Investment managers are confident that regenerative strategies will continue to enjoy tailwinds.
The 2022-vintage fell marginally short of its £400m target and has received commitments from a range of LPs.
The firm has not previously raised a $100m-plus closed-end vehicle but is now in market with two distinct vehicles that have a combined $500m target.
Ifria is supported by the UN’s Subnational Climate Fund and has identified Tunisia and Ivory Coast as potential targets for future expansion.
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The firm closed Fund II on $169m in 2021 and invests from a series of agtech-focused growth equity and RBIC investment vehicles.
The buyers in the deal, which includes Soya Group, have struck a 15-year supply agreement with Stora Enso.
Africa managing director Yida Kemoli said the continent is among the regions with the best growing conditions for forestry.
Africa managing director Yida Kemoli says he disagrees that carbon credits give buyers ‘a right to pollute.'
In southwest Queensland’s harsh red soils, SLM Partners has spent a decade using holistic grazing and carbon credits to turn a drought-ridden beef operation into a thriving regenerative landscape.