Services

Funds management

Indigo Agriculture Principal Andrew Gatenby has managed funds for some of Australia’s largest financial institutions. He understands the requirements around risk and portfolio management, processes and systems.

Indigo Agriculture has the capability to deliver exceptional client service and advice to ensure the best possible returns from an investment in Australian agriculture.

Agricultural asset management

Indigo Agriculture Principal Andrew Gatenby has extensive operational experience working within large scale corporate agribusinesses where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of farms, feedlots and their assets.

Indigo Agriculture provides expertise in:

  • Integrating strategic financial management with practical agribusiness experience
  • Acquisitions, establishing management teams, and financial and production reporting systems
  • Negotiation and purchase of assets
  • Market research
  • Strategic fit and due diligence
  • Operational management of assets
  • Strategic development of agricultural assets
  • Sales and marketing strategies
  • Financial modelling, reporting and compliance
  • Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues
  • Risk and capital management.

Capital matching

Indigo Agriculture Principal Andrew Gatenby’s integrated experience in strategic investment & financial management, and in a diversity of agribusinesses creates a unique perspective to fully understand the requirements of both investor and farmer. This is why Indigo Agriculture is uniquely skilled to assist in matching, aligning and integrating financiers and agribusinesses.

Indigo Agriculture:

  • Works with investors to identify real opportunities that will achieve the outcomes they seek.
  • Works with high-performance agribusinesses seeking additional capital to ensure they are investment-ready.
  • Matches investors with high quality operators (with a track record of performance, productivity and management excellence) and assets. Indigo Agriculture works to align both investors and operators in mutually beneficial arrangements. This approach provides investors access to proven, high performing management teams who are nimble and operate with low overheads.  For the operators, external capital provides funding for expansion and to invest in development and productivity which will enhance asset value and profitability.
  • Works with the investors and agribusiness management on a continuing basis providing a supporting framework around reporting, systems, ESG and governance. Indigo offers real time monitoring of performance and the investment.

Due diligence & advisory services

From his extensive institutional funds management roles and direct operational experience, Indigo Agriculture Principal Andrew Gatenby understands the importance of forensic-level due diligence to ensure investment opportunities are fully assessed and actively monitored.

Indigo Agriculture:

  • Spends time with investors to fully understand their requirements and expectations and ensure they understand the potential timeframes and realities of investing in Australia and agriculture.
  • From this, develops a clear investment strategy. This ensures the process of asset and partner due diligence becomes more transparent and logical.
  • Undertakes detailed analysis of the asset and potential JV partners ahead of the investment decision.
  • Provides an ongoing advisory role on behalf of the investor throughout the establishment phase.