The Equilibrium Capital affiliate is currently seeking $400m in support of a strategy focused on blueberries, citrus and hazelnuts.
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Why you want a family office in your fund
With assets in the trillions, a healthy penchant for private equity and autonomy over their investment strategy, family offices have a lot to offer fund managers.
GP fee comparisons are ‘not useful’ without standardization
As public pensions are increasingly required to report on private fund fees, there is ‘a risk that the resulting data will not be comparable.’
The hefty dividends of beefing up animal welfare
Poor safety standards at China’s mega-farms are threatening investors with a crisis. But the potential returns earned by improving meat production processes provide an opportunity of the same scale.
Fiera Comox ag fund reaches C$200m first close
The Canadian fund management firm expects to bring in up to C$500m by year end for an open-ended fund understood to follow an agricultural investing strategy modeled on that of PSP Investments.
Paine Schwartz-backed company acquires Brazilian food safety lab
Analitus will compliment Global ID’s existing presence in the South American nation, where food safety has become a prominent national issue.
‘Geopolitical uncertainty creates attractive opportunities’
The founder and chief investment officer of Coller Capital says the secondaries firm will focus on real assets, including natural resources, amid shockwaves created by Brexit, the Trump administration and emerging-market concerns.
Rohatyn Group adds forestry and ag investment unit
GMO will remain an investor in funds run by the subsidiary, which manages $2.1bn of agricultural land.
China’s state-led ag inputs investments worth a partnership: Rabobank
Ruud Schers, a lead author of a recent Rabobank report examining overseas agricultural acquisitions by Chinese companies, tells Agri Investor they are motivated by a mixture of economic and political goals.
Meadow Foods buys dairy liquids company
Paine Schwartz Partners’ UK-based portfolio company’s acquisition adds about 100 local farmers to its network of suppliers.