Strategy emphasis
Cash flow, appreciation or a combination
The strategy emphasis guides which properties are acquired and how they are managed during ownership.
Cash flow focus
The portfolio is built from properties with harvestable timber now or in the coming years. Harvests are phased to produce steady annual cash flow, and property selection weighs stand structure alongside growth potential.
Appreciation focus
The portfolio is built from growth-stage properties whose value develops through timber maturation and price development. Cash flow during ownership is lower, and returns are realised as appreciation and at divestment.
Combination strategy
Most portfolios sit between the two: some properties produce cash flow while others build value. The emphasis is matched to the investor’s required return, time horizon and liquidity needs.
Whatever the emphasis, every acquisition passes through the same filter: the property is analysed with our Market Price Forecast, assessed in the field and priced against realised transaction data. Strategy tells us what to buy; data tells us at what price.
Institutions
A portfolio allocation without your own organisation
For an institution, forest is an allocation decision whose execution should not require an in-house forestry organisation. In the mandate model, the institution decides the allocation size, required return and constraints, and we handle acquisition, management and reporting at an agreed rhythm.
Documentation is central for institutional clients: every acquisition is justified in writing against transaction data, portfolio value development is reported with a consistent methodology and ESG considerations are documented as part of reporting. Decisions stand up to scrutiny, even in hindsight.
Funds and organisations
Deal flow and transaction support for professional buyers
For funds and organisations that acquire regularly, our value lies in market visibility. We screen the market daily across more than 30 channels and reach properties outside public sales, so properties that meet the criteria reach you for assessment before they are offered on the open market.
We work flexibly as an extension of the buyer’s own organisation: an engagement can cover the full acquisition process or only parts of it, such as screening, valuation or field assessments. Transaction support is scaled to whatever your own process is missing.
Family offices and HNWIs
Forest wealth across generations
For family offices and high-net-worth investors, the forest portfolio is built around the owner’s objectives, from acquisition to management and divestment. The time horizon often spans generations, so the strategy emphasises preservation of value, controlled growth and orderly transfer of ownership.
The engagement is personal and confidential. Portfolio structure, the use of cash flow and the timing of divestments are fitted to the owner’s overall wealth, and reporting is kept at a level where the owner sees the state of the portfolio at a glance.
Contact us
Tell us your portfolio objectives and we will outline a strategy emphasis to match them, and show you what the market offers against it right now. We always start with analysis, not sales.
