Private Equity

Agri-Vie Fund II will support mid and low cap companies across the supply chain in Sub Saharan Africa.

Oregon PERF's senior alternatives investment manager Ben Mahon tells Agri Investor about the role of agriculture within a fund’s alternatives allocation and offers his views on what drives LPs' desire for direct investments.

The second offering from Agricultural Capital Management is more than half way towards its $400m target on a fund targeting blueberries, citrus and hazelnuts.

Global Infrastructure Partners has closed its third unlisted global infrastructure fund on $15.8bn, beating Brookfield Infrastructure Fund III’s $14bn 2016 close.

The €80 million fund is designed to help strengthen ties between French and African business across a variety of sectors, including agriculture.

The firm plans to expand production and distribution of Nustef’s Reko brand pizzelles, an Italian-inspired waffle cookie.

SJP CEO Scott Johnson told Agri Investor that the acquisition was predicated both on the New England distributor’s reliable revenue streams and the fragmented nature of the foodservice industry.

The fund has raised $50m to $60m of its $150m target.

Adam Fless has joined Paine and Partners from a KKR unit dedicated to improving performance of portfolio companies in a newly-created position with the same focus.

At PEI’s COOs and CFOs Forum on Thursday in New York, fund managers examined the implications of increasing investor demands for information.