The Forest Company

What The Forest Company does

The Forest Company is a closed-ended investment company, established in 2017 and domiciled in Guernsey (Channel Islands), that invests in sustainable forest plantations in Brazil and Colombia. The company manages approximately 60,000 hectares of plantations across six projects, encompassing both greenfield developments and established eucalyptus and pine stands. Day-to-day operations are managed by &Forest under an investment management agreement, with silviculture and harvesting services provided by wholly-owned subsidiary Silvotecnia. The investment manager structure and IFRS reporting in USD position the vehicle for European institutional capital.

The company's core product is a timberland investment portfolio that delivers capital appreciation and income yield through the cultivation and sale of wood raw materials. Wood produced is sold across five industrial segments: renewable energy production, wood-based panel manufacturing, pulp and paper, sawmilling, and biocarbon production for the steel and pig iron industries. Operating subsidiaries include AB Florestal and BioCarbono in Minas Gerais (Brazil) and MS Timberland in Colombia, each supplying specific industrial customer bases; the Cerejeira joint venture with Klabin in Paraná anchors the pulp and paper channel. Projects are FSC-certified, and the company is committed to the UN Global Compact. The Forest Company does not acquire native forests for harvesting and emphasizes ESG-aligned forestry practices as a core differentiator.

The Forest Company distributes its investment offering directly to institutional investors, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices through &Forest. Revenue is generated through timber sales across the subsidiary and joint venture structure, while the investment vehicle targets long-term stable real returns combined with measurable social and environmental impact. A 2025-2026 restructuring process explicitly aimed at increasing shareholder value, combined with the December 2025 transition of the CEO, indicates the fund is in a late-stage optimization or repositioning phase.

Name

The Forest Company

Legal name

The Forest Company

Website

https://theforestcompany.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Forest Company is a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company managing approximately 60,000 hectares of FSC-certified forest plantations across Brazil and Colombia, offering institutional investors and family offices timberland investments that combine capital appreciation, income yield, and measurable social and environmental impact.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Timberland Investment Management

NAICS

Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Timber Tract Operations (1131)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timber Tract Operations & Forest Ownership (Timberland) (IMAMAAAA), Timberland & Forest Asset Management (IMAMAJAA), Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH), Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI), Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (IMAMAJAJ)

Keywords

• Sustainable timberland investments
• Forest plantation management
• Closed-ended investment company
• ESG forestry investments
• Wood raw materials supply

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Peter Port

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Timber Sales - Wood Raw Materials: The Forest Company sells wood produced by its forest plantations to industrial customers across five main segments: renewable energy production, wood-based panel manufacturing, pulp and paper industry, sawmilling sector, and biocarbon production for pig iron and metal alloy industries.
2. Long-term Timberland Investment Returns: Closed-ended investment company providing capital appreciation and income yield to shareholders through sustainable forest plantation investments in South America.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Forest Company is a closed-ended investment company that invests in sustainable forest plantations in South America, managing approximately 60,000 hectares across six projects in Brazil and Colombia. The core offering combines long-term capital appreciation and income yield with measurable social and environmental impact through FSC-certified eucalyptus and pine plantations, while supplying wood raw materials to five industrial segments (renewable energy, wood-based panels, pulp and paper, sawmilling, and biocarbon for steel production).

