Clare Pennington

The insurer is seeing more clients borrow money on fixed rates, and is seeing recapitalisation opportunities in permanent crops in California, which makes up at least 15 percent of its portfolio.

MetLife head of agriculture Barry Bogseth tells Agri Investor why his loan book has grown since last year, where the insurer is seeing growth opportunities in Latin America and why recapitalisation needs among US producers is a mixed blessing.

The NZ$30bn fund's timber and agriculture portfolio manager Neil Woods is looking to commit an additional NZ$700m, and is initially targeting permanent crops.

Robert-Jan van Ogtrop has had operational experience at Remy Cointreau and is an advocate of circular economies, experience which Phatisa said make him good match for the African firm.

The Prudential spin-out is looking for another agriculture and food-related asset after selling grain and seed infrastructure business Cimbria for a 3.3x return.

VGI Partners, which manages investments for family offices, high net worths and endowments, said it wanted to use the bid to force change at Brisbane Markets.

The €40m Enterprise Innovation Fund is targeting technology start-ups in the Western Balkans with potential to expand internationally.

Managing partner Duncan Owen says that significant investment in food and processing will help growth at the African farm gate, and that as interest increases more exits are becoming available.

The firm's first fund is now 80 percent invested, having bought a series of agribusinesses companies and consolidated them.

We're taking the temperature of LPs, GPs and service providers, including agri, forestry and food investors, on what will happen following the UK's vote to leave the EU.