Private Equity

Peoples Company is striking a balance between cooperative and competitive farmland services as it deploys institutional capital while supporting GP’s asset management.

Kudu chief executive Rob Jakacki says his firm’s permanent capital structure is a good fit with real assets like farmland and infrastructure.

The year brought significant fund closes for traditional AFF strategies as nascent natural capital funds also made their presence felt.

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

The fund manager has welcomed Farm Credit Canada as a new LP to the vehicle.

Impact measurement and reporting could be transformed with artificial intelligence tools.

Robert Hanson says the company’s focus on premium wines matches well with recent consumption trends.

Despite a decline from $9.7bn in 2023, the full-year 2024 figure sits comfortably within the preceding five-year average.

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.

Paine Schwartz Partners current sits at the top of the tree but BTG’s blockbuster timberland vehicle could mean we have a new leader in 2025.