By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Lever VC, an early stage alternative protein investor, announced a fourth close at $46 million for its Lever VC Fund I. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Lever VC has connections with some of the top global names in alternative protein, with partners Lawrence Chu and Nick Cooney being early investors […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Leading UK private debt investment manager Prestige Funds announced the launch of Premium Alziraea Fund, a dedicated Islamic, Shariah-compliant real assets and project financing fund focusing on agriculture, horticulture, and renewables in the UK, which the firm notes have operated with lower defaults compared to other sectors. Prestige Funds […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media VMG Partners has raised $850 million (in only three months!) to close its VMG Growth Fund V at its target and hard cap, and bringing its total AUM to approximately $2.6 billion. The firm closed VMG Partners Fund IV at $550 million in August 2018, with an additional $150 […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Mondelēz International has launched Sustainable Futures, a new impact investment platform to incubate, finance, and build partnerships in self-sustaining ventures that address key global challenges, including climate change, and that advance ESG initiatives. The global powerhouse that is owner of iconic brands such as OREO, Cadbury, Toblerone, and Trident, among […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand-based farm and forestry manager Craigmore Sustainables (Craigmore) has launched the Totara Forestry Partnership, a new investment vehicle dedicated to opportunities in New Zealand forest land. The partnership is targeting funding between NZ$200 million and NZ$300 million (US$143 million and US$215 million) to acquire a mix of established […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Real asset-focused investment firm Astarte Capital Partners and Stockholm-based forestry development and management company SilviPar AB have partnered to launch the SA Impact Forestry Fund (SAIFF) – a new fund dedicated to sustainable forestry, with an initial focus on Paraguay. Under the terms of the partnership, Astarte Capital has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Lithuania’s INVL Asset Management, one of the largest asset management companies in the Baltics, has launched the INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II (STAFF II). With a targeted goal of EUR100 million (US$118 million), the fund’s initial offering has raised EUR32.45 million (US$38.3 million) to-date from private investors […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund III has held its final close at $596 million, bringing the firm’s total AUM across its three funds to exceed $1 billion. Founded in 2012 in San Francisco, California, and with offices in Idaho, Illinois, and Arkansas, Homestead Capital has built and manages a […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Namibian private equity firm Eos Capital has launched its third fund, the Euphrates Agriculture Fund, with the goal of raising N$500 million (US$33.5 million) by March 2021. The challenges being faced by the Namibian agricultural sector (one being that right now only Agribank is committing large-scale investments in agriculture […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media On World Soil Day 2019, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for the protection of the world’s soils, noting in 2015 that one-third of the U.S.’s soil had been lost over the past five decades, and that by 2050 erosion has the potential to decrease crop yields […]
