Private Equity

The conversation impact investing market over the last five years has been worth $23bn and the report suggests this figure will more than triple over the next five.

Speakers on the structuring panel at Agri Investor’s Forum in Chicago last week said that the market is still experimenting with finding the right structures to fit the right proposition.

Social enterprises in India are in need of capital from the private sector. And the opportunities are appealing, according to Audrey Selian, director of Artha Initiative.

The agribusiness-focused private equity firm has hired a new operating director.

National politics and the risks they entail can create havoc for agriculture investment managers.

Headlines in the farmland REIT market this week contributed to the debate about suitable investment structures in agri.

Italian venture capital firm Programma 101 led the investment round of agtech start up Cortilia.

The Boston-based investment group has sold 21,000 acres of Louisiana timber to Atlanta-based investment group, CatchMark.

The DFI and a local investment firm have partnered to invest in Boulos, a Nigerian food and beverages producer.

The impact investment fund manager is launching an agri-focused private equity fund in Tanzania.