The article tells the story of Bramble Run's partnership with Lucerne Capital Management to raise Rubicon, our inaugural $500 million fund targeting a pipeline of approximately $5 billion in US farmland. It highlights the family roots at the heart of this platform: Frank and Eamonn Austin, who grew up visiting their family's corn fields in Illinois and carry that generational connection to the land into everything they do today.

Lucerne Capital Management, L.P., announced today that it has entered a partnership with Agriglobe, LLC and appointed Agriglobe as the asset manager for Rubicon I, L.P., Lucerne’s inaugural farmland fund. Since announcing their launch in late January 2026, Lucerne has grown the new farmland team to over 40 investment and asset management professionals, with investment specialist Frank Austin leading the platform as Portfolio Manager.

Greenwich-based investment firm introduces owner operated strategy targeting regenerative permanent and specialty farmland across the United States.