Led by Imperative, the South African blended finance initiative is part funded by a World Bank bond and has secured a carbon offtake agreement with Amazon.
Head of natural capital Andrew Champion has left QIC two years after former head Tom Murphy departed the firm.
Managing director Philippe Crete says Fondaction has anchored the Value Nature Fund with C$25m to pursue a value-add ag and forestry strategy across the US, Canada and Europe.
BTG Pactual TIG head Gerrity Lansing says there is an openness among institutions with a majority of their assets deployed in US dollars to invest in Latin America.
Ara Partners’ Cory Steffek says the newly-minted 'unicorn' is nearly outpacing the entire RNG market, which it serves with supplies derived from food waste collected from grocers.
Double-digit timberland returns remain the exception rather than the rule, but rising investor demand and new value drivers are beginning to shift expectations.
Natural capital and agricultural assets could make up a maximum allocation of 20% within Australian Ethical’s ‘infrastructure-plus’ fund.
DCVC Bio partner Justin Kern says the firm’s ag investments focus on the 'shape' of agtech exits that has emerged and the presence of an obvious acquirer.
Investors decided to wind up AALF early, but the assets have taken time to sell amid slipping Australian farmland values.
DCVC partner Spencer Punter says the company has been a US-registered entity since 2018 and is more comparable to a public truck fleet management software provider than other agtech plays.