Swiss Investor LGT Acquires Impact Investor Asapada from Soros Economic...
By Lynda Kiernan Private global banking and asset management group LGT has agreed to acquire Aspada, a leading India-focused holding company and venture capital impact investment fund, from Aspada’s...
View ArticleAker Technologies Raises $2.6M, Moves Headquarters to St. Louis
By Lynda Kiernan Lewis & Clark Ventures has led $2.6 million in equity financing, with participation from Flyover Capital and Central Illinois Angels, for Aker Technologies. “We are delighted to...
View ArticleCargill Doubles Down on Plant-Based Protein, Invests Another $75M in PURIS
By Lynda Kiernan In January 2018, Cargill made what is now known to be a $25 million investment in PURIS, the largest pea protein producer in North America, forming a joint venture with the company to...
View ArticleOxford University Spin-Out MoA Raises $7.6M Series A to Overcome Herbicide...
By Lynda Kiernan MoA Technology, a 2018 spin-out from Oxford University’s Plant Sciences Department, announced it has raised $7.6 million in Series A funding to back its work in overcoming weed...
View ArticleGreenhouse Grower Mucci Farms Acquires Rival Orangeline Farms Prior to U.S....
By Lynda Kiernan Ontario-based Mucci Farms, one of North America’s largest vertically integrated greenhouse grower of fruits and vegetables, announced it has acquired a controlling position in...
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Contributed Content: New Report: Can Indoor Vertical Farming Deliver...
By Djalil Reghis and Nicolas Denjoy, Agroecology Capital Download Agroecology Capital’s full report and investment thesis on indoor vertical farming, here. This report covers investment trends since...
View ArticleGladstone Land Acquires Long-Targeted Coastal Farm in Oxnard California
By Lynda Kiernan Gladstone Land has made its second deal within a matter of weeks, announcing the acquisition of a large coastal farm on the Oxnard Plain of California. Financial terms of the deal were...
View ArticleSyngenta Acquires Cropio, Becomes Only Ag Company With Digital Management...
By Lynda Kiernan Syngenta has concluded a deal for the acquisition of all relevant assets of The Cropio Group, a global digital farm management platform with a presence in more than 50 countries....
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Contributed Content Part V: A Shift in the Air: Weather Volatility,...
This is the fifth article in an eight-part series published by GAI News that examines eight existing trends set to alter the structure of our global food system. Join us each month for a new...
View ArticleDutch Ag Pension to Divest Stake in Ag Investment Fund Fagoed
By Lynda Kiernan BPL, the Dutch pension fund for the Netherland’s agricultural and green sectors, is planning to divest its stake in Fagoed, a €140 million (US$154 million) fund invested in...
View ArticleNectar Raises C$1.1M for Beekeeping Management Platform
By Lynda Kiernan Interdomus Capital has led a C$1.1 million (US$830,000)Seed Round for Nectar, a Montreal-based agtech startup, to advance its IoT commercial beehive management platform. Other...
View ArticleBrief: Cultivation Capital Nears Funding Goal for Fund III With $74M Raise
By Lynda Kiernan Midwest private equity investor Cultivation Capital announced it has raised $74 million from a total of 89 limited partners to-date for its third fund, the Cultivation Capital Tech...
View ArticlePilgrim’s Pride Acquires UK Pork Producer for US$354M, Creates Leading EU...
By Lynda Kiernan Pilgrim’s Pride announced it has agreed to acquire UK pork producer and integrated prepared food supplier, Tulip Limited, from Danish Crown for US$354 million. Tulip controls 12 fresh...
View ArticleADM Capital Leads EUR60M Round for Biological Crop Protection Startup M2i...
By Lynda Kiernan ADM Capital Europe has led a EUR60 million (US$66 million) funding round for M2i Life Sciences, a biological crop protection startup based in France that is producing pheromones to...
View ArticleAmerra Capital Leads $12M Round for Regnerative Ag Food Company Cooks Venture
By Lynda Kiernan New York-based Cooks Venture, a next generation food company rooted in regenerative agriculture and transparency, has raised $12 million in funding from Amerra Capital. “Regenerative...
View ArticleFieldIn Raises $12M for Permanent and Specialty Crop Farming Management Platform
By Lynda Kiernan Israeli agtech startup FieldIn announced that it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley-based venture fund Zeev Ventures (managed by Oren...
View ArticleAgriculture Capital Expands Permanent Crop Portfolio with Complementary...
By Lynda Kiernan Agriculture Capital, the agriculture investment arm of Equilibrium Capital Management focused on sustainable and regenerative permanent crop investment opportunities, announced it has...
View ArticleOspraie Ag Science Leads Rounds Totaling $49M for Two Separate Crop...
By Lynda Kiernan Ospraie Ag Science, an investor targeting opportunities in the agtech space supporting sustainable solutions that improve the quality of life for both farmers and society, has led...
View ArticleZeaKal Closes Oversubscribed $15M Series C, Adds Former DuPont Pioneer...
By Lynda Kiernan ZeaKal, a California-based plant genetics innovator, has made two major announcements: that it has closed a Series C oversubscribed at $15 million, and the addition of former DuPont...
View ArticleAGR Partners-StepStone Consortium Acquires 50 Pct Stake in Green Plains...
By Lynda Kiernan Green Plains Inc., AGR Partners TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B, and StepStone Atlantic Fund, along with their respective affiliates, announced the formation of a joint venture to...
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