Chris Janiec
Marcus Frampton, APFC head of infrastructure, special income opportunities and hedge funds, offers his views on the timber market, benefits of the fund structure, and whether it can be applied to other agri sub-sectors.
Managing director Bob Ratliffe, credited with directing the establishment of Twin Creeks Timber, has been elevated to president of the $6.4bn alternatives investment manager.
The infusion of capital will support efforts to commercialize carinata as a sustainable feedstock for bio jet fuels and animal feed.
Canadian farmland values grew by an average of 7.9 percent in 2016, the 23rd consecutive year of increases, according to Farm Credit Canada.
The seventh investment from food-focused growth capital provider will support Vital Farms, a producer of “pasture-raised” eggs based in Austin, Texas.
New owners Swander Pace Capital hope to capitalize on increasingly-eclectic consumer tastes.
The mid-market private equity firm has made an undisclosed investment in Kar Nut Products Company, which sells nuts and trail mix under the Second Nature, Kar’s and Sweet N’ Salty Mix brands.
The former head of seafood consulting at PwC Norway has been hired to lead AMERRA-linked company’s efforts to expand the provision of non-dairy animal proteins.
New Hampshire-based Conservation Forestry raised $269m for its fourth fund, with European pensions playing a key role, according to chief operating officer Paul Young.
The board of the $14.8bn pension approved Townend’s recommendation to expand its real assets portfolio to include agricultural investments.