The open-ended farmland investing vehicle has raised $649.7m since launching in 2006.
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Brazil’s sugar sector to see more bankruptcies
The outlook for Brazil’s sugar and ethanol sector remains bleak, Fitch says, with more defaults and bankruptcy filings expected.
PE has role in responding to consumer trends: Rabobank
Private equity can respond to consumer demand by helping encourage adoption of new technologies and conversion of conventional farmland to organic production, according to Rabobank.
PE-backed Lansing buys NY commodities business
Investors in the Kansas-based commodity trading and transportation company include Chinese private equity firm New Hope Group and Australian real assets giant Macquarie.
IFC arranges $100m financing for Ukrainian grain trader
The World Bank affiliate will provide a $60m loan from its own account and help facilitate an additional $40m in financing to support Nibulon’s efforts to increase its trading volume.
PSP plans almond and water-focused US ag platform
The Canadian pension giant says it “plans to build scale in US agriculture” having increased its agriculture exposure by more than 11% in a year.
Christian Super: making an impact
The superannuation fund has spun out its impact investment arm to become Brightlight Impact, keeping an 80% equity stake. Former senior portfolio analyst Simba Marekera, head of research at the new entity, talks to Agri Investor.
Protein categories gaining over cereals
Former MetLife director of research Hugues Rinfret lays out the case for a protein-food centered investment strategy.
Transitional organic produce market is key: CoBank
The agricultural lender said that a certification supporting a price premium for produce from farms transitioning to organic production could help ease growing supply challenges.
US farm economy stabilizing: Farmer Mac
In its quarterly agricultural outlook, Farmer Mac sounded a note of optimism on farmers’ net income and detailed recent conditions throughout in the US agricultural economy.