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Media Release
Monday 6th April 2015
For Immediate Release
First Guardian Agriculture (FG Agri) announces
the Australian Agricultural Fund
Australia’s FG Agri is pleased to announce the Australian Agricultural Fund: a
premium investment portfolio of strategically complementary agricultural assets
that will operate as an internationally-competitive integrated supply chain.
MELBOURNE, 6 April 2015 - FG Agri, an Australian diversified agricultural investment
management, trading and export facilitation company, today launched the Australian
Agricultural Fund. FG Agri is excited to present the opportunity to invest in the Fund.
Announcing the launch, FG Agri Managing Director, David Anderson said, “Over this
decade we’ve seen an ongoing re-allocation of resources globally, as the world’s attention
continues to focus more on food security as well as food safety. Increasing global demand
for protein is coupled with a global reduction in arable land through urbanisation and land
degradation. Together these factors provide a powerful investment case for strategic
investment in the protein supply industry, with an emphasis on maximising efficiency,
productivity and sustainability.”
“As global population grows at a rate of 70 million people per year, global supply of food
must keep pace to feed larger communities that are becoming more affluent. The majority
of this growth is in the crescent of wealth on Australia’s northern doorstep. To help meet
this demand, Australia’s agricultural sector must deliver substantial increases in scale and
operating efficiencies, particularly in the production of high protein foods such as red
meats. This is where the Australian Agri Fund can provide a highly efficient solution” Mr
Anderson said.
David Twine, Chairman of the First Guardian Group and the Australian Agricultural Fund
said, “Australia’s agricultural sector offers a truly world-class entry point for investment
into the industry, with attractive land valuations and broad scope to increase operating
efficiencies across quality beef, sheep and grain assets. This Fund has been configured as a
vehicle to directly access and better address these opportunities with the vision to become
one of the world’s most efficient large-scale livestock and grain producers.”
“FG Agri’s model centres on an integrated supply chain approach, creating operational
synergies and value at each stage of production, and significantly reducing associated
risks. We focus on the standard elements of return on investment, and also the capture of
greater value through trading operations integrated across products and global markets.
This is underpinned by our trademark commitment to best practice and ethics in
sustainable agriculture and environmental management, community engagement, and
governance. Significantly, this Fund is Australian controlled and managed by a team with
deep expertise across agribusiness, investment management, international business,
corporate management, government relations, international diplomacy, corporate
governance, and international trade”, David Twine added.
For all media enquiries please contact Ilya Lovell on +61 (0) 499 082 941, or, email [email protected]
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Media Release
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Simon Selimaj, Director of Falcon Capital Limited, trustee of the Fund, said, “We are
delighted to be associated with an investment offering of this calibre and we welcome
discussions with potential investors to present the opportunity as well as the credentials
and operating ethos of the investment manager.”
A short overview of the investment offering may be downloaded at either:
http://fgagri.com/news-publications/ or http://www.australianagrifund.com/media/
Further information is available from the contacts below.
An Information Memorandum is available upon application.
Australian Agricultural Fund
Level 13, 350 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000, Victoria Australia
GPO Box 2508, Melbourne 3001
+61-3-96072917
[email protected]
Investment Manager
FG Agri Services Pty Ltd
Level 13, 350 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000, Victoria Australia
+61-3-96072917
[email protected]
About the First Guardian Group
The First Guardian Group is a diversified investment management, trading and export
facilitation firm, managing assets, investment funds and a network of agricultural and food
trading linkages between Australia, New Zealand and the markets of Asia and the Middle
East. Divisions of the First Guardian Group operate across agriculture and food assets,
property developments and life sciences, managing assets in ethical investments and
superannuation. Our core investment team has deep, diversified investment management
experience investing in Asian, American and Australian markets.
About FG Agri
First Guardian Agriculture (FG Agri) is a specialist manager of agricultural assets, with
expertise in advising and assisting investors unlock the resources and value of Australia’s
agricultural sector. FG Agri is responsible for selecting, purchasing and operating
agricultural assets on behalf of investors, extending to export facilitation, market entry and
international trade. Commercial transactions our team members have participated in,
including acquisitions and exports, exceed $70 billion in value. Drawing on the combined
resources of our specialist agricultural asset management team, our experience spans the full
breadth of the Australia and New Zealand agricultural industry.
FG Agri has launched the Australian Agricultural Fund as a premium agricultural investment
platform focused on acquiring, developing and operating a portfolio of pastoral and other
strategically complementary agricultural assets and land holdings across selected regions of
Australia that can operate as an internationally-competitive integrated supply chain.
For all media enquiries please contact Ilya Lovell on +61 (0) 499 082 941, or, email [email protected]
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