Product overview

The Forest Company is a closed-ended investment company offering long-term sustainable timberland investments. The company manages a portfolio of six projects across Brazil and Colombia encompassing approximately 60,000 hectares of sustainable forest plantations. The core offering combines capital appreciation with income yield through diversified investments in eucalyptus and pine plantations. Key projects include AB Florestal (eucalyptus for charcoal/pulp), BioCarbono (biocarbon production), Cerejeira (joint venture with Klabin for pulp operations), MS Timberland (Colombian pine plantations), and Silvotecnia (forestry consulting services). The wood produced supplies five main industrial segments: renewable energy, wood-based panels, pulp and paper, sawmilling, and biocarbon production for steel industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Timberland Investment Portfolio Long-term sustainable timberland investment offering that unites capital appreciation, income yield, and measurable social and environmental impact. The portfolio spans approximately 60,000 hectares of FSC-certified eucalyptus and pine plantations across six projects in Brazil and Colombia, including AB Florestal, BioCarbono, Cerejeira (JV with Klabin), MS Timberland and Silvotecnia, and is targeted at institutional investors and family offices.
• Sustainable Wood Raw Materials Supply Supply of sustainably produced wood raw materials (pine and eucalyptus) to industrial customers across five segments: renewable energy production, wood-based panel manufacturing, pulp and paper industry, sawmilling sector, and biocarbon production for pig iron and metal alloy industries. Supplied from FSC-certified plantation assets in Brazil and Colombia, including through the Cerejeira joint venture with Klabin.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 60,000 hectares of sustainable forest plantations managed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• KlabincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with Klabin in Paraná, Brazil managing pine and eucalyptus plantations. Klabin operates the venture and is responsible for operations, supplying Klabin's pulp operations in Paraná and serving local clients in the laminated and sawmill sectors. The Forest Company participates as an investor partner in the venture.
• SilvotecniasupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvotecnia is a forestry consulting and services provider specialized in silviculture, harvesting, nursery operations, inventories, market studies, and environmental and social impact assessments. They provide operational support services to The Forest Company's plantation operations.
• Global CompactsupportOthersThe Forest Company is committed to the UN Global Compact, demonstrating adherence to fundamental principles in human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
• AB FlorestalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAB Florestal is a project company located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. They own and manage eucalyptus plantations where harvested wood is supplied to the local charcoal, wood treatment and pulp industry.
• BioCarbonocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioCarbono is a project company located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. They produce biocarbon from eucalyptus plantations which is distributed to leading steel, pig iron and steel alloy companies in the state of Minas Gerais.
• MS TimberlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMS Timberland is one of Colombia's largest pine plantation owners, supplying pine wood to local and regional sawmills, particleboard manufacturers, and the immunization industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BTG Pactual Timberland Fund: Brazilian timberland investment fund managed by BTG Pactual, focused on acquiring and managing eucalyptus and pine plantations for institutional investors — the closest direct regional comparable to TFC's South American plantation strategy.
• Manulife Investment Management Timberland: Global institutional timberland investment manager with significant Latin American and U.S. plantation exposure; competes for the same pool of institutional capital seeking sustainable timberland exposure with impact credentials.
• Nuveen (TIAA) Natural Capital / TIMBRS: One of the world's largest institutional timberland investors through the legacy TIMBRS platform, managing globally diversified forestry portfolios including Latin American plantations — directly comparable in structure and investor base.
• Stafford Capital Partners: Specialist timberland and sustainable real-asset investment manager raising institutional capital for forestry strategies including emerging-market plantations — competes directly for the same ESG-mandated institutional investor base.
• Schroders Timberland: Global timberland investment strategy within Schroders' real-assets platform, offering institutional investors exposure to plantation forestry worldwide, including the Americas.

Broad incumbents

• PotlatchDeltic: U.S. publicly traded timberland REIT owning and managing approximately 1.9 million acres of timberlands and operating wood-products manufacturing — provides a listed benchmark for timberland valuation and operating model.
• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private owners of softwood timberlands with operations across the Americas; a broad incumbent with plantation and natural-forest assets that sets reference pricing for institutional timberland investors.
• Rayonier: U.S. timberland REIT with significant U.S. and New Zealand plantation holdings and a higher-end specialty timberland portfolio — comparable in operating model though geographically concentrated in mature temperate markets.
• Suzano: Brazil's largest eucalyptus pulp producer and a major offtaker/buyer of plantation wood — directly comparable to TFC's pulp end-market exposure and a potential partner/competitor for Brazilian plantation assets.

Others

• Klabin: Brazilian integrated pulp and paper producer and TFC's joint-venture partner in Cerejeira (Paraná) — directly relevant as a customer/partner and a benchmark for the industrial offtake economics TFC's plantations depend on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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