As institutions look to commit 20% of their portfolios to real assets, agri investing will gain popularity. But investment managers must be careful to ensure they have the right on-the-ground management, argues Detlef Schoen, head of farm investments at Aquila Capital.
Cannabis and vertical integration plays are among the topics we expect to debate over drinks in NYC.
All signs are pointing towards a consolidation of the food and agribusiness sector in India, according to Hemendra Mathur, managing director at a private equity firm focusing on investment into SMEs.
New laws and regulations emanating from Brussels over the past few years have had mixed effects on the private equity and venture capital industry, writes law firm King & Wood Mallesons in its latest Private Equity Comment.
Concern over the impact of CPPIB’s farmland investments is stirring debate – and prompting regulatory review – in Canada.
The Minnesota-based company's Awareness Positioning System aims to help farmers mow more accurately. Agri Investor talks to CEO Kraig Schulz on financing and other topics.
For those with a hearty appetite for risk, the rewards of investing in African agri can be enormous, says consultant Emma Cowan of Cardy-Brown. But be careful where you tread and with whom.
Buy-and-lease is picking up pace as an investment strategy in Australia. Should the market be looking to the US for precedents?
David Gladstone, the company’s founder and chief executive, tells Agri Investor how the first listed farmland REIT came about and how it operates.
Agri is such a diverse sector with varying strategies and risk/return profiles that it is unlikely there will ever be one common fee structure – but consensus is decidedly moving away from the 2-and-20-style model.