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Sponsors
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Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
The Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG) is one of the largest and most established institutional farmland investment managers. Our vertically integrated farmland investment platform stretches across the major agricultural growing regions in Australia, Canada and the U.S. HAIG manages US$3.1 billion of agricultural real estate (as of June 30, 2018) for institutional investors, including public and corporate pension funds and taxable investors. We directly operate and lease nearly 357 ,000 acres of prime permanent and row cropland. We have the ability to offer investors a number of farmland investment structures to meet their overall portfolio requirements within the farmland asset class.
Proterra Investment Partners
Proterra Investment Partners is an alternative investment manager focused on private equity investments in the natural resources sectors of agriculture, food, and metals & mining. Proterra manages $2.4 billion in AUM in its three investment strategies. Our fund’s investments reflect fundamental perspectives on the macro- and micro-economic trends driving the markets where we invest. Through an emphasis on strong local relationships and expertise, Proterra seeks to provide unique opportunities for our investors. Proterra launched as a standalone investment advisor for the Black River Asset Management private equity funds on January 1, 2016. The Funds spun out from Black River Asset Management, a wholly-owned, independently managed subsidiary of Cargill.
Duxton Asset Management Pte Ltd
Founded in 2009 following a spin-out from the Deutsche Bank Complex Assets team, Duxton is a leading alternative asset management firm, focusing on specialist investment opportunities for institutional, semi-institutional and high net-worth investors. It concentrates on global agricultural land and securities as well as emerging markets. The net value of assets under Duxton’s management and advice amounts to approx. USD 630m. Approximately USD $400 million of these assets are agricultural investments.
Duxton currently manages and advises investments in farming operations covering 540,000 hectares, spanning 5 continents, managed by highly specialized on the ground senior farmers and supported by over 13,000 farm hands and workers. Duxton has operating investments in Australia, Argentina, India, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia, Jamaica and New Zealand, and is currently working on live projects in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Duxton’s experienced agribusiness investment team creates value by partnering with top tier farm managers and senior farmers on the ground and by adopting large-scale production systems to realise economies of scale. Duxton looks to increase enterprise value through creating operational efficiencies, adopting the latest farming technologies, vertical and horizontal integration and forging strong relationships with local end users to develop direct customer relationships.
Duxton employs 27 investment staff members, with offices in Singapore, Australia, and Germany.
International Farming Corporation
International Farming is a US-based agriculture manager with roots in North Carolina agribusiness back to 1827 and a team that has farmed in the Americas, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The firm leverages (i) extensive agricultural operating knowledge, (ii) multi-generational industry relationships, (iii) deep understanding of the vertically-integrated farm value chain and (iv) an innovative, in-house ag-tech solutions platform. IFC’s platform enables its management team to frequently source off-market transactions and manage institutional-quality farmland and related operating assets for its investors.
IFC’s farmland portfolio is diversified geographically across USDA regions and investment strategies, deploying capital to developmental and conversion properties, water efficiency, and crop optionality / expansion opportunities. IFC currently manages 55 different crop types, including row and permanent crops, vegetables and organic produce. The firm consistently focuses on unlocking unrealized farmland value by transforming mispriced or underinvested agribusiness assets into top-quality, institutional-grade operations. A combination of capital improvements, agronomy, and innovative technology has helped us maximize yield, which has been fundamental across our platform and funds.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields is a leader among international law firms, providing business law advice of the highest quality throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. With more than 2,800 lawyers in 27 offices around the world, the firm provides a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments. Over the last five years, we have advised on over $1tn of cross-border deals – more than any other firm in the world.
In the United States, Freshfields provides integrated and proactive legal counsel to clients seeking local or international advice. The firm’s US practice is a key part of its international footprint; it has almost 200 lawyers based in the United States and more than 350 US-qualified lawyers working in its offices around the world. Cross borders with confidence. Cross borders with Freshfields.
Japan Strategic Capital Co., Ltd.
Japan Strategic Capital Co., Ltd is a spin off from Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. It has been selected as one of the Promoters by the Ministry of Education where promoters will work on commercialization of high technology IPs from universities and research institutes. It also has been investing in Agribusiness for 10 years. Because the management of the company has over 25 years of investing in Asian region for over M$400, the company is aiming for launching a fund investing in agribusiness in Asia.
日本戦略投資(株)は日本の大学や研究所発のハイテクベンチャーへのシード投資及び日本における農業事業向け投資ファンドの運用をしております。経営陣はアリババやサイゴン証券などアジア諸国で25年以上の投資経験があり、2008年から始めている農業分野向け投資経験と組み合わせてアジア地域で日本の農業関連技術をアジア地域の農場に活用した投資などを行う能力を備えています。
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Company Name: MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Date of Establishment: Jul. 25, 1947
Representative: Tatsuo Yasunaga, President and Chief Executive Officer
Common Stock: ¥341,481,648,946 (As of Mar. 31, 2017)
Number of Employees: 5,971 (Consolidated 42,316) (As of Mar. 31, 2017)
Number of Offices and Overseas Trading Affiliates: 139 offices in 66countries / regions
Major Business Areas:
Utilizing our global operating locations, network and information resources, we are multilaterally pursuing business that ranges from product sales, worldwide logistics and financing, through to the development of major international infrastructure and other projects in the following fields: Iron & Steel Products, Mineral & Metal Resources, Infrastructure Projects, Integrated Transportation Systems, Chemicals, Energy, Food, Food & Retail Management, Healthcare & Service, Consumer Business, IT & Communication Business, Corporate Development Business.
