The long-standing venture capital firm is eyeing specific opportunities within agtech, says Brook Porter, partner in the Green Growth Fund.
Led by Google’s Innovation Endeavours and Flextronics’ Lax IX, Farm2050 will support agtech start-up companies that can help improve agriculture production globally.
US venture capital firm Southeast Venture Holdings, has acquired a sturgeon and caviar production company.
Allylix has been acquired by Evolva, a Swiss ingredients company, for $59m. Global agribusiness Cargill backed the deal by buying a further $4m of Evolva shares.
The social impact investor invested $2m in debt into Tropha Estates while African Agricultural Capital Fund and Jacoma Estates, Tropha's sponsor, invested $2m in equity each.
The CEE-focused development financier is adding to the debt facility it established with Nibulon, a large Ukrainian grain producer, earlier this year.
The Asia Pacific-focused private equity firm has exited the Australian meat processor it acquired in 2011.
The growth market PE firm increased its bid for BiscoMisr, which is listed in Cairo, after Kelloggs beat its initial offer.
Charter Hall has purchased six poultry assets for $146m from the private equity firm that is yet to fully exit the Inghams real estate portfolio.
The Boston-based private equity firm acquired a majority stake in Noosa Yoghurt.