Fund Structure

Gladstone remains chairman and chief executive of Gladstone Management Corporation, which acts as an adviser to Gladstone Land and manages its day-to-day operations.

Stafford Capital Partners was rewarded for a strong year with two wins as US firm Solum Partners also secured two awards.

Managing director of investments Drew Lipke says the REIT will take at least a 50.1 percent stake in any future assets listed on AcreTrader that meet its mandate.

Sara Balawajder says the Lukas Walton-backed family office takes a wide-ranging approach to its search for fund and direct investments that promote regenerative practices in agriculture.

The Bunya Orchards acquisition clears the way for New Forests’ agriculture-focused subsidiary New Agriculture to pursue acquisitions for its debut fund once fundraising is complete.

The $300m agricultural loan program will expand Homestead’s private credit capability, which it has been building since at least 2022.

The manager, which has some $7bn in AUM, is now under the sole control of co-founder Adam Waglay.

Backed by cornerstone commitments from a UK local government pension scheme and an Australian superfund, Gresham House’s strategy pitches timberland as a mature asset class within natural capital.

Diversification in agriculture goes far beyond investing in both permanent and row crops, says Fiera Comox’s Matthew Corbett, and LPs need to ensure they’re adding the right type of exposure to their portfolios.

The firm launched the vehicle in 2022 with a $500m target to pursue a strategy combining higher-risk farmland investments with processing and marketing infrastructure.