Private Equity

Rapper Snoop Dogg reportedly wants to raise $25m for cannabis-related deals – a trend analysts expect to continue.

The pension fund has hired Paul Mouchakkaa from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing to lead its $29.bn real assets portfolio.

Agri is such a diverse sector with varying strategies and risk/return profiles that it is unlikely there will ever be one common fee structure – but consensus is decidedly moving away from the 2-and-20-style model.

An SEC official speaking at PEI's CFO & COOs Forum last week indicated that the regulatory body would extend its review of the private equity industry to illiquid assets including timber and real estate, according to PFM's Nick Donato.

Speaking at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, FAO’s director-general called for a widespread transition into sustainable farming globally.

A strong start to 2015 has bolstered an air of confidence among agri fund managers for the year ahead.

The private equity firm invested a further $18m into Allflex Corp to support its recent acquisition of SCR, a livestock monitoring company.

The US private equity fund has closed on $250m.

Agustin 'Gus' Araya, co-founder of Cordillera Investment Partners, describes what he looks for in an agri asset manager and the appeal of alpha strategies. Cordillera is a niche alternatives fund management company.

The Indonesian cashew processing company has raised $1 million to expand the business further. KKR donated to the social enterprises in 2013.