President Geoff Lewis says AcrePro will aim to modernize land markets that have largely failed to keep up with marketing and technology tools used in other real estate sub-sectors.
The unit is the first of several collaborations envisioned for the C$390bn pension’s sustainable land management program, says managing director Nicolas Leyssieux.
Rural Funds Group purchased The Pocket, which alongside another central Queensland acquisition, adds more than 20,000ML of water entitlements to its portfolio.
The firm has bought Hazeldenes, its first agribusiness asset, via its inaugral A$2.6bn fund.
The approval, along with a commitment from JBS to animal welfare, should see it overcome opposition from Tattarang to its takeover.
The listed investor will acquire the asset in two separate 50% tranches, raising a new fund that will eventually own the entire asset.
The world-first Reef Credit Scheme is monetizing improvements to water quality in the Great Barrier Reef, with KKR-backed GreenCollar playing a big role.
Head of ESG for global fixed-income Stephen Liberatore says there would be more interest among public market investors if they knew what was available to them in agtech.
The Canadian Pension has entered the voluntary market at an important stage in its development and wants to invest in decades long carbon-capture projects.
The firm has received 63 formal EOIs into various parts of its large Corinella portfolio, the first divestment from Black River Agriculture Fund 2.