Founded in 2009 following a spin-out from the Deutsche Bank Complex Assets team, Duxton is a leading alternative asset management firm, focusing on specialist investment opportunities for institutional, semi-institutional and high net-worth investors. It concentrates on global agricultural land and securities as well as emerging markets. The net value of assets under Duxton’s management and advice amounts to approx. USD 630m. Approximately USD $400 million of these assets are agricultural investments.
Duxton currently manages and advises investments in farming operations covering 540,000 hectares, spanning 5 continents, managed by highly specialized on the ground senior farmers and supported by over 13,000 farm hands and workers. Duxton has operating investments in Australia, Argentina, India, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia, Jamaica and New Zealand, and is currently working on live projects in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Duxton’s experienced agribusiness investment team creates value by partnering with top tier farm managers and senior farmers on the ground and by adopting large-scale production systems to realise economies of scale. Duxton looks to increase enterprise value through creating operational efficiencies, adopting the latest farming technologies, vertical and horizontal integration and forging strong relationships with local end users to develop direct customer relationships.
Duxton employs 27 investment staff members, with offices in Singapore, Australia, and Germany.
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