Fund Structure

The full-year figures show agri-food and forestry fundraising registered its second-highest haul in the past five years.

The Australia and New Zealand-focused private equity firm expands its exposure to food and agriculture with the acquisition of a majority stake in meat producer BE Campbell.

Climate Fund Managers’ $1bn close showed why the structure is important to climate finance, while the slowdown in debt-for-nature swaps demonstrated its vulnerabilities.

Helsinki-listed private equity manager CapMan’s natural capital unit is in market with a new vehicle and is eyeing energy, biodiversity and conservation for its open- and closed-end forestry vehicles.

The secondaries specialist has rolled up Timberland Funds VI, VII and VIII into the Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund.

The firm exited the assets from its Dasos Timberland Fund II vehicle, which closed on €234m in 2014.

The acquisition brings Centuria’s agricultural AUM up to A$1.3bn and adds 22 assets across sectors including poultry, nuts and controlled-environment agriculture.

From structured credit to irrigation loans, the IFC is widening how private capital can participate in frontier agricultural markets, says global agribusiness head Anup Jagwani.

McWin’s structural commitment to invest in restaurants as well as the venture tech they need to evolve may be giving the firm an edge in the journey towards commercialization.

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