NEW YORK & BOSTON- The Rohatyn Group (“TRG”), a specialized asset management firm focused on emerging markets, global investment management firm Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (“GMO”), and GMO Renewable Resources, LLC (“GMORR”), a joint venture between GMO and the GMORR principals that invests in forestry and agriculture opportunities, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby TRG will acquire the GMORR business from GMO and the GMORR principals. Under the agreement, the team from GMORR is expected to move, intact, to TRG. GMO, which currently owns 51% of the GMORR joint venture, with the GMORR principals owning 49%, will retain its investments in funds managed by GMORR.

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