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Westchester Group Investment Management
About Westchester
Westchester has more than 30 years of experience in acquiring, managing and marketing agricultural real estate assets around the world. Our goal is to achieve the investment objectives of our clients (institutional, corporate and individual), as well as financial growth for our shareholders.
Westchester employs knowledgeable staff on the ground working with local farmers, third party operators and end users in most markets around the globe. These key relationships give us the region-specific knowledge in sourcing, acquiring and managing farmland assets.
Westchester employs knowledgeable staff on the ground working with local farmers, third party operators and end users in most markets around the globe. These key relationships give us the region-specific knowledge in sourcing, acquiring and managing farmland assets.
We are a leading global farmland asset manager
#1
largest manager of farmland assets globally1
$8.2B
of farmland assets under management2
120+
employees worldwide
2M+
gross acres managed globally2
Westchester Group Investment Management research series
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How Westchester identifies and evaluates farmland suitable for institutional investment
Westchester was founded in 1986 and currently manages more than two million acres scattered over four continents.
10 Feb 2021
Farmland
A novel approach to optimizing a global farmland portfolio
Skye Macpherson , Gwen Busby | 20 Aug 2020Global Thoughts newsletters
Our commitment to responsible investment
Our platform
WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE
Diversified global portfolio of high-quality
agricultural assets with potential to benefit
from macro dynamics and local attributes
LOCAL EXPERTISE AND ACCESS
Designed around local farmland market
characteristics, our dedicated local investment
teams enable proprietary deal flow, optimized
management and informed decision making
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MANAGER
Continual knowledge sharing between local
teams and institutional management increases
alignment, improves risk management, and
deepens connections in the markets where we
invest
Our global presence
With more than 120 employees located in 23 offices across the United States, Australia, Europe and Brazil, our farmland investment platform offers extensive geographic reach and region-specific expertise
Martin Davies
President and CEO, Westchester Group Investment Management
Skye Macpherson, CAIA
Executive Vice President and Global Head of Portfolio Management, Westchester Group Investment Management
Peter Bryde
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Westchester Group Europe, Westchester Group Investment Management
Matt Bull
Chief Executive Officer of Westchester Group of Australia
Henrique Americano de Freitas
Executive Vice President and CEO, Westchester Group of South America, Westchester Group Investment Management
Matthew Parker
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Silverado (Westchester Global Vineyards), Westchester Group Investment Management
Mark Coelho
CEO, Global Horticulture
Michael Robinson, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Westchester Group Investment Management
Duane Nelson
Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Westchester Group Investment Management
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All investments involve some degree of risk, including loss of principal. Investment objectives may not be met.
1 Pensions & Investments, 01 Oct 2018. Rankings based on institutional tax-exempt assets under management as of 30 Jun 2018 reported by each responding asset manager.
2 As of 30 Jun 2019.
1 Pensions & Investments, 01 Oct 2018. Rankings based on institutional tax-exempt assets under management as of 30 Jun 2018 reported by each responding asset manager.
2 As of 30 Jun 2019.