Chris Janiec
Spring Point CIO Margot Kane says the social impact organization's 2019 backing helped prove a strategy that has since attracted $450m from traditional LPs.
The Sydney-headquartered firm acquired 91,000 acres of Oklahoma timberland from Rayonier in 2024 and launched a global natural capital fund targeting $750m in mid-June.
Natural capital head Gautier Quéru says the strategy will target agribusinesses supporting bio-based supply chains, with European pensions, insurers and family offices expected to be natural backers.
The Toronto-headquartered firm secured commitments from private investors and public bodies including Farm Credit Canada and Export Development Canada to surpass its C$100m target.
Managing partner Nick Dilks says the sale of an Appalachia portfolio attracted institutional and strategic buyer interest as infrastructure projects fuel demand for mitigation credits under the US Clean Water Act.
Craig Wichner joined the Cibus board in November and says he is assuming his new role with the San Diego-headquartered gene-editing company 'at a pivot point of real opportunity'.
Chief client and investment solutions officer Stephanie Bilo says LP engagement in ag has never been as high across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Government-backed investment initiatives are emerging as Canada considers how to adapt its agricultural sector to climate change and global trade disruption.
CBRE’s Manuel Albuquerque says bid/ask spreads have tightened in an Iberian region with attributes that have been highlighted by challenges facing other global markets.
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Joshua McDorman will consider projects across the US and joins LandVest after it brokered the sale of a mitigation bank portfolio stretching across three states on behalf of Ecosystem Investment Partners.