Louisa Burwood-Taylor
The fund has backed Beloorbayir Biotech and is now fundraising for Fund II, targeting $200m.
The insurer has committed $47.5m to Old Mutual African Agri Fund, a buy-and-leaseback fund that aims to improve farms and plantations and build social infrastructure for workers.
The African republic will invest a further $56.8m into its joint ventures with Olam, underlining the projects' importance in developing Gabon's nascent palm and rubber industries.
The Canadian farmland fund manager has been approached by at least two institutional investors interested in buying the assets of two of its existing retail funds.
WP Global Partners will manage agribusiness investments for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead pension. The fund wants to play the sector through co-investments, venture capital and private equity funds.
Russia's annexation of the Crimean region in the Ukraine may impact neighbouring agri investment communities.
MassPRIM started investing in timberland in 2002 as one of the earliest institutional investors to embrace the asset class. Head of real estate and timberland Tim Schlitzer gives us the inside track on the portfolio.
Why agri? Why now?
The opportunities and risks associated with farmland investing across the world vary, according to Mintridge International.
The private markets group is finalising a fourth hire to its real assets team as it emphasises the importance of the asset class.