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Laguna Bay Pastoral Company boss Tim McGavin says the firm will probably launch a successor vehicle to its A$280m Australia and New Zealand-focused fund 'in the next year or so.'
In the wake of a wave of direct investments in the sector, a September editor's letter focused on the opportunity for ambidextrous firms to offer a range of services aside from raising and investing third party funds.
Direct investing versus fund investing was a topic of debate during the LP panel at the recent Private Equity in Emerging Markets conference in London.
Direct investing in agriculture appears to be picking up pace among institutional investors.
The Swedish pension fund is pursuing a more direct co-investment route for its timber exposure, having spent the past 10 years investing predominantly via third-party funds.