Allianz Global Investors Launches Quantifiable Debt and Equity Impact Fund
By Lynda Kiernan Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has announced the launch of the Allianz Impact Investment Fund (AIIF), its first multi-asset private equity and debt impact fund. Formed to...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz Facilitates Merger Between Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing...
By Lynda Kiernan Sustainable food chain investor Paine Schwartz, an existing investor in Wawona Packing, has partnered with both Gerawan Farming and Wawona to facilitate a merger that creates the...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Seeka Agrees to Sell Another of its Kiwi Orchards for NZ$15.5M
By Lynda Kiernan Seeka Limited, a Te Puke, New Zealand-based company that is the largest grower of kiwifruit in the country, and is a provider of orchard leasing, management, and post-harvest...
View ArticleAquaconnect Raises $1.1M Seed Round from Omnivore, HATCH
By Lynda Kiernan Chennai-based AI-driven aquaculture platform Aquaconnect has raised $1.1 million in Seed funding from India-focused impact investor Omnivore and aquaculture accelerator HATCH. Founded...
View ArticleEIB Commits EUR 80M to Eiffel Essential Fund
By Lynda Kiernan French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group has secured EUR 80 million (US$87.2 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its Eiffel Essential Fund, an impact fund...
View ArticleTrendlines Secures up to $22M in Conditional Capital for Newly Launched...
By Lynda Kiernan Israel and Singapore-based Trendlines Group has secured up to $22 million in conditional capital for its newly launched Singapore-based Trendlines Agrifood Pte Ltd (Fund). The fund...
View ArticleBrief: Vermont Pension Commits $125M to Two Ag Funds
By Lynda Kiernan The Vermont Pension Investment Committee, Montpelier, has made capital commitments to two agriculture funds, allocating $100 million to the Nuveen Global Farmland Fund, and up to...
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Contributed Content: Part VI: An Essential Nutrient: Phosphorus Shortages and...
This is the sixth 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 ArticleScotland’s Intelligent Growth Solutions Lifts Series A to US$7.6M With Second...
(Photo via IGS) By Lynda Kiernan Scotland-based indoor vertical farming and commercial technology business Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) announced a second close on its Series A, bringing total...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz Closes Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V at $1.425 Billion
By Lynda Kiernan Paine Schwartz Partners announced that it has closed its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V at $1.425 billion. Fund V represents Paine Schwartz’ largest fund to date, having exceeded its...
View ArticleAqua-Spark Invests in Innovative Brazilian Tilapia Farm, Fisher Piscicultura
By Lynda Kiernan Dutch sustainable aquaculture-focused investment fund Aqua-Spark announced its investment in Fisher Piscicultura (Fisher), an impact-driven tilapia farm based in Brazil. Founded in...
View ArticleNufarm Sells South American Assets to Sumitomo for US$800M
By Lynda Kiernan As Australia continues to be affected by severe drought conditions, Nufarm announced it has agreed to sell its South American crop protection and seed treatment assets in Brazil,...
View ArticlePSP Investments Acquires Australian Agribusiness Webster in a Deal Valuing...
By Lynda Kiernan Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has made another move to deepen its presence in Australian agriculture, agreeing to have its wholly owned subsidiary...
View ArticleFront Range Biosciences Raises Oversubscribed Round to Advance Breeding of...
By Lynda Kiernan Front Range Biosciences (FRB), a leading agbiotech firm and breeder of advanced seed varieties of hemp, coffee, and cannabis, has raised $8.5 million through an oversubscribed Insider...
View ArticleGreencoat Capital Announces Groundbreaking $148M UK Sustainable Greenhouse...
By Lynda Kiernan Greencoat Capital has announced a groundbreaking $148 million low-carbon and sustainable greenhouse project in the UK that is being funded by a collection of major UK pension funds....
View ArticleGladstone’s Latest Nebraska Farmland Acquisition to be Converted into Organic...
By Lynda Kiernan Gladstone Land announced it has expanded its portfolio into a new farming geography, having acquired 3,850 acres of farmland across two farms in Hayes and Hitchcock counties in...
View ArticleVoyager Capital Raises $100M for Fifth Fund to Invest Across Pacific Northwest
By Lynda Kiernan Seattle-based venture capital firm Venture Capital announced it has raised $100 million for its fifth fund. The capital will be deployed across the high-growth, but underserved...
View ArticleInsight: Water: Clear as Mud? Today’s planned relaxation of US water rules...
By David Gray, non-executive director, AAG Investment Management The Clean Water Act (‘Act’) has been much in the news recently. More specifically, attention has been on the 2015 Clean Water Rules...
View ArticleRoBotany Raises $35M, Changes Name to Fifth Season For U.S. Expansion
By Lynda Kiernan Indoor farming pioneer Fifth Season, which was originally founded as RoBotany Ltd and incubated at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, has raised $35...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz and AM FRESH Join Forces to Establish Leading Table Grape Company
By Lynda Kiernan Sustainable food chain investor Paine Schwartz Partners and global fresh food company AM FRESH have announced that they are coming together to launch a leading table grape operating...
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