Matthieu Favas
Craig Reeves, chief executive of the UK’s Prestige Funds, tells Agri Investor why the firm’s ‘consultative lending’, in-house-sourcing approach is intriguing investors from around the globe.
The subcontinent’s middle class is not growing as fast as foreign companies would hope. But there are other reasons to invest in its agribusiness.
The Canadian pension has appointed David Goodfellow, former head of the Macquarie Pastoral Fund – hinting that livestock could become part of its mandate Down Under.
The firm, which expects to make two investments totalling $40m by March, aims for 20% to 25% IRRs. We spoke with chairman Rajesh Srivastava about fund structure and strategy.
Organic growth, attrition and acquisitions explain why an ever-larger share of the country's wood-pellet production is in fewer hands. We single out the winners in a couple of charts.
The Mirova-managed vehicle, which has a $300m target, expects to start deploying capital in the second quarter.
Deborah Perkins, who joins from Rabobank in the newly created role, talks to Agri Investor about private debt, institutional sponsors and the Dutch bank’s international ambitions.
Nearly 90% of assets held by funds are now unlisted, with the notable entry of sovereign wealth funds targeting the entire value chain.
The level of institutional interest in Australian agriculture is nothing short of historic. Is it because of the market’s intrinsic attractiveness or the paucity of opportunities elsewhere?
The firm has led a funding round for a company focused on ‘high-value’ and row crops, a sector its co-founder describes as agtech’s ‘single fastest-growing area.’