Ag-Focused e-Commerce Retailer AgVend Sees $1.75M Seed Round
Tech-focused venture capital fund 8VC has led a $1.75 million seed round for AgVend, a leading e-commerce retailer for agriculture inputs and services. Green Bay Ventures, Precursor Ventures, FJ Labs,...
View ArticleCropLogic Acquires Australian Precision Ag Firm Ag Logic
As stated in an announcement made to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), New Zealand-based agricultural IoT company CropLogic has plans to acquire Tasmanian precision agriculture and monitoring firm...
View ArticleImpossible Foods Raises $114M Prior to First International Launch
California-based Impossible Foods has raised $114 million in convertible note financing provided by Singapore-backed Temasek, and Sailing Capital, a Shanghai and Hong Kong-based global private equity...
View ArticleCarlyle Group Acquires Australia’s Biggest Winemaker for US$772M
U.S. private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired Accolade Wines, Australia’s largest winemaker, from CHAMP Private Equity for A$1 billion (US$772 million). Under the terms of the deal, CHAMP III...
View ArticleThree NSW Farms Sold to U.S., Dutch Investors for US$89M
The Kahlbetzer family’s Twynam Agricultural Group has sold three properties in Lachlan Valley in New South Wales to two overseas investors – MERS Global Investments and Optifarm for a total A$115...
View ArticleMonsanto Makes Another Genetics Play with RNAgri Research Deal
Right on the heels of announcing a $100 million tech collaboration with CRISPR startup Plantwise, Monsanto has entered into a research deal with St. Louis-based startup RNAgri, whose RNA interference...
View ArticleBrazil’s Marfrig Acquires Majority of U.S.-Based National Beef for $969M
Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods has acquired 51 percent of Kansas City, Missouri-based National Beef for $969 million. The deal was conducted through Marfrig’s indirect subsidiary, NBM US Holdings. When...
View ArticleNZ Firm Farm Venture Launches New US$109M Ag Fund
Kiwi agricultural investment and management firm Farm Venture has launched New Zealand Pastoral Investments, a new ag fund with the goal of raising NZ$150 million (US$109 million). The fund, which will...
View ArticleInspira Farms Raises €4.15 in Series A
Small hold farmers in emerging markets in East Africa and Central America will have greater access to energy efficient cold storage and food processing technology as UK-based Inspira Farms put €4.15...
View ArticleAustralian Startup Raises A$500,000 for Blockchain Pilot
A$500,000 raised by Adelaide-based startup T-Provenance will help pilot its blockchain technology with Northern Australian mango producers. The project includes a A$300,000 grant from the Cooperative...
View ArticleAGR Partners Acquires Minority Stake in Vintage Wine Estates
Food and agribusiness-focused investment firm AGR Partners has made a capital investment in Vintage Wine Estates in exchange for a minority stake in the company. Founded in 2008 when Napa Valley Girard...
View ArticleJapan’s Nippon Life Makes US$92.5M Offshore Farmland Investment
In a bold move from a not-often seen geography, Tokyo-based Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) announced its first investment in a farmland investment fund – making a commitment of A$119...
View ArticleIndian Impact Investor Omnivore Targets Analytics Startup AgNext
Agricultural sensing and solutions startup AgNext has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Mumbai-based Impact Investor Omnivore Partners, through its Omnivore Partners India Fund 2....
View ArticleCannabis-Infused Edibles Company Raises $6M Series B
Plus Products, a Palo Alto, California-based manufacturer of cannabis-infused edible items, announced it has closed a $6 million Series B led by Serruya Private Equity Partners and Navy Capital Green...
View ArticleThe Future of GAI: An Interview with GAI Managing Directors Jared Rose and...
The current managing directors of Global AgInvesting are Kate Westfall and Jared Rose. GAI Gazette asked them to weigh in on the journey of GAI: At this 10th anniversary of Global AgInvesting, what are...
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Fourth and Final Close for Gunn Agri Cattle Fund to Bring AUM to A$200M
*Updated Farm and asset management company Gunn Agri announced the fourth and final close for its Gunn Agri Cattle Fund, having secured capital investments from institutional and sophisticated...
View ArticleFirst Close of US$371.5M Announced for Céréa Dette II
Paris-based agribusiness focused investment firm Céréa Partenaire announced a successful first close of €300 million (US$371.5 million) of Céréa Dette II after only seven months of fundraising....
View ArticleBiological Crop Input Producer Inocucor Acquires ATP Nutrition
In a move to develop new products that enhance crop potential by combining the benefits of biologicals and plant nutrients, Inocucor Corporation has acquired Manitoba, Canada-based ATP Nutrition. Terms...
View ArticleMaple Leaf Invests in Edible Cricket Farming
Canada’s self-proclaimed top packaged meat provider, Maple Leaf Foods, has made an investment in Entomo Farms, the largest insect farm for human consumption in North America. Founded in 2014 by...
View ArticleCharlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group Acquire Hearthside for $2.4B
Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group have collectively agreed to acquire Hearthside Food Solutions, the largest independent bakery in the U.S., from Goldman Sachs and Vestar Capital for $2.4...
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