Webinar: Forestry Fundamentals – 3 things you need to know about Sustainable Forestry
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Forestry Fundamentals
Forestry is a proven asset class which has delivered compelling real returns for Institutional investors. In this discussion, the speakers will focus on the key aspects of an increasingly popular asset class. They will highlight:
- The core investment thesis and key risk and return factors
- Diversification and inflation linkage characteristics
- Sustainability credentials.
Finally, the speakers will explore the opportunity for Forestry investing in Ireland and beyond.
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Olly Hughes is Managing Director, Forestry and a member of the Forestry Investment Committee at Gresham House. He has over 25 years of investment experience and is responsible for managing the growth and development of Gresham House’s forestry activities, including acquisitions, fund and private client management and forestry asset management. Prior to joining Gresham House, he was a Partner and Head of Infrastructure at Oxford Capital, where he built and managed a £300m+ portfolio of renewable energy assets. He started his career at ING Barings, focusing on asset-backed structuring, and since then has focused his career on real asset investment management.
David Gardner is Chief Investment Officer, Forestry and a member of the Forestry Investment Committee at Gresham House. He joined the firm from Global Forest Partners LP, a US-based timber management and investment company. Prior to that, he worked at the international management consulting firm Pӧyry, based in Singapore. David is responsible for developing Gresham House’s international growth as well as supporting the management of the existing forestry investments. David has over 30 years of experience in the global forest industry, with the last ten years focused on international institutional investment and asset management in forestry.