Agriculture is among the target sectors for Horizon Capital’s Emerging Europe Fund III, designed to support export industries in Ukraine and Moldova.
The transaction marks the first exit for the firm’s Agri-Vie Fund I, which invested $4 million in the South African company in 2009.
Equity Group Investments has acquired a stake in ILTA Grain, a Canadian processor and exporter of pulse crops backed by Tillridge Global Agribusiness Partners.
The UK negotiating team lacks the necessary understanding of the industry to broker a workable deal for asset managers, according to global sponsors.
The listed Australian alternatives manager has raised around A$180m for the fund, which will target water entitlements, irrigated farmland and integrated supply chain infrastructure.
The vehicle will target net returns of 15% over its 12-year life with agriculture to account for up to 20% of investments.
ADM Capital head of agriculture Jason Silm told delegates at our recent Australia Forum that US and Nordic pensions are leaving the super industry behind.
The Los Angeles-based cannabis investor has launched its second fund shortly after closing its first vehicle below its original $100m target.
Quebec’s largest agri-business cooperative La Coop fédérée has secured a C$200m investment from a consortium of investors.
With the Brazilian cattle market hit by scandal, investors should look to its South American neighbor Paraguay for a resilient growth story, says Roberto Vitón, managing director at Valoral Advisors.