FIRM UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

The management team of AgVictus Capital Management (AgVictus), led by Matthew A. Whitley, has purchased all the outstanding equity in the firm from Forest Investment Associates (FIA). The firm is no longer affiliated with FIA, a timberland investment manager.

AgVictus is an independent investment adviser focused exclusively on agricultural investments for institutional investors. The firm is privately owned by its employees who have spent decades transacting and managing natural resource assets. AgVictus currently manages permanent, specialty and annual commodity (row) crop properties across the U.S. and Australia.

The firm’s investment platform is to assemble customized portfolios of farmland and related agricultural assets which generate appropriate long-term, risk-adjusted investment returns. This is accomplished through disciplined and opportunistic transactions, along with active management strategies that incorporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles.

AgVictus favors a subcontractor or direct approach to operational management versus “passive” leasing, which is frequently used by other firms. The firm also has experience evaluating and implementing joint ventures and other operating partnerships with leaders in the food and agribusiness industry.

For additional details on the history of the firm, please click here.