Timberland Investment Group

What Timberland Investment Group does

Timberland Investment Group (TIG), operating as BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, LLC, is one of the world's largest timberland investment management organizations (TIMOs) and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BTG Pactual (B3: BPAC11). TIG manages US$8.2 billion in assets and commitments across approximately 3.3 million acres in the United States and Latin America, delivered through three core strategies: a Core U.S. Timberland Strategy (now exceeding 1.7 million acres after 2026 acquisitions from Weyerhaeuser and Jamestown); the Latin American Reforestation Strategy (closed at $1.24 billion in April 2026, the largest reforestation fund ever closed, with Conservation International as Impact Adviser); and BTF II, a Latin American commercial timberland strategy focused on mature assets in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. The firm is fully vertically integrated from investment management down to on-the-ground forest operations through wholly-owned TTG Forestry Services (U.S.) and TTG Brasil Investimentos Florestais Ltda (Brazil).

TIG's technology stack rests on sustainable forestry management certified under FSC and PEFC standards (100% of assets since 2003) and on science-based restoration combining commercial reforestation with ecological restoration across the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes. It was the first entity globally to be issued credits under Verra's VM0047 ARR methodology, producing high-integrity nature-based carbon removal credits with contracted offtakes to Microsoft (up to 8 million credits through 2043) and Meta (1.3 million plus options on 2.6 million). The firm also generates revenue from sustainable timber sales, where long-lived wood products sequester carbon with an average half-life of 30 years, and deploys sustainability-linked financing structures (recognized at the EF Sustainable Debt Awards 2025).

The business model is a hybrid of subscription/recurring management fees on timberland funds and transaction-based revenue from carbon credit sales and timber sales. TIG serves three primary customer segments: institutional investors (public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices such as Nest and BCIMC) seeking exposure to a complex, technical real asset class; development finance institutions (DFC, IFC, BNDES, FMO, UK Government) seeking blended-finance vehicles for nature-based solutions; and corporate carbon buyers (Microsoft, Meta) procuring high-integrity nature-based removal credits for net-zero strategies. Distribution is conducted through a direct institutional Client Solutions team, supplemented by industry events (COP26, GIIN Impact Forum, Global Landscapes Forum), research publications, and sustainability reports.

Name

Timberland Investment Group

Legal name

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, LLC

Website

https://timberlandinvestmentgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group is a global timberland investment manager managing US$8.2 billion across 3.3 million acres of FSC/PEFC-certified timberland in the United States and Latin America, serving institutional investors, development finance institutions, and corporate carbon buyers through sustainable forestry, reforestation, and nature-based carbon removal credit strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Timberland Investment Management

NAICS

Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Resources — Timberland (FSAAAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA), Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH), Timberland Conservation & Easement Management (AFAMAKAI), Timberland Risk Management (Fire, Storm, Insurance, Disaster Recovery) (AFAMAKAJ)

Keywords

• Timberland investment management
• Sustainable forestry investing
• Institutional asset management
• Nature-based carbon credits
• Real assets investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Timberland Asset Management: TIG manages timberland investments for institutional investors at scale, generating returns through sustainable timber harvesting, land appreciation, and carbon credit monetization. The firm has returned more than US$ 3.3 billion to investors since inception.
2. Carbon Removal Credits: TIG generates carbon removal credits from reforestation and restoration activities, selling them to corporate buyers like Microsoft (8 million credits) and Meta (1.3 million credits with options for additional 2.6 million).
3. Timber Sales: Revenue from sustainable harvesting and sale of timber products from FSC-certified commercial tree farms. Long-lived wood products sequester carbon for an average half-life of 30 years.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) is a timberland investment management organization (TIMO) that manages sustainable timberland investments on behalf of institutional investors, including the Core U.S. Timberland Strategy, the Latin American Reforestation Strategy, and the BTF II Core Latin America Timberland Strategy. The firm is fully integrated from investment management down to on-the-ground forest operations and also generates nature-based carbon removal credits through reforestation activities for corporate buyers such as Microsoft and Meta.

