Leveraging vast operational and development experience to deliver superior risk adjusted returns to investors

Our Board

  • Andrew Parkes - Director

    Andrew has been involved in agriculture for over 35 years and is recognised in Australian agriculture as an industry leader in the production of cotton. He was awarded the Australian National Committee for Irrigation and Drainage (ANCID) National Irrigation Award in 2004 for his achievements in irrigation efficiencies and was also inducted into the Cotton Australia Hall of fame in 2014. Andrew’s leadership provides outstanding managerial and interpersonal skills and brings unparalleled agricultural industry knowledge to the AAGP group. Andrew acts as the acquisitions manager bringing new potential opportunities to the AAG Partners group.

  • Michael Larkin - Director

    Michael is a finance professional who has been involved in the finance, property, infrastructure and funds management business for over 30 years. Michael has been involved in the acquisition, management and divestment of billions of dollars of assets and been extensively involved in the investment fund formulation and governance. Michael’s experience involves extensive involvement in the debt and equity capital markets.

  • Andrew Whitlock - Director

    Andrew’s career includes 18 years of commercial and agribusiness banking together with 12 years of rural merchandise, commodity trading & transport. Andrew joined CFM in January 2020 and brings analytical, operational and change management skills to the table coupled with experience in business management and deal structuring. Andrew brings a passion for agriculture and an 'investor first' approach to the role.

  • David Lyons - Director

    David is a real assets investment and advisory professional with deep experience in the capital and investment markets, prior to establishing OBH Partners, David held senior roles in the Deal and Capital Advisory team for KPMG Australia and prior to that, worked in Alternative Investment Management in both Europe and Australia with a focus on private market investments in the Real Estate, Agricultural and Private Equity environments. Growing up on a mixed farming operation in NSW, David has an appreciation for hard work and a realisation of the importance that quality assets and strong management can play in building long term and sustainable success.

A Strategic Partnership

Customised Farm Management - Asset Manager

Customised Farm Management (CFM) is an Australian-owned and operated rural asset management company based in Moree New South Wales, Australia. CFM delivers outstanding managerial expertise, knowledge and services to maximise returns for investors of agricultural land holdings.  We set ourselves apart from our competitors by operating and delivering all assets within the top 10% of investment performance, ensuring our investors are achieving high return expectations.  We are linked to Australia's top rural services across a number of professional industries, providing investors in agricultural assets with a complete and seamless pathway from the concept of investment to the completion of their investment plan. 

OBH Partners

OBH Partners are an independent advisory firm founded by an experienced team of industry professionals that combine a practical, hands-on approach with a global mindset. OBH provides clients with independent and experienced corporate finance, capital markets, and investment opportunities in an agile and innovative manner. OBH Partners work across a range of industries but have a real passion, experience, and expertise in working with new generation, growth infrastructure, real asset platforms and investments.

Meet the Team

  • Peter Schuh - Partner , Europe

    Peter has more than 20 years of experience in strategy, private equity and asset management. He held senior roles at the Boston Consulting Group and is a partner at Rockview and SCIO Capital, advising professional investors and clients in financial services and infrastructure in Europe, Asia and Australia. He has been involved in Agriculture for 15 years also with a family business in NSW/Australia.

    Peter holds an MBA from INSEAD with distinction and a MSc in Physics/Dipl.-Phys. from the University of Bonn and University of New South Wales.

  • Samuel Parkes - Analyst

    Samuel holds a bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland and has previous experience working in fund management as well as agricultural operations.

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