Clare Pennington

The advisory scope for potential candidates includes private equity, credit, real assets and opportunistic investments.

The firm is cutting down its interest in the international meat company by selling a 10 percent stake for $1.19bn, two years after the portfolio corporation was listed.

WSIB has recommended the fund invest in Homestead Capital's second US farmland fund, potentially bringing Fund II commitments to $150m in the month after its launch.

The energy, metals and mining buyout fund will opportunistically consider inputs, processing, finishing, distribution, preservatives or aquaculture acquisitions.

Agriculture, food and retail will be top priorities for the Sino-Russian vehicle, which will also target mining and infrastructure investments.

Aquila and New Forests say where they think the main risks lie and suggest which areas LPs should be aware of when doing their due diligence.

The fund, which has raised NZ$32m to date, will target agtech, agribusiness and food, but not farmland, according to Oriens Capital chief executive James Beale.

Australia’s iconic beef industry is seeing heady days, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities still for the right type of investor.

The bank has seen an increase in agriculture collective provision overlay this year due to depressed dairy markets, but has reduced the level of assets 90 days past due in Australia.

Australian impact investment firm Blue River has carved out agribusinesses as one of eight areas it believes its investments can have positive social impact.