Private capital targets Europe’s regenerative farming with €120m InSoil deal

InSoil, a European climate finance company, has secured a €120 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital to expand lending to small and medium-sized farms adopting regenerative agriculture practices. The deal, backed by a European Investment Fund guarantee, highlights the growing interest of institutional investors in sustainable agriculture and the shift towards financing climate-related opportunities. InSoil leverages environmental data and soil carbon credits to differentiate its lending model, aiming to address a €62 billion annual financing gap faced by European agricultural SMEs. This transaction signals that regenerative agriculture is emerging as a viable asset class, attracting significant private capital.