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Rest Super Makes its First Alternative Impact Investment in Cibus Fund II

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Rest Super (Rest), one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds with 1.9 million members and more than A$80 billion (US$52.3 billion) in global AUM, has made its first alternative asset class impact investment in Cibus Fund II.  Advised by London-based Cibus Capital, the Cibus funds’ strategy specializes in making […]

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 percent equity share in the LP at […]

CEFC, CDPQ, Gunn Agri Form New Partnership, Launch AUD 200M Australian Farmland Platform

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), a green bank owned by the Australian government, and global investment group CDPQ have formed a strategic partnership with leading Australian farmland manager Gunn Agri Partners that will focus on agricultural land in Australia. Under the terms of the agreement an initial sum […]

Farmland LP Expands Organic and Regenerative Footprint With Acquisition of Riverwood Farm

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With a focus on high-value and permanent crops, Farmland LP is the largest asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainable organic production in the U.S. – a strategy which is striking home for many investors as ESG and regenerative factors continue to play ever-increasing roles in capital […]

Climate Asset Management Closes on More Than $650M Across Two Natural Capital Strategies

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate Asset Management (CAM) was formed in 2020 as a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and climate change and advisory firm Pollination with the intention of being the largest natural capital manager in the world, and the first large-scale venture to mainstream natural capital as an asset class.  […]

Primewest More Than Triples Funding Target for Farmland Trust to $350M

By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian listed property fund manager Primewest has more than tripled its funding target for its newly launched Primewest Agricultural Trust No 1 to A$350 million (US$268 million), and stated it may list the fund, but did not specify a timeframe for such action.  The move follows the launch of […]