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The Swiss firm's impact investment arm has committed an undisclosed amount of capital to Shared-X, which works with smallholders in emerging markets.

The EU, EBRD and a third institution are financing smaller farming businesses to replace Soviet-era equipment and diversify into new agricultural sectors like honey and dairy.

The Colombia-registered company aims to raise $180 million over the next five years, on top of the $35 million it is targeting this year.

The $130bn Canadian pension fund is optimistic that recent structural reforms in these two countries will unleash new sources of investment.

The Connecticut system of pension funds, which allocates 9.2% of its $30bn in assets to private equity, named Laurie Martin deputy CIO to replace Deborah Spalding, who became CIO in July 2015.

Palladium’s acquisition of a significant stake in California-based Del Real Foods was backed with a $121m senior debt facility arranged by Antares.

Estate agents Knight Frank said it was unclear how much impact Brexit will have on values, but said stamp duty could have a substantial effect.

The firm has been increased its exposure to European timberland through a property in France, having snapped up several Finnish forests from UPM last year.

The firm, which raised $1.3bn for its Africa funds last year, is betting on the increasing use of urea-based fertilisers around the world and Indorama's expansion into African, US and European markets.

Fanisi Capital is targeting $75-$100m for its second fund, which will invest across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, in sectors including agribusiness.