Stafford Ranked 8th Globally in Agri Investor's AFF25 Fund Manager Rankings
We are delighted to rank in Agri Investor’s Agri-Food and Forestry 25 Fund Manager Ranking, a ranking that recognises the largest fund managers across these asset classes by capital raised.
Our partnership with global institutional investors continues to drive institutional capital into the timberland sector. We recorded over USD 2.3 billion in capital raised between 2021 and 2025 from our flagship secondaries strategies and afforestation strategy. Investor appetite continues to grow year on year, with 2025 marking record levels of timberland fundraising at USD 5.4 billion[1].
However, we believe that alongside the increase in institutional appetite for timberland, there is a chance that the demand for high-quality assets may outpace supply. The data speaks for itself. Global timberland transactions fell to USD 4 billion per year during the last three years (2023-2025), a notable drop per year from the previous 12 years, largely because investors are looking to hold onto timberland assets for longer[2].
So, although appetite may continue to rise, investors may be faced with the scenario of increasing competition for high-quality assets. That’s why we believe when institutions are looking for a timberland partner, a diversified approach and an established platform are key for accessing institutional-scale assets outside of increasingly competitive auction processes.
At Stafford, we manage USD 4 billion of institutional capital in timberland, closing our tenth flagship timberland fund at USD 1 billion in early 2025, alongside the establishment of our USD 1.2 billion timberland continuation fund in late 2025.