Real Assets

After growing revenues by nearly 80 percent in two years, Paine & Partners exits investment in frozen fruit supplier.

New York advisory firm Hodes Weill & Associates has formed a company with former Credit Suisse executives to invest in timber and agriculture from a $500m initial capital as part of a real estate and real assets strategy.

UBS AgriVest's 2006 vintage open-ended vehicle has raised $82.5m of new money over the last year, reflecting modest investment levels, with volatile land prices and increased competition stifling deal activity.

Stafford Capital Partners will invest in dairy, beef and row crops, and is splitting its commitments between primaries, secondaries and co-investments.

Canadian private real estate firm Osmington has invested in venture capital-backed Farmers Edge, which develops precision agriculture and data management tools for global agribusinesses.

The purchase from Flight Group was part of a larger deal which also saw Timberlink, an investee company of New Forests, bought sawmilling assets from Flight Timbers.

The new hire, Shane McIntyre, was appointed as the national director of rural & agribusiness and will based out of Colliers' Melbourne office.

The UN body's report suggests $267bn of extra investment a year is necessary to lift an estimated 800 million out of poverty.

The most recent ABARES farm survey report paints an improved picture for broadacre farms with farm cash incomes continuing to exceed long-term averages, writes Jackie White, director, agribusiness advisory at Deloitte.

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund's annual report revealed agriculture was among its top three sectors for investment in fiscal year 2015.