real assets

‘You shouldn’t be surprised if soil health comes into the KPI process,’ says the firm’s head of sustainability.

A USDA-backed report has provided clear direction for private fund managers interested in tapping growing institutional demand for regenerative agricultural investment strategies.

Signs of eroding barriers between largely separate corners of the markets are generating excitement and offer hints for managers looking to meet new demand.

Businesses and properties associated with food production and distribution attract growing interest from private equity funds, real estate investors and more traditional agri investors.

After launching an evergreen vehicle targeting high-net worth individuals in 2017, CEO Tom Eisenhauer says the new more flexible institutional structure comes amid a surge of interest from Canadian endowments and smaller pensions.

The gap between appreciation and income is narrowing, but significant risks to farmland values remain, says Brent Burnett.

AppHarvest founder Jonathan Webb says previous investment from AOL co-founder Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund helped the company find partners in the Netherlands.

Director of private equity and infrastructure Yasuhiro Ono said the institution is looking to diversify across geographies, vintages and managers.

The absence of inflation has added complexity to an already challenging fundraising environment. But there's more to the asset class than inflation protection.

Australian court bans three former Blue Sky directors, Riparian Capital Partners and Pinnacle Investment Management from using proprietary data allegedly downloaded while the executives worked at their former firm.