KKR India director of capital markets Tashwinder Singh tells Agri Investor how his firm used local financing pools, including its non-banking financial company KKR India Financial Services, to invest in a structured deal in value-added dairy company Kwality.
The firm's investment into Indian dairy shows a strong belief in its potential, but with the need to build procurement infrastructure, it's not a deal just anyone can do.
As the US market heats up, domestic investors are looking south to expand their timber portfolio and local governments will need to play their part.
The US-based firm continues to see opportunity in Asia’s rising middle class and its growing demand for safer, healthier food, co-founder Henry Kravis said.
David Gladstone explains why lower prices won’t push his REIT toward greater commodity crop exposure and why growers don’t need to own the land they farm.
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.
Mike Ritter, chief executive at private equity-backed US agri-drone sensor and analytics developer SlantRange, explains why investors should focus on drone technology specifically created for the sector.
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 bank's senior consumer foods analyst John David Roeg explains the implications of EU trade deals, and why investors into UK food will have put deals on hold.
Having a voice on regulations for food trade and agriculture is the key to creating a long-term investment environment in a UK outside Europe.