Product overview

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) operates as a timberland investment management organization (TIMO) providing institutional investors access to sustainable timberland investments at scale. The firm offers multiple investment strategies: the Core U.S. Timberland Strategy managing approximately 1.6 million acres of certified timberland across North America; the Latin American Reforestation Strategy (BTF II) targeting 660,000 acres of degraded landscapes with Conservation International as Impact Adviser; and the Latin America commercial timberland strategy focused on mature assets in Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. TIG's offerings include nature-based carbon removal credits (with major delivery contracts to Microsoft and Meta), FSC/PEFC certified timberland assets, and sustainability-linked financing structures. The firm is fully integrated from investment management down to on-the-ground forest management through its TTG Brasil and TTG Forestry Services operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core U.S. Timberland Strategy Sustainable timberland investment strategy in the United States, managing approximately 1.6 million acres of timberland across North America including pine timberland in Georgia and Alabama and hardwood timberland across Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York. Available to institutional investors through commingled funds and separate accounts.
• Latin American Reforestation Strategy Reforestation and restoration investment strategy targeting approximately 660,000 acres of degraded landscapes across Latin America, focused on Brazil's Cerrado biome, combining commercial timber production with ecological restoration and generating carbon removal credits. Conservation International serves as Impact Adviser.
• BTF II - Core Latin America Timberland Strategy Commercial timberland strategy focused on mature timberland assets in established markets in Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil, targeting approximately US$1.24 billion in equity commitments.
• Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits Verifiable nature-based carbon removal credits generated through reforestation and forest restoration activities. TIG has contracts to deliver up to 8 million credits to Microsoft through 2043 (largest known carbon dioxide removal credit transaction to date) and 1.3 million credits to Meta with options for an additional 2.6 million credits. The first carbon project became the first globally to be issued credits under Verra's VM0047 methodology.
• FSC/PEFC Certified Timberland Assets Timberland assets certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) sustainability standards. Properties have been third-party certified under FSC standards since 2003, and currently 100% of TIG's timberland assets are certified or in process of certification as of December 31, 2025.
• Sustainability-Linked Financing (Loans) Financing structures (e.g., sustainability-linked loans from IFC and DFC) that trigger better financial outcomes when the strategy meets targets for biodiversity and water outcomes through connectivity corridors and watershed buffers. Recognized as Sustainability-linked loan of the year – other by Environmental Finance in 2025.
• TTG Forestry Services Operational forestry services delivered through TTG Brasil Investimentos Florestais Ltda (Brazil) and TTG Forestry Services (U.S.), providing on-the-ground forest management, silvicultural practices, seed collection training, and restoration activities supporting TIG's timberland portfolios.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41 million trees planted in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and strategic.

