Real Assets

David Gould says his move from agribusiness to farmland comes at a time when interest rates and stress in other sectors is starting to bring investors’ attention to real assets.

The European Investment Fund has anchored the Article 9 impact fund, which will provide senior debt to agricultural businesses using sustainable practices.

Farmland prices in the two countries have been on an unbroken upward trajectory since Q4 2020.

Research from Cushman & Wakefield says the region has been a good store of value for more than a decade and has numerous tailwinds in its favor.

A group of investors debated the merits of considering nature-based solutions as part of an infrastructure portfolio, arguing that stable long-term offtake backed by real assets could make it a close fit.

As the asset class has grown and evolved, the number of closed-end buy-and-lease strategies has dramatically declined – why?

The vehicle has received a cornerstone investment from the European Investment Fund.

New Forests has appointed Michelle Elliot to the newly-created role, alongside Sanjiv Louis who as joined as director, investments Asia.

The ABARES annual conference was abuzz with talk of better trade relations and water markets trading, but don’t mention EU-style farm subsidies to Australian policy makers.

Munich Re Group's asset manager also closed a forestry deal in the US south for a ‘low triple-digit’ sum in February.