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Chris Janiec

Chris Janiec is Americas Editor at Agri Investor. Based in New York, Janiec coordinates coverage of private investment into global food and agriculture with colleagues in London. Previously, Janiec covered non-bank capital markets for PEI’s Private Debt Investor, taught international relations and US foreign policy at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing and worked as an analyst of petroleum and shipping markets in New York.
Lyons Magnus is partly owned by members of the family that founded Wawona Packing, the fresh produce packaging company that Paine supported in May.
After both Farmland Partners and Gladstone Land reported earnings last week, observers are speculating on the future for each.
The $258bn Canadian pension sold the chunk in a single sale during the previous quarter, in a move a source says may not reflect a decision to leave the asset class entirely.
The AMERRA Capital Management-backed company continues assembling its organic grains and oils supply chain as Rabobank reports that domestic supply is “struggling to catch up” with demand.
The UK-focused firm, which specializes in "relatively undermanaged" companies, is largely backed by US endowments and European funds of funds.
The $1.8bn Massachusetts institution has announced plans to seek exposure to sustainable agriculture and other impact investing sub-sectors. Will the move signal a trend among endowments?
In the second installment of a two-part interview, we zoom in on what underpins the firm’s focus on sustainable agriculture.
Chef David Chang, General David Petraeus and Ikea join a roster of high-profile shareholders backing the US indoor farming upstart.
Shortly after the Brazil-based firm sealed the fourth investment from its second fund, founding partner Sebastian Popik explains how it seeks to tap a sector that's finally attracting longer-duration capital.
Insiders tell Agri Investor of growing LP interest in cannabis funds and whispers of a search for ways to invest in them outside the strictures of 'sin clauses'.
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