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SLM Partners acquires rural land to implement regenerative, ecological management systems that are commercially viable and environmentally beneficial. We target financial returns that are commensurate with market expectations for real assets. These returns come from a combination of operational income and capital appreciation. We partner with local farmers and foresters or build the local teams needed to manage land and to gain the benefits from improved operational performance. Our clients are sophisticated investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. We believe in long-term investing (10+ years) and creating structures and management agreements where interests are aligned.
Overview
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2009
Mentions in press and media 12
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| May 15, 2025 | Asset manager SLM Partners highlights ‘critical’ revenue from carbon credits in new regen ag case study | Asset manager SLM Partners has unveiled findings of a decade-long project project in Australia that illustrates the financial and environmental returns possible with regenerative agriculture. The Garrawin carbon project launched in 2013 aft... |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Regenerative forestry offers ‘significant upside to investors,’ says new research from asset manager SLM Partners | Regenerative forestry could provide “a significant upside to investors” while simultaneously addressing Europe’s climate and biodiversity challenges, according to a new white paper from $760 million natural real assets manager SLM Partners.... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: ‘Carbon ratings’ agency BeZero Carbon raises $32m, alt-cheese maker Willicroft shuts down | Some of the biggest agrifoodtech deals of the week include London-based BeZero Carbon closing a $32 million Series C round to expand global carbon ratings services, French farm robotics startup company Aisprid raising $10.4 million, and far... |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Guest article: Lessons for regenerative agriculture investors from Groundswell 2024 | Alessia Lenders is head of impact at SLM Partners, a natural asset investor working to scale up sustainable and regenerative farming and forestry. The views expressed in this article are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent tho... |
| May 22, 2024 | Regen ag investment pioneer SLM posts 40% AUM growth driven by US institutional interest, reveals first carbon assessment | More investors are backing regenerative agriculture according to natural asset manager Sustainable Land Management (SLM), which just released its fourth-annual impact report and first-ever portfolio-wide carbon accounting report. SLM says i... |
| Oct 26, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: URB-E pivots to last-mile delivery, GoodBytz bags $12m, a new fund for regen ag | This week, URB-E, a company best known for developing e-scooters, took a sharp left turn with both its business and its brand. And while funding rounds are low and slow of late, they nonetheless trickle in despite the tough economic times. ... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | SLM Corporation announces an Equity Buyback for $1,250 million worth of its shares. | SLM Corporation (NasdaqGS:SLM) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to $1,250 million worth of its common stock. The program is valid till January 25, 2024. |
| Nov 1, 2021 | SLM Corporation Closes an Offering of $500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2026 | On November 1, 2021, SLM Corporation closed an offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2026 issued by the Company. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant ... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Making the investment case for regenerative agriculture | Farmers and investors are making financial gains from regenerative agriculture, according to several speakers at the inaugural Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum. A no-till farmer in Ohio earns a net of $500 more per acre tha... |
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FAQ about SLM Partners
When was SLM Partners founded?
SLM Partners was founded in 2009.
What has the press written about SLM Partners?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning SLM Partners, among them “Asset manager SLM Partners highlights ‘critical’ revenue from carbon credits in new regen ag case study” (May 15, 2025) and “Regenerative forestry offers ‘significant upside to investors,’ says new research from asset manager SLM Partners” (Feb 27, 2025).
Is SLM Partners still active?
SLM Partners is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 13, 2026.