Institutional Investors

The firm deployed capital from its $1.2bn Fund VI to close the deal with Entrepreneurial Equity Partners.

With one fund already closed and the other just beginning its raise, the two strategies hint at how far market conditions have shifted since the start of the decade.

While investors are buying into the long term prospects, there are still concerns over GP track records and liquidity, according to research from pensions networking company Mallowstreet.

Managing partner John Haugen says strategic investors are pursuing strong returns and a look at what is happening at the cutting edge of the food industry.

The public pension fund is targeting commitments across non-core real assets in 2026.

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.

The A$36bn Queensland-based superannuation fund is turning to an experienced global investor who wants to sharpen its use of technology to drive performance.

Chief operating officer Stavros Koutsantonis says progress in the measurement, reporting and verification of regenerative farming practices is helping to create excitement among LPs for its US farmland strategy.

The firm’s debut farmland vehicle will pursue an own-and-operate strategy and expects regenerative farmland certification to act as a ‘strategic value lever’.

After nearly two decades of consolidation, Macquarie is preparing to take its flagship pastoral platform to market, betting that scale, operational integration and a seasoned management team will resonate with institutional investors seeking exposure to Australian agriculture.