Institutional Investors

The private markets firm is two-thirds of the way to the $500m target for Fund VIII which can acquire stakes in funds focusing on the strategy.

CBRE, which is managing the sale on behalf of AgCap-managed SAF, says it will ‘soon’ make further announcements regarding the remainder of the fund’s holdings.

Last week, OIC met to decide whether to add two managers to its alternatives portfolio. As the pension looks to build out the strategy, we assess the role played by timberland and agri in the overall scheme.

Solid growth in the fund’s agriculture and infrastructure PE holdings helped drive net profit of $44m.

The $36bn fund reported strong private equity returns after implementing an ‘aggressive’ restructuring plan in December 2016.

The UN-backed Land Degradation Neutrality Fund was officially launched this week at the COP13 in China. As the vehicle progresses toward a first close, we speak to its manager to find out more about return expectations, fee structure and prospective LPs.

While rural advocates have stressed the limits of private sector financing, a coalition of agriculture and rural advocates see a key role for PPPs.

The regulator has issued a risk alert after finding consistent shortcomings in the way performance is advertised.

Worries over volatile geopolitics, including the tension surrounding North Korea, are making LPs act cautiously.

Aqua Capital managing partner Sebastian Popik tells Agri Investor how a 'tsunami' of political and economic turmoil in Brazil impacted the firm's recent fundraising efforts.