Emerging market fund managers can submit proposals to qualify for an OPIC investment fund totaling about $400m.
With a focus on making acquisitions and investments in the emerging legal cannabis sector, Tumbleweed Holdings has hired two management executives to help with a growing pipeline of deals.
The US regenerative agriculture fund manager has hired Stephen Hohenrieder from Bio-Logical Capital and has certified another 120 acres as organic.
The Australian bank's Pastoral Fund management team is set to relocate to Orange from Sydney to be closer to its assets and as part of an expansion in its operations. The fund posted profits for the first time since 2011 earlier this month.
The Dutch banking group has hired Donald Meltzer as vice chairman and head of mergers and acquisitions of its North America wholesale banking division, based in New York.
Michel Maupu brings experience in the food & agri, chemicals, equipment and consumer sectors.
The Australasian real estate company has hired Shaun Hendy from CBRE as director of valuation, rural & agribusiness. He is looking to recruit three to four new valuers to join his North Australian team.
Berry Polmann and Gaia Arnaboldi have left Swiss fund of funds house Adveq where they were executive directors of real assets and leading the firm’s agriculture investment effort.
Wendy Norris becomes head of infrastructure and timberland at the Australian sovereign wealth fund, following Raphael Arndt’s promotion to CIO.
The Climate Bonds Initiative has established an industry working group to advise on the eligibility criteria drafted by the technical committee and a public consultation is taking place in the summer.