Fund Structure

Climate Fund Managers’ Andrew Johnstone says COP is important for vehicles such as his firm’s blended finance GAIA Fund, which needs coordination across several government ministries.

Butterfly principal Francesco D’Arcangelo says consumer shifts from fine dining into Mexican fast casual has helped put the chain in a position to carry out the only inaugural such issuance of the year.

Warakirri aims to raise A$500m-A$750m in equity to build a diversified portfolio of broadacre cropping assets, managing director Jim McKay says.

Director of business development Patrick Neuman discusses how the timber fundraising landscape has changed since Domain’s acquisition of Timbervest funds in 2017.

MassPRIM and the Washington State Investment Board are among LPs in the PGIM US Agriculture Fund vehicle that began its transition to an open-ended structure in 2018.

The local authority pension scheme asset manager has launched several ESG and responsible investment public and private market vehicles in the last three years.

Investors voted to wind up the fund due to the rise in farmland values since its launch, which have compressed rental yields and offer a chance to secure strong exit prices now.

Co-founder Daan Luining says the cultivated sausage and pork start-up wants to attract additional investors including strategics and plans to keep the round open through the end of the year.

The UK’s Sustainable Disclosure Regime addresses a significant omission in the EU's SFDR: funds decarbonizing and transitioning assets to become more sustainable. What a shame, then, that the SDR has been delayed yet again.

Roberto Viton says financial distress and large asset managers’ demand for nature-based assets are among the factors driving consolidation in GPs focused on food and ag.