Binyamin Ali
The GP says it will not receive 50% of its carried interest if it fails to meet new fund’s impact goals, which will be verified by an independent third party.
The separate account’s buy-and-lease strategy was trialed by the GP in 2019 and involves a flex lease arrangement that is conducive to organic farming.
The fund manager wants to cater to institutional LPs looking for British forestry investments, while offering entry and exit optionality for a wider spread of investors.
The Swedish pension has roughly $1bn in total forestry investments, around 80 percent of which is through direct and co-investment structures.
The land-based aquaculture company will establish facilities in Abu Dhabi, China and Brunei as it targets to produce 260,000 tonnes of salmon per annum.
With over $1bn to the asset class confirmed between July and August and roughly $1bn spent in acquisitions, GPs are converting interest into commitments.
The start-up is working on ways to economically deliver plant trait development and has a product in market that aims to increase yields while lowering fertilizer use.
The cattle fund has increased its assets under management to A$290m and delivered investor distributions of 3% for the year ending June 2021.
The combined company has two facilities in the US with a further five to follow, along with &ever’s established presence in Germany, Singapore and Kuwait.
The British fund manager was recently confirmed as the manager for AXA IM’s $700m Australian timber property and plans to launch a further three funds this year.