Timberland

Kari Kangas outlines how inheritance-driven ownership and cultural dynamics are shaping a scalable buy-and-build strategy in a unique way in Finland.

Managing director Sarah Kitz says the permanent funding of a key program during the first Trump administration helped shield the transaction from recent tumult surrounding federal spending and the Forest Service.

Vice-president Mike Cooper says clients are seeking managers with scale, expertise and geographic reach to provide global investment in working forests and other natural capital-focused opportunities.

Chief sustainability officer Mark Wishnie says the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure and other reporting frameworks are shaping investors' goals, even without new revenues or regulation.

The Inter-American Development Bank’s $15m commitment to SA Impact Forestry Fund II includes Finnish and Canadian government-backed finance.

Remsoft’s acquisition of Inflor is the third since the enterprise software specialists made their first investment into the company early last year.

Backed by cornerstone commitments from a UK local government pension scheme and an Australian superfund, Gresham House’s strategy pitches timberland as a mature asset class within natural capital.

Having delivered double-digit returns for investors through ANZFF2, New Forests is doubling down on its next core forestry and agriculture funds.

NZ Super is recalibrating its real assets strategy as it navigates weak timber prices in China, adds kiwifruit orchards to its agricultural portfolio and assesses opportunities in Australian cropping.