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The open-ended Buy & Lease vehicle, which was launched last year and is backed by the Berkshire Pension Fund, is eyeing IRRs of 12%.

The development bank is considering a cash infusion to finance an infrastructure upgrade at the country’s largest grain trader, a project estimated to cost $140m.

In the second installment of a two-part interview, we zoom in on what underpins the firm’s focus on sustainable agriculture.

Tomer Tzach, chief executive of analytics start-up CropX, says a new wave of cost-efficient sensors could help farmers run a much tighter ship by giving them greater understanding of what happens underground.

Insiders tell Agri Investor of growing LP interest in cannabis funds and whispers of a search for ways to invest in them outside the strictures of 'sin clauses'.

After providing $40m to GNT in 2015, the development bank has approved a fresh infusion of funds to help the grain operator improve its infrastructure.

The European buyout specialist trumped peers in its attempt to buy Planasa, which it intends to develop internationally.

Another institutional-scale asset has hit the market Down Under, expected to generate broad-ranging buyer interest and offers exceeding $40m.

Following a pilot program, the AMERRA Capital Management affiliate will target impact investors for a vehicle it plans to raise in 2019.

The investment by an unnamed Canadian pension brings Fund IV’s total haul to C$130 million.