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Commodities Investments To Increase Says Private Equity Group
Wealth managers are increasingly interested in investments with strong commodity ties, according to Canada-based private equity firm Agcapita.
As there are few listed companies engaged solely in farmland investing, investors are looking to private equity structures, the firm said in a statement.
Agriculture-themed private equity funds are still rare but a
number of traditional long-only investment firms, such as Swiss
bank
Sarasin, have launched soft commodity and agriculture-themed
funds recently, to take advantage of what is seen as long-term
demand for agricultural products. This is largely a result of
improved living standards in emerging market economies and demand
for biofuels.
Agcapita's advisory board includes former UK Chancellor of the
Exchequer and Jim Rogers, co-founder, with George Soros, of
Quantum Fund, which famously "broke" the Bank of England in 1992.
It is based in key locations across the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Agcapita is the third in a family of private equity funds which has grown to almost $100 million in assets under management in two years.
