The US agriculture asset management firm has hired Martin Davies as chief executive of Europe.
European Investment Bank and Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, committed to Dasos Timberland Fund II ahead of its final close.
Martin Davies, head of farmland investment for BNY Mellon-owned Insight, is leaving the global investment manager next month.
The Swedish pension provider wants to increase its allocation to non-listed real estate, of which agri and timber are a part, to 15% over the long term.
Farmland Partners, the listed US farmland investment firm, has hired Wade Harrison as farm manager to be based in Tennessee.
The US-focused farmland investment firm is beefing up its acquisition team after hiring Brett MacNeil as director of acquisitions. It is also looking for an investment analyst.
The emerging markets manager's Southern Hemisphere-focused fund will put an emphasis on operating profits and efficiency, according to private equity head Vishaal Shah.
The firm's recent hire follows the sale of more than 120 rural and agribusiness properties in the last 18 months.
The regenerative agriculture start-up has hired an EBRD banker to join its now four-strong team.
The private banking arm of BofA Merrill Lynch has a growing farm and ranchland investment business, currently with $1.1bn in AUM.