In this edition, we examine the demand drivers for wood products in China, together with the changes that are impacting the country’s wood raw material supply chains. We seek to identify what trends will emerge going forward, and what these might mean for international timberland investors.
Read MoreAlternative Asset Manager Stafford Capital Partners announced today the appointment of Jos Boeren as Head of Agriculture & Food investments. Jos will lead the expansion of Stafford’s agriculture and food investment activities and will report to the CEO of Stafford Capital Partners, Angus Whiteley.
Read MoreStafford is pleased to announce USD 1.3bn of new commitments to various Stafford Real Assets strategies in vehicles closed over the last few months.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) is pleased to announce the appointments of Steven Zehr as Investment Manager, Stafford Infrastructure in the Zurich office, Jerry Mahon as VP Portfolio Manager, Stafford Timberland in the Austin office and Jazz Rowe as Tax Manager, Stafford Global Operations based in the London office.
Read MoreStafford is pleased to announce the final close of Stafford International Timberland VIII Fund (SIT VIII) of USD 612.5m from investors in the UK, Europe and the US. The final close exceeded the target fund size of USD 500m.
Read MoreStafford announces that it has been selected to invest a $200m mandate in the global private credit market. The first investment has already been made, with further opportunities in the pipeline at various stages of development. Stafford is seeing the private credit asset class fast becoming a recognised mainstream allocation for institutional investors which it is well positioned to serve with its global coverage through offices in the US, UK and Australia.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 5.0 billion under management and advice, today officially announces the launch of their responsible investment policy & the appointment of a new Chair to Stafford’s ESG Committee, Ms. Danyelle Guyatt.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.9 billion under management and advice, today announces news from across its real assets business.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading alternative investment group with a global presence and USD 4.8 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the second close on 06 April, 2017 of its timber fund, Stafford International Timber Fund VIII (SIT VIII), bringing total commitments to USD 262m.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.5 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the third close on 06 March, 2017 of its infrastructure fund, Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund II (“SISF II”), bringing total commitments to EUR 184m, with EUR 155m accepted to date. SISF II is a specialist infrastructure fund focusing on secondary opportunities in core infrastructure assets.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) a leading private markets investment group with a global presence of USD 4.5 billion under management and advice is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Ewart (Head of Business Development, North America), James Allen (Investment Manager, Agriculture) and Marek Guizot (Investment Manager, Timber).
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.5 billion under management and advice, today announces an additional allocation of USD 35 million to the Hawai’i Targeted Investment Program (“HITIP”) awarded by The Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawai’i (“ERS”)
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.5 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Lindsay as Partner.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.4 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the first close on USD 180 million in commitments for its new timber fund, Stafford International Timberland Fund VIII (“SIT VIII”). SIT VIII is a specialist timberland fund providing liquidity to Limited Partners in existing timberland funds through the secondary market, additional equity for timberland managers through co-investment and separate account opportunities, and equity for new timberland funds.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.4 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the second close of its new infrastructure fund, Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund II (“SISF II”). SISF II is a specialist infrastructure fund focusing on secondary opportunities in core infrastructure assets.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.3 billion under management and advice, is pleased to report strong financial year returns for its private equity separate account mandate clients.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”), a leading private markets investment group with a global presence and USD 4.3 billion under management and advice, is pleased to announce the first investment of its new infrastructure fund, Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund II (“SISF II”). SISF II is a specialist infrastructure fund focusing on secondary opportunities in core infrastructure assets.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners, a global specialist in niche alternative assets, is locating its U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas as it looks to continue its growth in North America. The new office will act as the center for US activities in the same manner as the London office is the hub for Europe and the Sydney office is the hub for Asia.
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) announces the appointment of Stefan den Doelder (Venture Partner, Sustainable Capital), Craig White (Investment Manager, Private Equity), Stacey Mansworth (Marketing Manager) and Iain Elgin (Investment Analyst, Timberland).
Read MoreStafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) announces the launch of its global agriculture investment strategy. This initiative builds on Stafford’s capabilities and expertise in timberland investing, where it is managing and advising USD 2.1bn of assets on behalf of professional investors.
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