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Xpansiv, which secured a $400m investment from Blackstone Energy Partners this year, will launch the platform in 2023.

Food Initiative director Noah Coen-Cline says the Growing Justice initiative reflects an effort to engage directly with communities impacted by its grants aimed at supporting sustainable food chains.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed A$30m to Wyuna’s first fund, alongside property firm the Goodman Group.

Senior director for climate venture capital and private equity Franck De Santis says the jury is still out on the best way to finance indoor farming, but the data center market could provide some guidance.

New Forests has made its first foray into Africa with the acquisition of Green Resources through its African Forestry Investment Platform.

The deal is the first initiated and supported by London-headquartered NewAg Partners, the boutique advisory founded by former Insight Investment executive Detlef Schoen.

The sixth Agri Investor Australia Forum, held in Melbourne this month, covered topics as diverse as natural capital, carbon markets, family office strategies and water.

The Agri Investor Australia Forum, held last week, saw constant discussion of natural capital’s potential – but the term was less familiar to international investors.

A July filing from the agricultural investment manager referenced provisions of an agreement that prohibits the firm from raising a successor fund.

McKinsey intends to be among LPs in the latest iteration of the firm’s flagship agribusiness fund, according to materials provided to the State of Connecticut Investment Advisory Council.