Australia is emerging as a prime destination for agriculture investment today and in the long-term. This edition explores the Australian livestock sector and look at farmland ‘buy and lease’ strategies, which are increasingly compelling as a means of investing in agriculture both in Australia and globally.
Read MoreIn this edition, we review the influence of both inflation and interest rates on infrastructure assets and funds. We look at inflation and in particular the degree of inflation protection that can be captured in various infrastructure assets and also review the impact of changes in interest rates from two perspectives.
Read MoreIn this edition, we examine the demand drivers for wood products in China, together with the changes that are impacting the country’s wood raw material supply chains. We seek to identify what trends will emerge going forward, and what these might mean for international timberland investors.
Read MoreAlternative Asset Manager Stafford Capital Partners announced today the appointment of Jos Boeren as Head of Agriculture & Food investments. Jos will lead the expansion of Stafford’s agriculture and food investment activities and will report to the CEO of Stafford Capital Partners, Angus Whiteley.
Read MoreStafford is pleased to announce USD 1.3bn of new commitments to various Stafford Real Assets strategies in vehicles closed over the last few months.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) is pleased to announce the appointments of Steven Zehr as Investment Manager, Stafford Infrastructure in the Zurich office, Jerry Mahon as VP Portfolio Manager, Stafford Timberland in the Austin office and Jazz Rowe as Tax Manager, Stafford Global Operations based in the London office.
Read MoreStafford is pleased to announce the final close of Stafford International Timberland VIII Fund (SIT VIII) of USD 612.5m from investors in the UK, Europe and the US. The final close exceeded the target fund size of USD 500m.
Read MoreStafford announces that it has been selected to invest a $200m mandate in the global private credit market. The first investment has already been made, with further opportunities in the pipeline at various stages of development. Stafford is seeing the private credit asset class fast becoming a recognised mainstream allocation for institutional investors which it is well positioned to serve with its global coverage through offices in the US, UK and Australia.
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