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New Forests buys Tasmanian forestry in A$62.5m deal

The firm purchased plantations from Norske Skog and signed a long-term contract to supply timber to the Norwegian firm’s mill on the island.

McWilliam’s Wines up for sale and could attract private equity interest

One of Australia’s largest winemakers has entered the market after going into administration last month, with agents expecting ‘wide-ranging’ interest.

Insight Investment’s Global Farmland Fund sells two Australian cattle stations

The UK-based asset manager sold the neighboring properties to Rallen Australia, a company backed by one of South Africa’s richest men.

Apollo portfolio company had almost $600m debt at time of sale

The sale of Pinnacle Agriculture followed warnings from Moody’s that the company’s leverage threatened to bring about additional restructuring or distressed debt exchange.
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Harvard backs South Africa avocado firm amid natural resource disposals

Harvard Management Company was forced to write off $1bn of 'deeply troubled assets' in 2017 but made investments totaling $100m in its last fiscal year.

ABC Fund debut investment goes into Ivory Coast cocoa firm

The Agri-Business Capital Fund was launched in February 2019 with an initial €50 million commitment from stakeholders including the EU and the government of Luxembourg.

ANZ Terminals closes deal to acquire Graincorp bulk liquid terminals

The A$333m transaction includes six terminals across Australia, with a terminal at Port Kembla in NSW excluded due to competition concerns.

LGIAsuper sells Blue Sky-managed portfolio to Pitt Capital Partners – exclusive

Australian superannuation fund sells its portfolio, a combination of irrigated farming properties and water rights, to a subsidiary of ASX-listed Washington H Soul Pattinson for approximately A$100 million.

PSP spends A$490m on water rights and acquires Adveq almond portfolio

Canadian pension expands its presence in Australian ag to almost A$3bn with two simultaneous mega-deals in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Washington’s increasingly attractive ag sector draws in tobacco leaf supplier

Other interested parties in the FruitSmart deal that could be worth as much as $105m included corporations, private equity funds, and endowments.
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