanna Ag for Tech-Centric Irrigation Pilot in the Mississippi Delta
August 15, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Family-owned ag and food giant Cargill has teamed up with Australia's Goanna Ag for a pilot project aiming to bolster irrigation efficiency on cotton fields in the Mississippi Delta. Through the collaboration, the companies will bring cutting-edge technology designed to overhaul the way growers wa
Read moreAgtech Terrantic Clinches $3.5M for Digitized Supply Chain in Oversubscribed Seed Round
August 13, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Seattle-based agtech startup Terrantic, which is digitizing the ag supply chain, has secured $3.5 million in a seed round that was oversubscribed. Led by Supply Change Capital, the round extended other backers including York IE and Vitalize VC as well as Array Ventures, the latter of which is an e
Read morePlant-Based Cheese Startup Plonts Puts $12M Seed Round to Work
August 12, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Plonts, an Oakland, California-based startup that develops plant-based cheeses, has launched its maiden product on the heels of a $12 million seed round. Led by climate-tech VC firm Lowercarbon Capital, the round also extended to other participants, including Peter Rahal's Litani Ventures, Accelr8
Read moreAustralia’s Rural Funds Readies Sale of Wagyu-Stocked Dyamberin Cattle Farm
August 12, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After doling out $A13.4 million (US$8.8 million) for New England cattle farm Dyamberin in 2018, Australia's Rural Funds Management has listed the institutional grade property for sale. Situated in the Wongwibinda district of New South Wales, inherent with grass-fed weight gains, ample rainfall and
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