Field Notes

Sumitomo seeds $435m forestry fund; EBRD helps mobilize $115m for oceans; Goldman consolidates Frøy position; and FAIRR wants antibiotics disclosures from meat supply chain. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only. Tips and feedback to: binyamin.a@pei.group  

Omnivore hits $150 million first close; Proterra’s US farmland play; China’s stockpiling impact on row and permanent crop prices; and deals round-up. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

CDPQ and CEFC establish A$200 million ag platform; forestry and ag’s attractiveness may be waning; Kilter hits first close on A$500 million fund; and deals round-up. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Bunge and Viterra merge in $8.2 billion deal; Saudi PIF’s carbon platform auctions 2.2 million credits; EU biodiversity law remains alive and deals roundup. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

The EU’s Nature Restoration Law is on the brink; Goldman Sachs and Earth Capital back aquaculture; annualized Australian farmland returns hold steady; and the pros and cons of fewer but larger farms. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

New Harvest secures commitment from NAB; Atlas, Arable and DCP Capital all close deals and Big Idea Ventures holds first close on alt-proteins Fund II. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Europe gets a regenerative ag fund; farmland prices rise in Australia; India’s farming powerhouse prospects; and the carbon credit market shows resilience. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Laguna Bay gets DBJ commitment; Farmer Mac forecasts fall in US farmer incomes; Macquarie and Carlyle list Australian farm and wine assets; and people moves at CAM, Proterra and PGIM. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Climate Fund Managers closes largest debt-for-nature conversion; Tom Vilsack wants more collaboration on agtech; Rabobank says avocados have more room for growth and PGIM sketches out ag's opportunity map. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Folium Capital targets $500 million for new fund; private debt beats a retreat; Kilter Rural eyes May first close for new open-end fund and carbon farming deals heat up in Australia. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.