The $415m Climate Smart Fund closed in 2023 and was exclusively backed by 10 Japanese investors led by Sumitomo Forestry.
A shareholder’s legal challenge in the acquisition of a 475,000ha station and associated export meat facility is forcing administrators to reassemble their evidence, potentially delaying AIMCo’s integrated beef production strategy.
Investors in the region include Climate Asset Management, Fiera Comox, PSP Investments and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, among others.
The Dellapool acquisition sees GoFarm double down on its strategy of securing large volumes of water entitlements in the face of government buybacks.
Pete & Gerry’s chief executive Tom Flocco says avian influenza has caused havoc in conventional egg pricing and helped narrow the gap with higher priced premium eggs.
The assets are currently planted with cereals and will be converted to a permanent crop operation that uses regenerative practices.
The acquisition of the Budwood Citrus aggregation marks Warakirri’s first exposure to New South Wales for the Diversified Agriculture Fund.
Partner Jeff Zweig says the 6,650-acre property will supply local and export customers and provide an opportunity to demonstrate the active management that drives the firm’s open-end timber strategy.
The scheme is the first time the CEFC has provided concessional financing to support the generation of carbon credits.
Private Australian buyers have snapped up sizeable portfolios from asset managers including Proterra Investment Partners and Laguna Bay Pastoral Company in recent years.