Equilibrium Capital (EQ) has joined as a minority shareholder of Hessing with effect from May 25, 2023. Equilibrium Capital is an asset management company that invested in several greenhouse companies over the last couple of years.
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AppHarvest joins indoor-farming peer AeroFarms in Chapter 11 proceedings
AppHarvest has become the latest casualty in the US indoor-farming sector
to seek court protection under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Resource Innovation Institute Adds Six Members To Its Board
Resource Innovation Institute (RII), which provides sustainability best practices for CEA producers, announces the addition of Equilibrium’s Director of Research, Kimberley Player, to its board.
Agri Awards: Deal of The Year-Asia Pacific
In March 2022, a consortium led by US-based fund manager Equilibrium and backed by PSP Investments and Temasek, acquired a majority stake in Perfection Fresh, one of Australia’s largest privately owned produce companies and one of the country’s biggest players in controlled-environment agriculture.
AppHarvest to raise $40m via share offer for indoor-farming capital
The Kentucky business deliver a $166.2m net loss in its 2021 fiscal year. AppHarvest, a US-based controlled environment farming business, is raising US$40m through a share offer.
Forestation: A Greenhouse Opportunity?
Emerging carbon forestry markets are triggering potential opportunities to grow the use of CEA in seedling nurseries.
The Inflation Reduction Act: Equilibrium Implications
The most significant commitment to clean energy and carbon sequestration in US history has significant implications for Equilibrium’s portfolio strategies.
An Overview of Western Water Risk to Agriculture
Equilibrium’s Controlled Environment Food and Carbon Transition Infrastructure strategies are inextricably linked to water risks and opportunities.
Equilibrium teams with European firm for CEA R&D in Singapore
Chairman Dave Chen says the pair will address technological challenges stemming from heat and humidity that could help clear the path for controlled environment agriculture’s growth throughout broader Southeast Asia.
Tipping points of volatility: The case for climate-Sharpe ratios
Investors today are grossly overlooking one critical category of volatility: climate change. When investors seek targeted risk budgets and returns by diversifying portfolios — spreading out risk across different asset/risk classes, geographies, and industries — they ignore the fact that climate change threatens all these variables and our understanding of risk at large.