OpenAir Equity Partners led a Series B round attracting repeat investors and one new investor into FarmLink, an agtech company developing a yield benchmarking service for farmers.
'I'd rather invest directly' one LP was overheard telling GPs at our latest ‘Last Thursday’ networking drinks, which attracted investors from the US and Europe and represented projects from Eastern Europe, Latin America and Australasia.
Zambia’s biofuels industry is gathering momentum as the country’s stability, access to resources and alternative fuel demand makes it an attractive investment destination, according to a local banker.
Asia Plantation Capital may list its investment management business and its own forestry assets but some $500m of third-party AUM would remain private.
The Chinese private equity firm has acquired a 20% stake in China’s Chery Heavy Industry.
Increasing numbers of fund management firms are popping up in the Central and Eastern European region, drawn by the cheap land on offer, according to an investment consultant at Towers Watson.
The US-focused farmland investment firm is beefing up its acquisition team after hiring Brett MacNeil as director of acquisitions. It is also looking for an investment analyst.
UK-based forestry and wind farm asset manager FIM has reopened fundraising and is expected to hold a final close on roughly $108m in November.
Data compiled by i3, part of the Cleantech Group, reveals corporate and venture capital investment in the agtech sector reached its highest level for fours years.
The US pension fund has increased its agri exposure, investing $30 million in New Zealand-based Southern Pastures.