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The vehcile attracted investment from a wide pool of LPs including sovereign wealth funds, pensions and family offices as it hit its $175m target within three months of launching in 2021.

AACo is developing a framework to ‘measure and report’ natural capital from its vast landholdings in northern Australia, which it hopes will create new revenue streams beyond beef.

New Forests founder and CEO David Brand will remain with the firm until June 2025 and will focus on strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.

Roc Partners partner Frank Barillaro said that many blue-ribbon Australian farmland assets sold to offshore investors may never come back into domestic hands, with superfunds still reluctant to participate in the market.

Founder Paul Pittman discusses a defamatory attack on Farmland’s stock, as well as his firm’s forays into private farmland markets.

Despite all the buzz around the benefits of regenerative farming practices, there have been few private market vehicles dedicated to supporting the transition. That could be about to change.

The growth and agtech vehicles have received strong interest from North American institutional LPs, with LACERA having already committed $100m to the funds.

Sam Doyle will help manage the Bonnefield Integrated Agriculture Fund, which seeks mid-teen returns for global investors by building on the firm’s position in Canada’s historically hard to access farmland markets.

The trio have teamed up to accelerate and scale regenerative farming practices with a €1bn impact fund that will invest in the enabling process.

The deal will help Climate Friendly ‘accelerate delivery on its purpose’, Adamantem Capital said, with the firm rapidly growing since an initial 2021 investment.