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To address Europe's 'Series B Death Valley' for climate tech companies, World Fund has set aside €200m of its new €300m fund for follow-on investments in its best-performing companies.
The European Investment Fund has anchored the Article 9 impact fund, which will provide senior debt to agricultural businesses using sustainable practices.
Farmland prices in the two countries have been on an unbroken upward trajectory since Q4 2020.
The debut forestry fund surpassed its $200m target and will be deployed exclusively in Paraguay.
Gautier Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, outlines the way blended finance can provide solutions
World Fund's debut vehicle closed on €300m, with backing from the European Investment Fund, KfW Capital and BPI France, among others.
A group of investors debated the merits of considering nature-based solutions as part of an infrastructure portfolio, arguing that stable long-term offtake backed by real assets could make it a close fit.
The firm has entered into a JV with South Yorkshire Pension Authority, which has curated the 21,000-acre asset over the last 40 years.
The fund will alongside multiple British scientific and research institutions to invest in start-up, spin-out and scale-up businesses linked to the bodies.
The vehicle has received a cornerstone investment from the European Investment Fund.