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Farmland Buy-and-Lease

Delve into the evolving landscape of the farmland buy-and-lease investments and why the strategy has moved almost wholesale to an open-end structure. Discover how agricultural infrastructure, renewable energy and vertical integration have been incorporated by global fund managers.

FARMLAND BUY-AND-LEASE DEEP DIVE

Inside Ceres Partners’ 17-year-old open-end farmland fund

In the first installment in our deep dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we take a close look at one of the oldest open-end farmland funds in the market.

Buy-and-lease is well into its second act

The farmland strategy has swung wholesale from being almost exclusively a closed-end play to an open-end strategy – but its evolution is far from over.

Farmland buy-and-lease meets infrastructure

In the second installment of our Deep Dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we speak to five GPs who have expanded their real asset plays to incorporate agricultural infrastructure.

Farmland buy-and-lease with a twist    

In the final instalment of our buy-and-lease Deep Dive, we speak to ASR Real Estate, International Farming Corporation and SLM Partners about their distinct approaches to the strategy. 

Farmland investing suffers from no shortage of creativity

We spoke to nine fund managers for our buy-and-lease Deep Dive and no two strategies were alike.

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Warakirri Asset Management’s Diversified Agriculture Fund halfway to A$300m target

The acquisition of the Budwood Citrus aggregation marks Warakirri’s first exposure to New South Wales for the Diversified Agriculture Fund.

‘You’d never get to meet the money’ – LAWD’s Danny Thomas says institutional investors want to know the middleman

The senior director expects 2025 to bring an acceleration in irrigated agriculture, more deals arising from farming families exiting the industry and closer relationships with investors.

‘The world doesn’t need another farmland fund’ – Peoples Company’s Steve Bruere

The president of Peoples Company says his priority is to create a nationally scaled farmland service provider – not a competitor to fund managers.

BPL Pensioen commits €90m to ASR Dutch Farmland Fund

The Dutch pension fund has now committed €300m to the buy-and-lease strategy.

Centuria’s agriculture AUM rises by 21% in FY24

Centuria Capital Group’s diversification strategy is bearing fruit, with the firm seeing 'strong tailwinds' to support ongoing investment in agricultural real estate.

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AIMCo overcomes court hurdle in Western Australian pastoral acquisition

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LPs expect PE’s fundraising woes to deepen amid tariff volatility

Investors believe uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies could postpone a thaw in exit markets, compounding existing fundraising challenges.

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Warakirri Asset Management expands Farmland Fund with $33m kiwifruit acquisition

Warakirri will seek to expand a new tenant partnership with NZX-listed kiwifruit producer Seeka across its other funds.
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