Daniel Kemp
Australia's competition watchdog expressed concern that LDC’s acquisition of Namoi Cotton could ‘substantially lessen competition’ in the supply of cotton ginning services in northern Australia, among other issues.
The latest edition of Rural Bank’s annual analysis of Australian farmland values shows that growth rates continued to slow after an exceptionally strong five years.
A tighter market is likely to see more deals done based on economic fundamentals rather than hopes of capital gain, Rabobank says.
Centuria has acquired Katunga Fresh’s glasshouse in Victoria through the unlisted Centuria Agriculture Fund.
A revision of Australia’s foreign investment rules will see ‘low-risk’ investments from familiar investors reviewed more quickly, particularly if they are made into non-sensitive sectors.
A group of investors debated the merits of considering nature-based solutions as part of an infrastructure portfolio, arguing that stable long-term offtake backed by real assets could make it a close fit.
New Forests has appointed Michelle Elliot to the newly-created role, alongside Sanjiv Louis who as joined as director, investments Asia.
The $873m ANZFF3 has acquired part of Otiwhiti Station in New Zealand with a view to establishing and managing new production forests on the land.
Seviora Capital’s T3F strategy has raised $173m to date for a 10-year closed-end fund focused on early-stage investments in agri-food companies across APAC.
The funds will be used on a project to build semi-permanent canal blocks through the peat swamp forest that will raise the water table and restore degraded land, New Forests said.