The firm has now deployed about two-thirds of the $101m raised for the first close of its Cibus fund.
SALIC has bought a large aggregation from the Nicoletti in a deal that also represents its investment into sheep production.
The investment into Cloverleaf is understood to be the firm’s first since identifying cold storage as a strategic opportunity about a year ago.
Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company has bought 200,000 ha of land in WA from John Nicoletti and is considering opening an office in Perth.
A market source says Terramera’s offerings create synergies that could open the door to a future combination with Ospraie Management’s main biologicals platform, Marrone Bio Innovations.
Westchester is selling its NSW Golden Triangle property, Grainfields, expected to fetch a price of more than A$8,000 per ha.
Interest from around 2,200 separate parties into the six lots on offer shows that the market for sandalwood grown in Australia is maturing, agent David Smith said.
The Nature Conservancy has partnered with a local ag manager to acquire the properties for A$55m in NSW.
A JV between the emirate’s Investment Corporation and Miami-based Optimum Agriculture is closing in on a $150m land acquisition after buying a 38,000-acre ranch in Florida.
TSG-backed Duckhorn Wine is the latest portfolio company to seal a high-profile acquisition in a sector dominated by families.