MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED is a Series C+ and buyout fund in Australia and Brazil investing in agriculture, real-assets, natural-resources, horticulture, broadacre-cropping, pastoral and forestry.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- agriculture, real-assets, natural-resources, horticulture, broadacre-cropping, pastoral, forestry
- Invests in
- Australia, Brazil
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2003
- Assets under management
- $870.8B
Check size not disclosed
Thesis
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management Limited (MAFM), established in 2003 and part of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), specializes in direct agricultural real asset investments. Their strategy focuses on generating risk-adjusted returns by managing agricultural land and farming operations, primarily in Australia and Brazil. MAFM aims to enhance productivity, protect biodiversity, and reduce carbon emissions through large-scale operating platforms. Their investment philosophy is long-term, targeting horticulture (table grapes, citrus, berries), broadacre cropping, pastoral companies, and forestry, with a view to supporting food security and climate change mitigation. They consider divesting mature assets. As of March 31, 2023, MAM's agricultural AUM was A$4.3 billion, and by March 31, 2025, MAM's total AUM reached A$870.8 billion. A specific fund, 'Macquarie Agriculture Fund Crop Australia 1', had a size of $715 million. Information on typical check sizes is not publicly available.
Common questions
Does MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
Where does MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED invest?
MACQUARIE AGRICULTURAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED invests in Australia and Brazil.