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RuralWorks Partners Announces Inaugural RuralWorks Impact Fund to Invest in Growth Stage Rural Businesses

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Professional Services, Forest Products, Agriculture, Finance, Natural Resources, Banking, Workforce, CRF, Partnership, Investment, CoBank, Quality of life, RBIC, Community, USDA, Farm Credit System, Knowledge, CIO, Ecosystem, Renewable energy, Management

RuralWorks Partners, LLC (RuralWorks), a USDA-licensed Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC), today announced the launch of its inaugural fund, RuralWorks Impact Partners 1, L.P. which will back emerging growth stage businesses operating in rural communities in the United States that advance sustainable and regenerative agriculture, forest products, waste stream upcycling, the circular economy, and local and regional food systems.

Key Points: 
  • RuralWorks Partners, LLC (RuralWorks), a USDA-licensed Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC), today announced the launch of its inaugural fund, RuralWorks Impact Partners 1, L.P. which will back emerging growth stage businesses operating in rural communities in the United States that advance sustainable and regenerative agriculture, forest products, waste stream upcycling, the circular economy, and local and regional food systems.
  • “We launched RuralWorks in recognition of the need for equity capital for rural businesses at a time of dramatic change and opportunity for rural America,” said Skip Wyer, CIO of RuralWorks.
  • “CRF is committed to providing access and opportunity to small and innovative rural businesses,” said Jennifer Anderson, RuralWorks Board Member and Chief Administrative Officer of CRF.
  • “We view RuralWorks as an important step in enhancing the next generation of rural investors focused on building rural community wealth and resilience.”
    Through its other partner, Conduit Capital, RuralWorks will source insights, resources, and networking opportunities to help rural companies grow their businesses and accelerate their impact.

CSC Releases Insights into the Next Evolution in Private Capital

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
Investment, SPV, Pain, Technology, RBIC, CSC, CFA, Private, Compliance, SBIC, Security (finance), Financial adviser

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC, the world's leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, today released the insight report "The Next Evolution in Private Capital: Fund Life Cycle Management for Closed-End Funds." Private capital markets are facing the next evolutionary leap as fund managers recognize that day-to-day fund operations are not incidental but central to the way their firm is perceived in the market. The most successful fund managers will be those who recognize that the private markets have reached an inflection point.

Key Points: 
  • The most successful fund managers will be those who recognize that the private markets have reached an inflection point.
  • CSC supports multiple fund types and investments, including private equity, private debt, real estate, venture capital, SBIC and RBIC (U.S.), fund of funds, SPV, and co-investment.
  • CSC is fully licensed and staffed to support private fund managers in the global financial markets.
  • "Private capital is one of many industries going through a data and compliance evolution as it matures," says Anne Anquillare, CFA, CSC's head of fund services North America.

CSC Completes PEF Services Rebrand

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
Technology, SBIC, RBIC, SPV, Growth, CFA, CSC, Industry, Investment, Financial adviser, Financial services

WEST ORANGE, N.J., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC, the world's leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services, has rebranded PEF Services, a leading U.S. fund administrator, as CSC. With the PEF acquisition in 2021, CSC established itself as a high-quality fund services provider in the U.S., and a leading global partner for alternative asset managers and capital markets participants. The rebranding of PEF Services completes an important milestone in CSC's global fund services expansion strategy.

Key Points: 
  • "This rebrand underscores the incredible progress we have made since joining CSC in 2021," says Anne Anquillare, CFA, CSC's Head of Fund Services North America.
  • "Harnessing the power of CSC's private and stable ownership, we have an enduring team of skilled and respected alternative asset experts that make CSC the fund services solution of choice in every corner of the globe."
  • CSC supports multiple fund types and investments, including private equity, private debt, real estate, venture capital, SBIC and RBIC (U.S.), fund of funds, SPV and co-investment.
  • CSC is the world's leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services.

LandscapeHub Announces $9 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Its National Footprint

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Data Management, Technology, Other Construction & Property, Software, Construction & Property, Landscape, Board of directors, Industry, Agriculture, Growth, Genius Loves Company, Food, Board, Technology, Hyde Park Angels, Drainage, RBIC, LP, CEO, Organization, Farm Credit System, USDA, Partnership, Plant, Online shopping, Sales, MidAtlantic Airways, LandscapeHub, the Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund, LANDSCAPEHUB, THE OPEN PRAIRIE RURAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The funding round was co-led by a Klaff Realty, LP affiliate and Hyde Park Venture Partners .

Key Points: 
  • The funding round was co-led by a Klaff Realty, LP affiliate and Hyde Park Venture Partners .
  • LandscapeHub will use the funds to expand its US footprint and increase platform capabilities to source everything from plants and patio pavers to drainage and irrigation supplies in 17 activated markets.
  • "At LandscapeHub, we believe digital and real-time access to pricing and availability is the future of our industry," said Lisa Fiore, Co-founder and CEO of LandscapeHub.
  • With approximately 100,000 product searches monthly, LandscapeHub has become the leading online marketplace for finding plants and landscape goods.

Vytelle Closes Oversubscribed Series A

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Meat, Partnership, Artificial intelligence, IVF, Food, AG, VC, Solution, RBIC, Health, Farm Credit System, Environment, CEO, Growth, Milk, Agriculture, USDA, Livestock, FGC, Technology, Traction, Innovation, Grosvenor Group, Agtech, GLOBE, Financial services, Real estate

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vytelle , a precision livestock company, is pleased to announce the closure of an oversubscribed Series A funding worth USD $13.2MM.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vytelle , a precision livestock company, is pleased to announce the closure of an oversubscribed Series A funding worth USD $13.2MM.
  • Vytelle's integrated technology platform combines Vytelle ADVANCE, a breakthrough in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology, with Vytelle SENSE, an animal performance data capture system, and Vytelle INSIGHT, an artificial intelligence based genetic analytics engine.
  • Vytelles integrated platform has seen rapid growth since its launch in 2020, currently serving cattle producers in 21 countries.
  • The strategy includes propelling the IVF offering of Vytelle ADVANCE to strategic markets worldwide and investment in new ways to create more predictable genetic selections for global cattle operations.