Ex-Merricks Commodity Head Seeks $500 Million for New Agri Fund
- Adam Davis is launching Farrer Capital to trade agriculture
- Sees opportunities as climate and geopolitics drive prices
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The former head of commodities at Merricks Capital is seeking to raise $500 million for a new agricultural commodities fund — a rare new entrant in a sector that is seeing a rebound in investor interest.
Adam Davis, who worked at Australia’s Merricks Capital for 15 years, said that his new firm, Farrer Capital Management, would seek to profit from volatility in agricultural markets caused by trade disruptions and climate change.