Stafford holds interim close of Stafford Timberland International Fund IX (“SIT IX”) at USD 532m

Stafford Capital Partners Limited (“Stafford”) is pleased to announce an interim close of USD 532m for SIT IX, its ninth timberland fund.

SIT IX builds on Stafford’s 17-years of timberland investing and is a continuation of the company’s strategy of acquiring secondary positions in existing timberland funds and accessing high quality timberland co-investments.

Stephen Addicott, Stafford Timberland Partner said: “We are very appreciative of the support from existing and new investors who recognize the resilience of the asset class and Stafford’s unique approach of gaining discounted access to timberland assets. The fund has made a good start to investing this capital with five investments totaling USD 168m and a strong pipeline of deals before us for consideration.”

Stafford has USD 2.6bn invested in over 190 timberland assets around the world with dedicated forestry professionals in the USA, Australia, Brazil and the UK.

For more information, please contact Stafford Investor Relations:

Email: InvestorRelations@staffordcp.com

www.staffordcp.com     

About Stafford Capital Partners: Stafford Capital Partners is a leading private markets investment and advisory group with a global presence and USD %%AuM%%bn under management and advice* from over %%numClients%% institutional investors across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. Founded in 2000, the firm is 100% owned by our employees and has specialist investment teams in infrastructure, timber, agriculture, private equity, and credit. The team consists of over 70 professionals investing from offices in Austin, Boston, Curitiba, London, Rotterdam, Seoul, Sydney and Zurich. Stafford Capital Partners is a member of the Principles for Responsible Investment.

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