Antin, a prominent infrastructure manager, has just acquired a live salmon transportation business. In what bucket should we put this asset?
As the asset class grows ever more defensive, large investors seek to safeguard returns by squeezing out costs. But GPs still have good cards to play.
Trade tantrums have yet to deter North American managers from raising ag-focused vehicles – with reasonable success. What is behind the asset class’s resilience?
Fresh research suggests air pollution’s already major impact on crop yields is being compounded by global warming. How should the industry respond?
The devastation inflicted on the West Coast raises complex questions about the impact of harvesting restrictions and the ‘Roadless Rule’ in federally managed forests.
Founded by France’s grain growers to promote their sub-sector, the firm remains something of a unique beast – for now.
An ambitious campaign to stop deforestation in Brazil hints at how institutions’ fiduciary clout can help bring about crucial change – and under what conditions.
A family-owned business wants to create a franchise model in dairy farming that it hopes to export overseas. A recipe for success?
The technology holds great promise and attracts a lot of money. Whether it will disappoint or thrive, however, depends on which side of the regulation divide it falls.
Stafford Capital has lodged a $244m hostile bid for Phaunos, the timber fund it used to manage. By refusing to say what it thinks of it, the vehicle’s board may be gunning for a higher price.