Binyamin Ali
The majority of the asset will operate as a biodiversity net-gain habitat bank, with the firm calling Carlshead Farm its ‘first biodiversity investment.’
Emmanuel Simon says the continent’s fragmented farm base is a financing challenge, as it looks to the energy sector for lessons on how to support primary production.
The first vehicle in the series was backed by LPs including the Green Climate Fund, FMO and the Soros Economic Development Fund.
The half-year take by agri-food and forestry vehicles is down marginally from H1 2025, with agribusiness representing the majority of fundraising.
Pollen Street’s InSoil credit facility and SWEN Terra’s operator-led equity model demonstrate innovation, but the market must prove which capital structures can scale.
The firm’s strategy has an 8,000ha afforestation pipeline, as pension appetite and a £250m government purchase fund suggest domestic timber resilience is becoming a strategic priority.
InSoil has enrolled 800,000ha of farmland and expects to deliver 138,000 soil carbon credits in 2026.
The corporate-backed impact investment platform has been investing in nature-based solutions such as mangroves and forestry since it was founded in 2009.
A Moldova road project demonstrates how natural capital restoration can be embedded into mainstream development finance rather than solely through standalone nature projects.
The vehicle has a $200m fundraising target and follows on from the $260m Anterra F&A Ventures II fund.