The firm is considering investing up to a quarter of mid-cap buyout Fund VI in food and agribusiness, and is already looking at deals.
The EBRD says it is focusing on climate-change friendly solutions in Morocco and the surrounding region in the lead up to COP22 in Marrakesh this year.
Soros-backed Aspada will join the two impact investors in building LEAF's supplier base and storage capacity.
The largest farmland REIT in the US will grow to about $2bn within three years, after which it will expand into Australia and Canada, according to its chief executive.
Chairman Julian Luciano has said that the company is shifting its portfolio to value-add strategies by selling ethanol plants, adding that the Macri government's willingness to talk to the private sector will see ADM increase its presence in Argentina.
The improved deal for Monsanto has investors looking out for opportunities through divestments from the companies, which will be needed for the merger to gain approval.
The investment is part of ADM's strategy to improve efficiency for another portfolio company, Yeeda Pastoral.
Lewis & Clark Ventures, which was founded last year, has raised $20m for the fund so far, and will focus on plant life sciences, agtech and health-related assets.
The Paine & Partners investment in UK dairy Meadow Foods appears to be the first from a US private equity firm since Britain's Brexit vote.
The merger will make Farmland Partners the biggest US farmland REIT, with executives hoping the move will give the company further access to global institutional investors.
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