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Strategy

We find and acquire quality farms at reasonable prices – then develop and execute plans to make them even better

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Invest

 

We build portfolios of quality, productive Midwest U.S. farmland.  Our primary investment objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns (including current income and capital appreciation).  Investors contribute capital, and we chip in some of our own, so our interests are aligned.

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Source

 

We leverage Hertz Farm Management’s network of land brokers, appraisers, and farm managers – and their deep local knowledge, daily exposure to the market, and extensive contacts – to identify farms that meet our criteria.  If a property makes it through our rigorous due diligence process, we set out to acquire it at a reasonable price that gives us the potential to achieve our return targets.

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Manage

 

There’s a vision for every farm we own to maximize productivity, sustainability, value creation, and financial returns.  Accredited Farm Managers at Hertz oversee our properties, carry out our value-add plans, and supervise the top producers who rent or operate our farmland.  The goal is to generate long-run returns to investors while also preserving the environment and producing healthy, nutritious food for consumers.

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Distribute

 

Farmland generates steady income that typically is distributed on at least an annual basis, depending on the timing of crop sales and types of lease agreements.  In some cases, we’re able to generate additional income through the development of other agricultural and alternative energy revenue streams.

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Sell

 

Farmland is sold at the end of its target hold period, and proceeds are distributed.  We expect strong underwriting, value-add improvements, inflation, and fundamental tailwinds to result in capital appreciation.  Hertz offers us access to a variety of sales techniques to generate the greatest proceeds, including public listings, in-person or online auctions, and private sales.

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​Dan O’Neil

Grainfield Capital Management, LLC

Dan.ONeil@Grainfield.ag

847.772.0374

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General

The information contained in this document is confidential, privileged and only for the information of the intended recipient and may not be used, published or redistributed without the prior written consent of Grainfield Capital Management, LLC (“Grainfield”).

 

This material is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy.The information and opinions on this website have been prepared in good faith and are derived from proprietary and non-proprietary sources deemed by Grainfield to be reliable, but no representations are made as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information, opinions, sources, and data.Performance figures have not been audited by an independent public accounting firm.There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass.Any investments named within this material may not necessarily be held in any partnerships/accounts managed by Grainfield.Farmland properties described in this document are assets owned by Grainfield Partners I, LLP, the predecessor to Grainfield Partners II, LLP (the “Partnership”).These descriptions are for illustration purposes only, depicting the types of assets that Grainfield may seek to acquire for the Partnership, consistent with the Partnership’s primary investment strategy.None of the illustrated investments actually will be acquired by the Partnership, nor are they representative of any actual or hypothetical portfolio. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Grainfield Capital Management, LLC, its affiliates, directors, employees and agents cannot be held liable for the use of and reliance of the opinions, estimates, forecasts and findings in these documents.

Past investment performance is not indicative of future performance.Returns will depend on numerous factors that are subject to uncertainty.Investment involves risk, including loss of principal.The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed.

 

A Word on Risk

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible.  Alternative investments, including U.S. farmland, may be illiquid, there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchasers for such assets, they may not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, there may be delays in distributing tax information to investors, they are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to high fees and expenses, which will reduce profits.  Alternative investments are not suitable for all investors and should not constitute an entire investment program. Investors may lose all or substantially all of the capital invested.  The historical returns achieved by alternative asset vehicles is not a prediction of future performance or a guarantee of future results, and there can be no assurance that comparable returns will be achieved by any strategy.  Farmland investments are less developed, more illiquid, and less transparent compared to traditional asset classes.  Investments will be subject to risks generally associated with the ownership of real estate-related assets, including changes in economic conditions, currency values, environmental risks, the cost of and ability to obtain insurance, risks related to leasing of properties, fluctuations in property values, higher expenses or lower income than expected, currency movement risks, and potential weather and environmental problems and liabilities.

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