Roc Food Fund II will follow a similar strategy to the first fund, with an increased target and greater emphasis on an own-and-operate model.
The early-stage venture capital strategy was launched in December 2021 and has amassed a portfolio of more than 20 companies.
The investment was made into the firm’s tenth iteration of its secondaries timberland fund, which has a $1bn target and had raised $635m by January 2024.
Managing partner Katrin Burt says the round is designed to help Colorado-headquartered Meati capitalize on a taste and nutrition advantage that could make it a category leader.
The firm has held a $100m first close on a strategy that promises to mobilize $5.6 for every dollar spent.
The GoFarm Responsible Agriculture Fund will invest in Australian land the firm identifies as being ripe for horticultural redevelopment.
Centuria has acquired Katunga Fresh’s glasshouse in Victoria through the unlisted Centuria Agriculture Fund.
Profits dipped at Macquarie Asset Management thanks to increased costs in developing renewable energy projects, as well as a slowdown in asset realizations in clean energy.
We speak to Agri Carbon Investments, Climate Asset Management and GreenCollar about what the nascent market needs to become a home for all forms of capital.
Gerrity Lansing says positive investor sentiment around Latin America has returned to a level last seen around 2015, when the firm closed BTF I on $860m.