Institutional Investors

The collaboration with Haryana-headquartered project developer Varaha marks the largest carbon investment to date for the Paris-based Natixis Investment Managers affiliate.

Amid the ever-present talk of AI at New Private Markets' New York Forum, Kat Taylor's unexpected song – and her argument for regenerative ag – brought investors back to the pressing issues of the day.

The identity of the seller has not been disclosed but Weyerhaeuser highlighted its sale of 28,000 acres of Oregon timberland for $190m on an October earnings call.

The firm achieved a 15.5% IRR after a near five-year hold of the afforestation property, with buyers attracted by the development work that has already been done to de-risk the asset.

The vehicle has a €350m fundraising target and has also been backed by Allianz France and BNP Paribas Cardif.

From housing shortages to net-zero targets, the world’s structural challenges are aligning with timber’s strengths – and LPs are starting to price that in.

The vehicle has a $200m fundraising target and will add a further 40,000ha of forestry in Paraguay.

Steve Bruere says the deal complements an ongoing effort to cement the firm’s position in a Midwest market he sees as the ‘heart of the watermelon’ for the farmland transaction business.

Foreign ownership of Australian agriculture has seen its first increase in two years as North American investors rapidly expand their holdings and the UK claims the top spot.

New income streams – from water rights to conservation and data infrastructure – are redefining what investors see in ranchland, says Ranchland Capital’s Ed Bardowski.