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The firm, co-founded by partners including three former Queensland University of Technology start-up program managers, is seeking up to A$50 million for its first VC fund.

AAM’s flagship Diversified Agriculture Fund is seeking more capital to deploy into its northern Australia cattle assets and to expand its softwood timber businesses.

The firm has returned to market to raise more capital after acquiring its third property, crossing A$100m in assets under management.

The two foundation assets for the Warakirri Farmland Fruit are stone fruit orchards that will be leased to WF Montague under a 20-year agreement.

Non-bank lender Thera Capital Management has secured two-thirds of its commitments from outside Australia, gaining traction among investors thanks to ag’s defensive characteristics and ESG themes.

Sydney-headquartered New Forests is targeting $300 million for the vehicle, which will invest in assets in Southeast Asia.

Pollination founding partner Martijn Wilder says the ANZ investment ‘validates the business model’ and will turbocharge the firm’s next stage of growth.

The Australian fund manager describes the close as a ‘good result’ and expects to deploy all of the capital within the next few months.

Mitsui said the commitment would help it achieve net zero emissions by 2050, potentially offsetting more than 10m tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The Sydney-headquartered fund manager has secured commitments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the SDG Kempen Farmland Fund for its Transforming Farming Platform.