Institutional Investors

Egeli & Co, a Turkish investment group, has put fundraising efforts on hold in the wake of geopolitical and economic tensions in Turkey and the region more generally.

Direct investing versus fund investing was a topic of debate during the LP panel at the recent Private Equity in Emerging Markets conference in London.

UK farmland values have risen 12 percent since the start of the year.

Aquila Capital, the German fund manager, has made the second investment into its global timber fund.

The sale of The Co-operative's farm business exposed increasing demand among the UK pension industry.

The New Zealand fund manager attracted commitments from private and institutional capital.

Wonder where and why APG is (or isn't) making agri-related investments? Olav Houben and Jos Lemmens give Agri Investor the inside scoop.

European Investment Bank and Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, committed to Dasos Timberland Fund II ahead of its final close.

While engagement with the process is encouraging, the private agri investment market is having to navigate a patchwork of responsible investment guidelines already established and still taking shape.