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Australia

VicSuper CEO: How to do water well

Matthieu Favas - 18 June 2018

DATA SNAPSHOT

farmland

DOWNLOAD: The bankruptcy time bomb

listed

Data snapshot: Listed agri is losing it

QUOTABLE

“We are going to do this. Whether it’s many industry superfunds, or just a few, it will occur”

Stephen Anthony, Industry Super Australia’s chief economist, tells delegates at our Australia Forum this week that a collective vehicle for ag investment will soon be established

IN FOCUS: FUND STRUCTURE

private equity

MainePERS commits $45m to Paine flagship fund

Chris Janiec - 15 hours ago

The $14.3bn pension was also an investor in the previous $893m iteration of the Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund, which is seeking $1.2bn for the fifth vehicle in the series.

Exclusive: Food and ag chief departs TPG’s The Rise Fund

impact investing 14 June 2018

WATCH: Why LPs sell fund stakes

secondaries 11 June 2018

responsAbility ag-debt fund secures anchor investment

emerging markets 8 June 2018

Exclusive: Folium Capital haul surpasses funds’ $250m targets

LatAm 5 June 2018

IMPACT

impact investing

Agriculture draws most investors among impact sectors

Chris Janiec - 14 June 2018

MARKET VIEWS

crops

Pistachio and almond export demand outpaces walnuts: Farmer Mac

Chris Janiec - 12 June 2018

agribusiness

Food companies worth $152bn face high sustainability risk, says $6trn investor...

Matthieu Favas - 30 May 2018

EDITORIAL

LP CORNER

Diversity a factor in Chicago Teachers’ decision to pass on Blackstone, Brookfield

institutional investors Matthieu Favas - 19 June 2018

VicSuper CEO: How to do water well

Australia 18 June 2018

Future Fund reorganizes investment team

Australia 12 June 2018

Sweden to relax rules on unlisted investments for state pensions

institutional investors 11 June 2018

Chattanooga picks finalists in timber, ag searches

institutional investors 6 June 2018

FUNDRAISING

MainePERS commits $45m to Paine flagship fund

private equity Chris Janiec - 15 hours ago

GEF spin-out hits $80m first close on Africa timber fund

timberland Chris Janiec - 17 hours ago

African Development Bank backs PE fund with $15m commitment

African Development Bank Chris Janiec - 2 days ago

Australian industry superfunds: ‘We will create a collective vehicle for ag’

Australia Daniel Kemp - 2 days ago

PEOPLE NEWS

Exclusive: Food and ag chief departs TPG’s The Rise Fund

impact investing Chris Janiec - 14 June 2018

Molpus names new timberland VP

timberland Chris Janiec - 31 May 2018

First State Super names new CEO

institutional investors Daniel Kemp - 25 May 2018

CalPERS’ CIO exit is latest in executive departures

institutional investors Meghan Morris - 15 May 2018

Marrone Bio Innovations adds commercial chief following $75m recap

organic farming Chris Janiec - 9 May 2018

BEST OF AGTECH

agtech

Food service robot nets $11m

Chris Janiec - 18 June 2018

Chowbotics’ founder Deepak Sekar tells Agri Investor why the US robot provider has focused on health and wellness over labor replacement.

technology

Pontifax backs UK gene editing company in $10 million A round

Chris Janiec - 14 June 2018

Tropic Biosciences is developing decaffeinated coffee varieties and bananas with a longer shelf life using CRISPR gene editing technology that Pontifax managing partner Ben Belldegrun tells Agri Investor is drawing biotech investors into the market.

agtech

Blockchain start-up hopes to foster peer-to-peer lending between farmers

Matthieu Favas - 16 May 2018

Australia-based BlockGrain says its technology could help growers earn additional revenue while helping others avoid costly bridge loans and overdrafts.