Institutional Investors

The president of Peoples Company says his priority is to create a nationally scaled farmland service provider – not a competitor to fund managers.

Co-managing director Paul Greenwood says the agribusiness firm’s inclusion within his GP stakes fund reflects how diversification benefits and return potential have increased agriculture’s appeal among global allocators.

The Dutch pension fund has now committed €300m to the buy-and-lease strategy.

Kempen portfolio manager Tim van den Pol says most of the growth will come through existing assets, with further acquisitions in new countries possible.

AMERRA Capital Management’s founders aim to continue building their agribusiness investment capabilities across private debt and capital solutions post-buyout.

The US may have an outsized influence on investment trends in the year ahead as Donald Trump casts his shadow over global conflicts, trade and climate issues.

A step taken by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was described by one veteran impact investor as 'moving mountains'.

Incoming NZ Super Fund joint chief investment officer Will Goodwin talks with Agri Investor about the future of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, its plans to transform farmland, and the fund’s total portfolio approach.

IFC seeks partners to double its annual agribusiness investment; weighing the impact of a Trade War II; Agri Investor Awards nominations window closes on Friday; Ceres Partners makes two hires as it pushes into US water investment; and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only. Tips and feedback to: binyamin.a@pei.group.

Global agribusiness head Anup Jagwani says the developmental finance institutions’ relationships with Amundi, BTG Pactual and AMERRA demonstrate the flexibility that will mark an effort to double annual agribusiness exposure to $9bn by 2030.