BTG Pactual Timberland Funding Group (BTG Pactual TIG) introduced that it has raised $370 million in commitments for its latest core Latin America technique, targeted on large-scale, sustainably managed, core timberland belongings throughout Chile, Uruguay and Brazil.
The agency mentioned that it’s focusing on funding of $1.5 billion for the brand new technique over 5 years.
BTG Pactual TIG was fashioned in 2013 following the acquisition by funding financial institution BTG Pactual of timberland asset administration firms TTG Brasil and Areas Timberland Group. The corporate is without doubt one of the largest international timberland funding managers, with 3 million acres beneath administration throughout the U.S., and Latin America and $7.5 billion in belongings and commitments. The agency seeks to ship sustainable timberland investments to institutional buyers at scale.
Along with preferrred rising situations, BTG Pactual TIG mentioned that Latin America has among the many largest areas of land doubtlessly out there for reforestation, enabling the achievement of constructive impression at scale whereas producing advantages for buyers and communities.
Matheus Moura, Head of Latin America Funding Administration, BTG Pactual TIG, mentioned:
“This primary shut reinforces our conviction in Latin America as a compelling alternative for timberland funding, resulting from its distinctive organic and structural attributes. On the identical time, rising native demand and continued institutional investor curiosity for pure capital investments—together with pure local weather options, carbon credit, and inflation-resilient actual belongings—proceed to assist our long-term view.”
In keeping with BTG Pactual TIG, the brand new technique goals to capitalize on Latin America’s favorable rising situations, technologically superior forest merchandise industries, and powerful home and export markets, whereas incorporating a devoted impression framework drawing on the area’s important alternatives for local weather, group, and biodiversity advantages, in addition to the agency’s personal sustainability experience.
Gerrity Lansing, Head, BTG Pactual TIG, mentioned:
“Our latest core Latin America technique builds on a long time of labor throughout the area, the place our groups have deep expertise in native markets, transaction structuring, sustainable forest administration, and in-country authorized frameworks. These capabilities have helped us construct and handle scaled timberland platforms throughout Latin America and drive strategic outcomes. We intention to advance our long-term, diligent method to ship important renewable supplies, and make a constructive impression as a aggressive market actor.”
