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Pressure on timber revenues is widening the gap between buyer and seller expectations while increasing the importance of alternative land uses.

Executive vice-president Charlie Pringle says markets in Japan, Korea and China helped motivate a push to raise exposure to the region within its $1.2bn evergreen fund to as high as 30%.

ADM Capital plans to launch a successor fund to its Asia Climate-smart Landscapes Fund, with a focus expanded from Indonesia to the broader Southeast Asia region.

The firm has been building up to its first agricultural private credit strategy with a 15% allocation in its Fund IV and a $300m debt partnership with Barings.

The Australian government has typically been paying premiums of 20-30% above the market value for water entitlements, creating upwards price pressure elsewhere in the market, report authors say.

The vehicle was launched in 2024 with a $50m fundraising target.

Australia’s government-backed climate investor says every A$1 it invested in 2025-26 generated A$3.4 from co-investors.

Columbia Threadneedle’s debut deal shows how nature could enter institutional portfolios without the need for dedicated allocations.

Permanent cropland remains a drag on the index, returning -1.62% in the second quarter and -7.12% over the trailing year.

The South African venture capital firm is yet to invest in the sector, but believes some of the continent’s start-ups could reach the scale it requires within two years.