Risk Reduction

Agribusiness transactions involve significant financial commitments, regulatory complexities, and operational risks. Whether buying or selling, mitigating risk is critical to ensuring a secure, profitable, and efficient transaction.

Agribusiness Horizons takes a proactive approach to risk reduction, utilising our deep industry expertise, proprietary data analytics, and strategic due diligence process to safeguard our clients at every stage of a transaction.

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Risk Reduction for Buyers

Investing in agribusiness requires a comprehensive understanding of operational, financial, and environmental risks. We work closely with buyers to minimise exposure and ensure long-term asset viability through the following strategies:

1. Comprehensive Due Diligence

Before a buyer proceeds with an acquisition, we conduct extensive due diligence to assess the property’s:

  • Legal status & ownership verification: Ensuring clean title, clear boundaries, and regulatory compliance.
  • Soil & agronomic assessments: Evaluating productivity potential, fertility, and long-term sustainability.
  • Water rights & irrigation security: Confirming legal water entitlements and infrastructure efficiency.
  • Infrastructure & asset condition: Inspecting farm buildings, equipment, fencing, and other fixed assets.

This ensures buyers fully understand the asset’s strengths and risks before proceeding with a transaction.

2. Market & Financial Risk Analysis

We provide buyers with in-depth financial modeling and investment analysis, including:

  • Commodity price forecasting: Helping buyers align acquisitions with strong-performing agricultural sectors.
  • Cash flow projections & ROI analysis: Providing realistic expectations of income generation and long-term asset value.
  • Diversification strategies: Advising buyers on how to structure investments across multiple asset types to mitigate risk.

By leveraging our internal data analytics, buyers gain insight-driven confidence before making an acquisition.

3. Transaction Structuring & Negotiation Support

We ensure buyers secure favorable terms in negotiations, minimising risks through:

  • Structured purchase agreements: Incorporating provisions for due diligence timelines, financial contingencies, and compliance reviews.
  • Risk-sharing models: Where applicable, structuring deals to mitigate upfront exposure and secure long-term operational flexibility.
  • Regulatory & legal compliance guidance: Ensuring buyers adhere to local, national, and international regulations impacting agribusiness investments.

By the time a transaction is finalised, buyers have a fully vetted, legally sound investment that aligns with their financial and operational goals.

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Risk Reduction for Sellers

For sellers, minimising risk is about ensuring a smooth, legally compliant, and profitable sale while avoiding delays, disputes, or price reductions due to unforeseen issues. We assist sellers in reducing risk through:

1. Pre-Sale Due Diligence & Risk Mitigation

Before a property is listed, Agribusiness Horizons helps sellers prepare assets by:

  • Resolving title & legal issues: Ensuring clean documentation and clear ownership structures.
  • Addressing potential valuation risks: Providing pre-sale agronomic, water, and operational audits.
  • Ensuring regulatory compliance: Reviewing environmental regulations, water entitlements, and sustainability factors.

By resolving these risks before listing, sellers avoid deal-breaking surprises that could delay or devalue the transaction.

2. Buyer Screening & Secure Negotiation Processes

Agribusiness Horizons ensures that all potential buyers are:

  • Financially vetted: Minimising the risk of deal failures due to funding issues.
  • Strategically matched: Ensuring that buyers are suited to the property’s operational needs.
  • Aligned with seller expectations: Reducing back-and-forth negotiation risks by setting clear deal parameters upfront.

By controlling the sales process, we minimise the risk of delays, price reductions, and failed transactions.

3. Transaction Structuring & Post-Sale Support

To further reduce risk, our team:

  • Structures favorable exit terms: Including staggered payments or leaseback options where applicable.
  • Ensures legal & tax optimisation: Helping sellers structure transactions in a financially efficient manner.
  • Manages settlement & transition: Coordinating a smooth operational handover to mitigate disruption risks.

For sellers looking to exit efficiently while maximising value, Agribusiness Horizons ensures a structured, risk-minimised process that protects both financial and operational interests.

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Our team helps you invest or divest assets. Contact us to discover how we can help:

OR … contact us directly to learn more:

Rawdon Briggs

Phone: +61 428 651 144
Email: [email protected]
Licensed: QLD, NSW, ACT, NT, TAS, VIC

Tim Altschwager

Phone: +61 0408 814 699
Email: [email protected]
Licensed: VIC, TAS, NSW, SA, WA & QLD

Duncan McCulloch

Phone: +61 0416 047 484
Email: [email protected]
Licensed: VIC, TAS, NSW, SA, WA & QLD

Jesse Manuel

Phone: +61 421 550 242
Email: [email protected]
Licensed: SA, WA, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC

The Agribusiness Horizons team is ready to accelerate your transaction outcomes

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