Chris Janiec
The London-based firm has acquired Afriflora after three and half years of KKR ownership, bolstering a portfolio that includes two other horticultural companies.
Speaking in the wake of Gladstone's purchase of a $6m almond orchard, MetLife agri finance boss Barry Bogseth said such cash injections could help mitigate adverse demographic trends in the countryside.
Founder Nick Rohatyn and partner Eva Greger tell Agri Investor how the firm plans to bank on its experience in emerging markets to expand its agricultural and forestry footprint.
Skip Wyer tells Agri Investor that that he joined Vermont Works to develop a $50m fund offering 20 percent annual returns through investments in the state’s entrepreneurs, including many agricultural producers focused on sustainability.
Managing director Stephen McLennan tells Agri Investor the strength of domestic demand drove the purchase of Jasper Farms and that any future export growth will constitute an “interesting tailwind” for the investment.
Pinnacle hopes to cement its position within a wood pellets market expected to grow 17% annually through 2021.
While increased rain could lead to proliferating pests and disease in the region, warmer temperatures could support new crops such as tomatoes, peaches and wine grapes, researchers found.
Wary of a disconnect between land prices and income, institutional investors are 'hesitant' to go into traditional farmland, Hamilton Lane's Brent Burnett tells Agri Investor.
The lead researcher for the 2017 Iowa Land Values Survey cautions that the 2% increase to an average of $7,326 per acre is a temporary break in a downward trajectory expected to continue.
Brett MacNeil returns to the manager he founded as he yearns for agility and focus after a stint at a large firm.