Chris Janiec
Brett MacNeil returns to the manager he founded as he yearns for agility and focus after a stint at a large firm.
Tree-nut and fish processing, Australian farmland and Uruguayan timber offer good opportunities amid rising institutional demand for agri, according to the firm's head of natural resources.
Private equity firms could soon emerge as competitors to IPOs and established players in their search for agtech targets, according to Cultivian Sandbox managing director Ron Meeuson.
The president of Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management tells Agri Investor that farmers are likely to be less aggressive buyers of Midwest farmland in the near term.
Fraser van Rensburg, Asante Capital Group managing partner, tells Agri Investor that LPs anticipating a correction in public markets are more likely to focus on litigation, life insurance or royalties, according to the group's latest research.
Hertz Real Estate Services president Douglas Hensley tells Agri Investor that a strong harvest and recent farmland market resilience have helped buoy sentiment among producers, echoing the findings of the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University and CME Group.
The bank suggests vertical integration, contract farming and investments in on-farm technology to increase attractiveness to investors.
The company’s purchase of Bioagricert follows its addition of a Brazilian food safety lab in August.
While financial institutions are often focused on removing the bottlenecks of today, long-term returns can only be brought through state-backed infrastructure and education efforts, Bain partner Jose de Sa tells Agri Investor.
Also backed by T. Rowe Price, GV and others, the agri data social network's latest capital-raising is seen as a step towards an eventual IPO.