Real Assets

The vehicle has a $200m target and follows on the heals of its $500m Credit Fund II close in 2023.

Annual cropping continue to strongly outperform permanent farmland in the Australian Farmland Index, although returns were still only slightly in positive territory.

Merricks Capital, which manages the A$470m Agriculture Credit Fund, will become part of ASX-listed Regal Partners in July 2024.

The Queensland-based fund will seek to deploy more capital in its home state, building on existing investments including the QLD Regional Livestock Exchange.

Ecosystem Investment Partners is raising $650m for its latest environmental restoration strategy that targets wetlands, streams and endangered species habitats.

Dairy giant Fonterra will listen to offers for its consumer brands as well as its manufacturing facilities in Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Australia's competition watchdog expressed concern that LDC’s acquisition of Namoi Cotton could ‘substantially lessen competition’ in the supply of cotton ginning services in northern Australia, among other issues.

Arkansas' ESG Oversight Committee has the power to force the state's Teacher Retirement System to divest from private investment funds managed by GPs deemed to be discriminating against companies on ESG grounds.

The latest edition of Rural Bank’s annual analysis of Australian farmland values shows that growth rates continued to slow after an exceptionally strong five years.

A tighter market is likely to see more deals done based on economic fundamentals rather than hopes of capital gain, Rabobank says.