The Sustainable Farmland Trust plc is set to launch a £200m IPO and begin trading on London’s main market, the company confirmed today (12 September).
The investors of farmland and agriculture assets, predominately across the US, announced a target issue of 200 million shares at £1p per share. The trust will target a net initial yield of 4.5% and NAV total return of between 7% and 9% a year once fully invested. Its investment process considers key environmental factors and is categorised as Article 8 under SFDR. The trust's investment manager, Intl Farming Investment Management LLC and its affiliates, manage over $2.2bn in assets. The trust said its pipeline of approximately $3bn was expected to expand in due course. It will i...
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