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The current fundraising environment for agribusiness is seen as similar to the period immediately following the global financial crisis.

Managing director Rekha Unnithan says investors are increasingly looking at impact from a private equity perspective.

Australia’s competition watchdog proposes governance changes but recognizes the benefits of having private investors participating in water markets.

McWilliam’s Wines has been taken out of family ownership for the first time in more than 140 years after a sale to newly formed Prcstnt Asset Management.

The mixed experiences reported by placement agents and GPs suggest a positive covid-19 track record is not necessarily a silver bullet on the fundraising trail.

Business lobby group Agribusiness Australia found the sector’s governance needs to improve to attract more investment, among other changes required.

The private equity firm has made the investment through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund, which closed in February 2020.

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists helped the pharmaceutical industry develop faster and cheaper drug discovery methods – a similar change is occurring in crop protection discovery, said managing partner Adam Anders.

Australian farmland's annualized income return of 9.26% outperformed a capital return of 5.21% to help prop up total annualized income, reinforcing the asset's resiliency credentials.

Kevin Helash says he expects consolidation among biologicals producers to gather pace in the next 12-24 months, as investors focus on strengthening the sub-sector’s early leaders.