Daniel Kemp
New Agriculture will manage the farmland associated with KMC but not the processing facility itself, building on AIMCo’s previous deals in the region.
With government water buybacks hanging over the market, investors have been striking early to secure entitlements before prices inevitably rise.
Africa-focused Helios Investment Partners has raised around $200m for the fund, which will invest in ‘climate-smart agriculture and food’, among other sectors.
Argyle Group will become a pure-play water rights investment manager under the Regal banner, sitting alongside Kitler Rural and Merricks Capital.
The MD of Laguna Bay likened a land tax on foreign investors in Queensland to ‘kicking own goals’ and said it had ruled them out of further investment in the state’s farmland.
QIC will look to raise and deploy funds for its first natural capital vehicle over a longer time horizon than originally planned, after senior leaders departed earlier in 2024.
Tai Lin says Proterra Asia is attracted to the Chinese market and is also about to announce its first investment in Australia.
The sale of One Tree for upwards of A$250m would mark another step towards the complete divestment of Proterra’s second Global Agriculture Fund.
Telstra’s decision to stop purchasing carbon credits in favor of direct emissions reduction is commendable but it has implications for carbon markets and natural capital.
Annual cropping continue to strongly outperform permanent farmland in the Australian Farmland Index, although returns were still only slightly in positive territory.