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The Rhode Island State Investment Commission has backed the San Francisco-based firm, which is targeting up to $700m for a strategy blending higher-risk greenfield developments and more stable, lower-returning properties.

A raft of measures will come into effect following the new agreement, with livestock, citrus and dairy exporters set to benefit.

Expected to attract institutional investor interest, the transaction could value Riverina cropping enterprise BFB at up to A$400m, Agri Investor understands.

Interim MD Kim Morison expresses disappointment at how the real assets division, which he previously headed, has been ‘hijacked’ by poor investments in the firm's other business units.

The firm hopes its partnership with Bluesource will help generate additional income while raising forestry's profile among ESG-focused LPs, executives at the TIMO tell Agri Investor.

While critics focus on the government's efforts to initiate expropriations without compensation, an insider says landowners are already starting to experiment with new ownership models.

The Aussie superfund’s solo bid beat a joint offer from MIRA and Sunsuper, with Cbus dropping out of the process.

Chief executive Bruce Rastetter says the vehicle will target annual returns of more than 20 percent by investing in mid-cap companies in mid-stream agricultural businesses located in the US Midwest.

The timber REIT has sealed a $78m sale and a $89m purchase with an Atlanta-headquartered TIMO.

The investment comes three weeks after the Hong Kong-based firm exited its Central Eastern European and Kazakhstan PE business through a management buyout.