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CERES PARTNERS, LLC

SEC Registered

Premier Asset Manager Focused Exclusively on Food and Agriculture

SOUTH BEND, INhttps://cerespartners.com(855) 242-3737
Assets Under Management
$1B–$5B
Employees
21
Office Locations
3 offices
Total Accounts
5

About the firm

Ceres Partners is a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on food and agriculture. Ceres Partners manages two investment vehicles with distinct strategies and investment objectives: Ceres Farms, LLC which invests in U.S. farmland, and Ceres Food & Agriculture Opportunity Fund, which invests growth equity in emerging operating businesses in food and agriculture.

Firm Focus

Client segments reported on the firm's SEC Form ADV — applies to all advisors at the firm.

Pooled Vehicles

Areas of expertise

Food And AgricultureFarmland InvestmentPrivate EquityGrowth EquityU.S. FarmlandAgricultural Land Management

Services

Ceres Partners manages two investment vehicles: Ceres Farms, LLC, a co-mingled investment fund launched in 2007 to identify, acquire and manage productive agricultural land; and Ceres Food & Agriculture Opportunity Fund (FAO), a private equity fund that invests growth equity in diverse emerging operating companies in the food and agriculture sector.

Private funds / alternatives
Private EquityReal Estate

Who they serve

Client segmentClientsAssets managed
Pension/Profit Sharing Plans5$2.0B

0 total clients reported on Form ADV.

Leadership

Perry John Vieth
MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Steve L Cardinal
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Hunt Emory Stookey
DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Brandon Zick
DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Office locations

3 offices in 3 states
IN
SOUTH BENDHQ
MA
HINGHAM
IL
CHICAGO

Regulatory & compliance

CRD number
#290937
SEC Number
801-114192
Disciplinary History
No
Fee Model & Minimums
Model: AUM / Performance-based
Minimum: $1,000,000 (waivable)
Asset tierAnnual rate
Balance >= $1 million1.00%
Balance < $1 million2.00%

Data as of April 30, 2026 · Source: SEC IAPD & FINRA BrokerCheck

Contact Information

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