Gresham House closes Molpus Woodlands Group acquisition
The combination creates one of the world’s largest timberland investment managers, with roughly $8 billion in forestry assets spread across the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Takeaways
- Molpus Woodlands Group is a timberland investment manager.
- Gresham House and Molpus Woodlands Group are classified as a platform transaction.
- The target serves institutional investors in timberland and natural capital across United States.
Gresham House has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in Molpus Woodlands Group, a US timberland investment manager with roots dating to 1905.
The Mississippi-based firm manages approximately $3 billion in forestry assets for institutional investors and becomes the cornerstone of Gresham House’s US operations.
The deal combines Gresham House’s existing forestry platform, with about $5 billion in assets, and Molpus, creating one of the world’s largest timberland investment managers overseeing $8 billion across the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The platform covers more than 2.2 million acres and serves investors through strategies including timberland, afforestation, reforestation, and carbon credits.
Molpus president Terrell Winstead and the leadership team will continue to lead US operations under the Molpus brand, with the combined business now the third largest timberland investment manager globally by assets.
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