Moments that mattered
New Forests was founded with the desire to offer institutional investors a diverse set of strategies exposed to investment returns from sustainable timber production alongside growing markets for carbon, biodiversity, and water.
Our ambition has always been to be the world’s leading global manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies.
Over nearly two decades, we have delivered value to our clients; executed innovative investments in forestry, carbon, and biodiversity; and built a world-leading investment team.
Our approach has been to create regionally focused investment platforms with deeply experienced, locally based teams. This approach has enabled a leadership position in forestry in the Asia-Pacific region, an innovative approach to carbon forestry management in the US, and capacity to expand to Africa and beyond.
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July 2005
New Forests was officially established by David Brand in Sydney.
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August 2008
Established subsidiary New Forests Asia to manage assets and grow institutional interest in forestry investment in Southeast Asia.
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October 2010
Closed our first regional investment fund, the AUD 490 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund
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February 2014
Completed the final close of the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 with commitments of AUD 707 million
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October 2015
Launched subsidiary New Forests Timber Products to market and sell Australian hardwood chip
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June 2017
Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 closed with AUD 873 million in capital commitments for continued investment in the Australia New Zealand region
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July 2019
Settled purchase of Aratu Forests Limited in New Zealand, one of the largest forestry estates in the Gisborne region
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March 2020
Announced ambitious Climate Action Plan and released inaugural Climate Disclosure Report
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September 2021
Announced acquisition of Lawson Grains agriculture business with our investment partner, Alberta Investment Management Company, AIMCo.
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March 2022
First close of Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, with commitments of USD120million
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May 2022
Mitsui & Co., Ltd and Nomura entered agreement to acquire New Forests, supporting New Forests’ future growth and global expansion
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September 2022
Launch of New Agriculture, a new business division created to grow agriculture portfolio globally.
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October 2022
Announced first investors in the African Forestry Impact Platform committing USD 200million.
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December 2022
Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund launched.
