Institutional Investors

The French real assets manager has added 14,000 ha and €50m in value to its timber holdings with the acquisition of 15 forests in central Finland.

Panelists at the Agri Investor Forum on Thursday highlighted ‘enormous’ opportunities and multiform challenges in emerging markets. Here’s how they ranked them.

Demand for organic food continues to vastly outstrip production growth. For growers and investors, the widening gap translates into big premiums for certified crops – and more stable prices, delegates heard at the Agri Investor Forum on Wednesday.

Known as the country’s ‘food bowl’, the region’s capacity for year-round crop production as well as permanent plantings is a major draw for institutional investors – both domestic and foreign.

The fund of funds, which aims to generate net IRRs of 12%-15%, already has a pipeline of 18 managers stretching from annual and permanent crops to dairy and aquaculture. We caught up with Aqueduct partner Peter Roney to learn more about future hires, fees and strategy.

Responsible investing is moving up the agenda as a new generation takes the reins at family offices.

We caught up with World Bank risk expert Marc Sadler to understand how close the asset class is to an institutional investment boom.

Super-plants enhanced by microbial treatment are attracting the attention of farmers and sponsors alike. Institutional investors have been more cautious, but the opportunity is not lost on everyone.

The acquisition of Australia's Palgrove Stud brings the sovereign fund's land portfolio to 33 farms worth $215m.

The vehicle will seek low-teen returns through investments in farmland and processing assets devoted to sustainable production of tree nuts, citrus and blueberries.