• JamestownminorOthers · 10 June 2026TIG acquired approximately 90,000 acres of U.S. timberland previously managed by Jamestown, a global real estate investment firm. Portfolio includes pine timberland in Georgia and Alabama, and hardwood timberland in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York.
• Conservation InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Conservation International serves as Impact Adviser for BTG Pactual TIG's Latin American Reforestation Strategy. CI provides conservation expertise, helps design impact strategies, and supports biodiversity monitoring. First carbon project became the first globally to be issued credits under Verra's VM0047 methodology.
• Weyerhaeuser CompanyminorOthers · 12 February 2026TIG acquired approximately 107,000 acres of sustainably managed timberlands in Central Virginia from Weyerhaeuser Company in one of the largest recent timberland transactions in Virginia.
• KlabincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Partner in ~US$ 700 million timberland investment platform with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, forming a large consolidated timberland platform in southern Brazil.
• Brazil Restoration & Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB Finance Coalition)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2024Coalition launched at G20 margins targeting at least $10 billion for forest restoration and bioeconomy by 2030. TIG is a founding member. Coalition members have committed to mobilizing $4.5 billion toward the goal.
• SuzanominorOthers · 1 August 2024Suzano acquired approximately 70,000 hectares from TIG's core Latin America timberland strategy for R$2,122,859,858. Largest timberland transaction to date in Mato Grosso do Sul and one of the largest ever in Brazil.
• Federal University of ViçosastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Multi-year research partnership to study Cerrado restoration techniques. Established 81-hectare field experiment to evaluate effectiveness of different restoration methods including assisted natural regeneration, direct seeding, and native seedling planting.
• Forest Investor ClubstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2021TIG is a founding member of the Forest Investor Club, launched at COP26 in 2021. FIC assesses barriers to scaling investment in forests and nature, and promotes nature-based solutions investment.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2021TNC serves as Conservation Advisor for TIG's core U.S. portfolio of over 1 million acres. Collaboration focuses on biodiversity enhancement, climate mitigation, and permanent protection with meaningful impact targets. TNC identifies properties with high conservation value for potential permanent protection.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rayonier: A timberland REIT with ~2.7 million acres in the U.S. South, Pacific Northwest, and New Zealand. Rayonier's institutional timberland segment competes with TIG for pension fund and sovereign wealth mandates and overlaps in Southern U.S. pine and hardwood markets.
• New Forests: An Australia-based global timberland and nature-based solutions investment manager with mandates across the Asia-Pacific, the U.S., and Latin America. Highly comparable to TIG in combining commercial timberland with restoration, carbon, and biodiversity strategies at institutional scale.
• Potlatch Deltic: A U.S. timberland REIT owning approximately 2.2 million acres of timberland in the U.S. South and Pacific Northwest. Directly comparable to TIG's U.S. core strategy in terms of asset type, geography, certification profile, and customer base (institutional timberland investors and forest products buyers).
• Manulife Investment Management — Timberland and Agriculture: Manulife's Natural Resources group (including the former Hancock Natural Resource Group) is one of the largest global timberland investment managers, with multi-billion-dollar AUM. It is the closest direct competitor to TIG as a global TIMO serving institutional investors across the Americas.

Others

• Suzano S.A. Latin America's largest pulp and paper producer and a major acquirer of timberland in Brazil. Suzano purchased ~70,000 hectares from TIG in 2024 for R$2.12B, and is a key end-market buyer of timber and a potential strategic counterparty in future Brazilian timberland transactions.
• Klabin S.A. Brazil's largest pulp and paper producer and a partner in BTG Pactual TIG's ~US$ 700M timberland platform in southern Brazil (alongside BCIMC). Operates adjacent in the Brazilian timber value chain and is a strategic co-investor and offtaker counterpart.
• The Nature Conservancy — NatureVest: TNC's impact investing arm, which serves as Conservation Advisor to TIG's U.S. portfolio and is a critical partner in identifying high-conservation-value timberland. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler in the nature-based solutions investment landscape, though not a direct TIMO competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser Company: One of the world's largest private owners of timberlands and a leading manufacturer of wood products. Weyerhaeuser is both a counterparty to TIG (recently sold 107,000 acres of Central Virginia timberlands to TIG) and a broad incumbent whose timberland portfolio overlaps materially with TIG's U.S. strategy.

Regional players

• CatchMark Timber (now part of PotlatchDeltic): Previously a standalone timberland owner-operator in the U.S. South, CatchMark partnered with BTG Pactual TIG in the 2018 acquisition of 1.1M acres of East Texas timberlands and is now consolidated within PotlatchDeltic. Overlaps with TIG's Southern U.S. timberland focus.
• Weyerhaeuser Uruguay: Uruguay forestry platform of Weyerhaeuser, acquired by a BTG Pactual TIG-led consortium for $402.5M in 2017. Closely comparable as a regional Latin American timberland operator with similar end markets and certification profile, though now part of the TIG ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

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