UBS FARMLAND INVESTORS LLC


General description and ownership UBS Farmland Investors LLC (also referred to as “we”, “our”, the “firm” or “UBS Farmland Investors”) manages $1.49 billion in agricultural investments as of December 31, 2018. UBS Farmland Investors LLC has over 30 years of experience investing in farmland. AgriVest Inc., the predecessor to UBS Farmland Investors LLC, was initially formed in 1983 by the officers of the Agricultural Investment Division of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 1996, the business was sold to Allegis Realty Investors and reorganized as AgriVest LLC. In December 1999, AgriVest LLC was acquired by UBS AG and AgriVest LLC’s name was changed to UBS AgriVest LLC. In March 2016, the name was changed to UBS Farmland Investors LLC. Its immediate parent company is UBS Realty Investors LLC (also referred to as "UBS Realty"), but it is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. The firm periodically seeks to offer new closed and open-end funds and separately managed accounts investing in agricultural real estate.

UBS Farmland Investors predecessor organization was one of the first firms appointed by tax-exempt institutions to manage agricultural real estate equity investments. Crops typically grown on land managed by UBS Farmland Investors include corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, cotton, various nuts, premium wine grapes, apples and citrus fruits. In all, over 30 different types of fruits, nuts, vegetables and grains are grown on land managed by UBS Farmland Investors. UBS Farmland Investor's senior officers’ experience with equity investments in permanent cropland properties dates back to the early 1970s. They structured some of the first institutional equity investments in permanent cropland properties when working together at Connecticut Mutual.

UBS Farmland Investors is a separate legal entity, but shares office space with, and receives accounting, legal, compliance, information technology, research and client service support from UBS Realty. UBS Realty is a prominent commercial real estate investment management firm with over $31 billion in assets under management on behalf of over 731 investors as of December 31, 2018. Type of Advisory Services UBS Farmland Investors LLC furnishes advice to its clients in connection with the acquisition or sale and management of agricultural real estate. The firm manages a commingled vehicle that only accepts or processes deposits and redemptions quarterly (subject to investment capacity or available cash), but also manages individually managed farmland accounts, collectively referred to as “accounts”. The accounts have appointed UBS Farmland Investors LLC to provide investment advisory services with respect to investing in portfolios of agricultural assets. Investors choosing to invest their assets in a commingled fund are purchasing shares of a commingled fund and are not advisory clients of the Firm. The commingled funds are therefore managed in accordance with guidelines set forth in the fund’s governing documents and underlying investors can not impose restrictions on investing those funds. Clients who invest through individually managed agricultural real estate accounts may be viewed as advisory clients if the clients are obtaining securities-related advice with respect to any ancillary cash generated by the agricultural real estate. These clients can impose investment guidelines or restrictions applicable to their advisory agreements. Our services are designed for institutional investors; we do not target our services to retail clients and we do not participate in any wrap fee programs.

Separately managed agricultural account clients determine investment guidelines and restrictions, such as limitations on how much can be invested in a property type or how much can be invested in any one geographic region. They communicate these guidelines to us in writing. We then tailor an overall strategy and an agricultural real estate investment plan designed to conform to the objectives, guideline and restrictions. If an agricultural real estate investment decision involves action not permitted under the applicable guidelines, the approval of the client is required prior to taking such action.

As of December 31, 2018, we had $1.49 billion in assets under management invested through a commingled fund and three individually managed discretionary accounts. please register to get more info

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