商号: 三井物産株式会社
設立年月日:1947年(昭和22年)7月25日
代表者: 代表取締役社長 安永 竜夫
資本金: 341,481,648,946円 (2017年3月31日現在)
従業員数: 5,971名 (連結従業員数42,316名) (2017年3月31日現在)
事業所数: 139拠点 / 66ヶ国・地域
主な事業内容:
鉄鋼製品、金属資源、プロジェクト、機械・輸送システム、化学品、エネルギー、食料、流通事業、ヘルスケア・サービス事業、コンシューマービジネス事業、ICT事業、コーポレートディベロップメントの各分野において、全世界に広がる営業拠点とネットワーク、情報力などを活かし、多種多様な商品販売とそれを支えるロジスティクス、ファイナンス、さらには国際的なプロジェクト案件の構築など、各種事業を多角的に展開。
Monitor Capital
Monitor Capital, LLC provides alternative investment fund raising and investor relations services to a diverse and select group of private equity, private debt and real asset managers. Monitor is experienced in marketing farmland investment products.
Monitor works with a large and growing network of accredited institutional investors, which include private and public pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, private banks, funds of hedge funds, family offices, and investment consultants. Our investor base resides primarily in North America.
モニター・キャピタルLLCは、アメリカ合衆国コネチカット州グリニッチ市に拠点を置く、独立系証券会社です。米国の金融業界監督機構(FINRA)及びSIPC(証券投資家保護公社)に登録しています。北米や日本・アジアを中心としたオルタナティブ投資ファンドを主に北米の機関投資家向けに紹介し、ファンドレイズとインベスター・リレーションズ・サービスをご提供しています。プライベート・エクイティおよびプライベート・デットの他、アメリカの農地投資や水資源などの実物資産も取り扱っています。
Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
Established in 1958, Nihon Unisys, Ltd. has continually contributed to the development of IT in Japan by providing effective and timely solutions to meet our clients’ needs. Leveraging our rich experience, we provide integrated services that begin with the analysis of management issues and culminate in their solution, for clients in industries ranging from financial services, manufacturing and distribution, energy to public sector. We strive to create new value by quickly responding to the ever-changing environment, understanding the challenges facing our society, and forming business ecosystems with our clients and partners.
1958年の設立以来、日本ユニシス株式会社は顧客ニーズにあった先駆的な技術力で日本のITを支え続けてきました。ICTで培った経験と実績をバックボーンに、金融、製造流通、エネルギー、公共など幅広い分野において、経営課題の分析から解決にいたるまでの一貫したサービスを提供しています。時代の変化に呼応し、社会課題と向き合い、顧客やパートナーと共にビジネスエコシステムを形成し、未来を先回りした新たな価値創造に取り組んでまいります。 本社:東京都江東区 代表:平岡昭良
Pacific Gold Agriculture
Pacific Gold Agriculture, LLC (“PGA”) is a sustainability-focused, farm to fork producer of California pecans and almonds located in the heart of the water rich Sacramento Valley. From our office in Colusa, California, we are leveraging and expanding on our position as the largest grower/processor of pecans and as an owner/operator of almond orchards with a long-term strategic plan to grow assets and operations throughout the Sacramento Valley.
Pasona Group
Ever since its foundation in 1976, Pasona Group's corporate philosophy, "Providing Solutions to Society's Problems" has not changed. The Company has aimed to build a better society and to create an infrastructure that provides each individual the opportunity to work and the freedom to choose the job of his or her choice. Pasona provides HR Solutions worldwide (Temporary staffing, Contracting, HR Consulting, Place & Search, Global Sourcing, Outplacement, Outsourcing), and Life Solutions such as services in the childcare and elderly care area. The Company is also engaged in agriculture and ventures to promote local revitalization.
SEIRYU Asset Management Ltd.
SEIRYU Asset Management is an independent investment management firm specializing in finding investment solutions for the Institutional Investors. With an active communication with the clients, SEIRYU will identify investment needs, find best investment solutions and then select best manager to execute the investment solutions for the clients. SEIRYU will work with the partnering investment managers to promote the strategy that can benefit from those investment opportunities. SEIRYU will also create ideal investment structure for the clients to access the best investment ideas and strategies.
SEIRYU’s client base is consisted from prominent Public and Private pension funds and Financial institutions. As an independent investment management firm SEIRYU is uniquely positioned in the Japanese investment management community. SEIRYU can offer comprehensive investment solution ranging from traditional to alternative asset classes and various private and public investment strategies. SEIRYU prides to be a front runner in introducing new investment ideas and strategies.
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Event Partners
If you are interested in joining Global AgInvesting as an event partner,
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Preqin
Preqin is the home of alternative assets, providing indispensable data, solutions and insights to support alternative asset professionals at every stage of the investment cycle. Since 2003, we have been the most trusted source of information on alternative assets, spanning private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, natural resources and secondaries. Our products and services are relied upon by more than 60,000 industry participants in over 90 countries, for a range of activities including fundraising, investor relations, asset allocation, fund manager selection and business development. Preqin is an independent business with over 400 staff based in New York, London, Singapore, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Manila.