Roc Partners Acquires 25 Pct. of NZ Rural Land Portfolio in NZ$44.2M Deal
photo credit: NZL By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian specialist private markets investment manager Roc Partners has agreed to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in New Zealand Rural Land Company’s (NZL) portfolio in a cash deal of approximately NZ$44.2 million (US$26.84 million) that values NZL’s 75 percen
Read moreRuralWorks Backs U.S.’ Only Producer and Processor of American Eel
photo credit: American Unagi By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact investor RuralWorks, which is a joint venture between Community Reinvestment Fund USA and Conduit Capital, announced a strategic investment in American Unagi Inc. the only producer and processor of locally sourced and harvested American Eel (also known
Read moreHomestead Capital Fund IV Nearing Target of $500M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund IV is nearing its target of $500 million with $460 million in capital commitments, according to an SEC filing. Led by co-founders Gabe Santos, a former executive with Goldman Sachs’ natural resources group, and Daniel Little, previous head of a globa
Read moreNew Forests has First Close of Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund at A$450M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global investment manager of nature-based real asset and natural capital strategies New Forests is ahead of the curve. It was in December 2022 that it announced the launch of its new Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry fund (ANZLAFF) with the goal of raising A$600 million (US$404.7
Read morePeoples Company National Land Values Report Highlights Farmland’s Long-Term Resilience
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media After three years of record appreciation with the farmland asset class surpassing a total value of $4 trillion, the third annual National Land Values report released by Peoples Company in April 2023 predicted a leveling out of farmland values. As prices and interest rates rapidly rose, there
Read moreAIMCo and New Agriculture Agree to Acquire 2.9M Ha. Kimberly Cattle Portfolio
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and its investment partner New Agriculture have agreed to acquire the 2.9 million-hectares (7.2 million-acre) Kimberley Cattle Portfolio that was placed on the market earlier this fall through a listing managed by LAWD. Financial details of t
Read more15 Minutes With… Melissa Bermudez, Farmers Business Network
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media As director of finance services with Farmers Business Network, Inc. (FBN®), Melissa Bermudez enables the connections for investors to finance the farmers that feed our world. With a mission to help family farmers maximize their profit potential, FBN’s products and services help ov
Read moreBreaking: CRPTF Doubles Down on Homestead Capital with Imminent Commitment of $125M for Fund IV
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In a sign of enduring confidence, following a $75 million commitment to Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund III, the State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) is doubling down on its support with approval for an imminent investment of $125 million in Homestead Capital USA
Read moreLondon Calling – Looking Back and Ahead as GAI Europe Approaches
The first Global AgInvesting (GAI) conference took place in New York City in June 2009. Responding to the global financial crisis, investors were showing increasing interest in real assets with a negative correlation to the stock market and a steady long-term return profile for wealth preservation. Farmland came into focus as a target area fo
Read more15 Minutes With… Scott Reaves, Director of Forest Operations at Domain Timber Advisors
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone and Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland is rapidly gaining credibility as a prime alternative investment for gaining environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benefits for portfolios. It also offers a distinct level of portfolio diversification that generates low-volatility, risk-adjust
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