On a “look-through basis”, the Company’s ownership in the fund equates to approximately 6,000 acres.

The Company also acts as the managing member in a private equity timber fund business with one fund comprising approximately 31,000 acres. Pacific Northwest (507,000 acres) and New Zealand (417,000 acres). As of March 31, 2021, Rayonier owned or leased under long-term agreements approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S.

Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. Fund II will continue to be managed by ORM until completion of the planned sale. Rayonier has commenced a process to liquidate the Fund II assets. We believe this transaction reflects a favorable outcome for our shareholders, as it allows us to simplify our operations and allocate capital to other strategic priorities.”įollowing this transaction, Rayonier continues to own a 20% co-investment stake in one timber fund (Fund II) comprising 31,000 acres of timberland in the Pacific Northwest. “As previously communicated, the private equity timber funds business that we obtained last year through our acquisition of Pope Resources was not a long-term strategic fit for Rayonier.

“We are pleased to transition management of these two timber funds to a well-qualified timberland investment manager,” said David Nunes, President and CEO. Rayonier’s ownership stake in the two funds on a “look-through” basis equated to approximately 11,000 acres. The transaction will be reflected in third quarter financial results.Ĭollectively, the funds that were sold comprise approximately 110,000 acres of diverse, SFI-certified timberland in the U.S. (NYSE:RYN) has sold the rights to manage two timber funds (Fund III and Fund IV) that were previously managed by its Olympic Resource Management (ORM) subsidiary, as well as its co-investment stake in both funds, to BTG Pactual’s Timberland Investment Group (TIG) for an aggregate purchase price prior to closing costs of $35.9 million.

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