Senior investment manager Ryan Sullivan says demand for real asset investments will be supported by increasing attention on inflation among US institutional investors.
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Fund finance: Don’t neglect the positives
The use of subscription facilities by funds has seen its criticism, but the practice is not without its positives write Debevoise & Plimptons’ Thomas Smith and Almas Daud.
IFC to train Rwanda, Tanzania smallholders
Together with other DFIs, the World Bank affiliate will provide training to farmers in the east African nations as part of an effort to strengthen connections with local and international produce markets.
South Africa’s Wesgro raises $11.5m for ag sector
South Africa’s Western Cape ag sector is set to receive a boost, as the province’s investment promotion agency focuses on agri-processing as a means towards economic growth and job creation.
SoftBank leads $200m investment in indoor farm start-up
San Francisco-based Plenty has raised $200m from Japan’s SoftBank Group and other high-profile investors in what it calls ‘the largest agriculture technology investment in history’.
IFC backs Chinese fertilizer company with $200m
The World Bank’s private sector arm will provide equity and debt as a part of an effort to encourage a shift away from inefficient, environmentally harmful agricultural fertilizers in China.
Gladstone buys California pistachio, almond farms
The REIT paid some $13.6m for four contiguous farms at a time when tree nuts stand to benefit the most from increasing global middle class consumption.
TIAA raising European farmland-focused fund
The fund is being raised by TIAA-affiliate Westchester Group and will initially focus on investments in Poland.
Arlon takes stake in Brazilian dairy company
The food and agri private equity firm has acquired a minority stake in Betânia.
Impact fund backs Madagascar vanilla farmers
L3F, an impact fund backed by four major multinationals, will invest €2m in a project aimed at helping smallholder farmers triple their revenue while improving the quality of vanilla.