Fund Structure

Sustainable Farm Partners founder Harn Soper tells Agri Investor how the firm’s organic strategy has been shaped by Iowa’s anti-corporate farming laws and changes in the agricultural bank lending landscape.

The equity vehicle has deployed A$10m in a wagyu beef venture owned by ROC Partners, which is also helping the fund originate investments.

Backed by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and other institutional investors, the 15-year vehicle will target both row and permanent crops across Australia.

The C$286bn pension is boosting a co-investment structure to support regional dairy as the sector emerges as a focus of ongoing trade negotiations.

Homestead Capital is among the firms that have received commitments from the vehicle, which has raised at least $268m towards its $300m goal.

An industry observer tells Agri Investor that the open-ended vehicle, which has received pledges from at least 37 investors, represents 'a bit of a new path' for the industry.

Shark Tank presenter Kevin O’Leary's attack on Iowa’s anti-corporate farming laws pleased the institutions, but they're not the only people who matter, Peoples’ president Steve Bruere tells Agri Investor.

Founder Jim Schultz tells Agri Investor that the $100m vehicle’s focus on upstream investments comes after his determination that agtech has become 'a little bit over-invested'.

More is being demanded from investor relations professionals, so they need to make sure they have the skillset to match, writes Richard Harland, managing director at SEI.

Rural Funds Group, the country’s only pure agriculture REIT, sees bright prospects in cattle and cotton. We zoom in on the vehicle’s strategy.