Deals

The start-up has been involved in farmland assets with double-digit values and expects to be ‘active across the spectrum of size,’ says CEO Carter Malloy.

A huge cropping portfolio has hit the market in Australia, which will provide an indication of the true level of institutional appetite for farmland.

Tom Eisenhauer says concerns around volatility, inflation and environmental risk that inspired him to launch the Canadian farmland firm in 2009 are even stronger today.

103,006 ha portfolio is owned by investors in MIRA’s Macquarie Crop Partners, which is nearing the end of its 10-year term.

The sale of the portfolio in northern Australia could fetch A$300m during a ‘golden’ period for cattle producers, Elders says.

Flavorite Group, the Australian tomato producer backed by Roc Partners, has expanded through a merger with businesses owned by the Murphy family in Victoria, formerly known as Murphy Fresh and Tatura Fresh. The two Murphy family businesses grow truss tomatoes in glasshouses across two sites in the state covering 15 ha. Roc Partners said the […]

With goFARM, Primewest, MIRA and Roc Partners all either managing or vying for management of Vitalharvest Freehold Trust in the past 12 months, demand for Australian farmland assets remains high.

Founder Craig Wichner says the organic farmland manager’s $175m portfolio can help meet ‘intense’ demand for high-quality ESG-related offerings.

The open-ended fund plans to devote 20% of its investments to farmland infrastructure and timber investments in the US, LatAm, Europe and Australasia.

Head of global market development Ben Allen says partnerships like the one established with Anheuser-Busch in 2019 could come to play a bigger role than direct sales as carbon farming develops.