Private Equity

From venture capital to farmer financing, three senior figures at the European Investment Fund – Aubin Bonnet, Céline Lévy and Ghislain Terrier – explain how the EIF is scaling green innovation and adapting to a tougher fundraising climate.

The half-year take by closed-end agrifood and forestry funds matches H1 2024 – the highest raised at the mid-year point since 2019.

Forfeited carry does not go back to LPs to avoid any conflicts of interest and is diverted to a third-party organization agreed upon by GPs and the LPAC.

Partner Richard Boos says the traditionally food manufacturing-focused firm is studying the possibility of investments at the interaction of technology and agriculture.

The $38bn pension fund aims to deploy around $1.4bn through GPs in PE, infrastructure and real estate, using a ‘co-GP model’ that brings in local partnerships.

KKR will invest in ProTen through its second pan-Asia infrastructure fund, calling agricultural infrastructure a ‘high-conviction thematic.’

Lanna Agro Industry Co marks the 13th investment Proterra has made through the food and agribusiness-focused PAFF3.

Permanent crops continue to pull down the farmland index, which has recorded a negative return for six consecutive quarters.

KKR partner Joshua Weisenbeck explains how Fortifi is becoming a global force in food automation by acquiring family run firms and under-the-radar innovators.

Andrew Howell previously served on the boards of ag robotics provider Tortuga Agtech and ag-focused hardware and software provider IUNO.