Forest Investment Due Diligence

Due diligence services are provided to individual investors, banks, timber investment management organizations (TIMOs), forest products companies, pension managers, conservation groups, and others facing questions about the value of forestland investment or divestiture opportunities. fountains forestry provides an independent assessment of a forest asset's value and risks prior to a transaction.

Customized due diligence services

Forest investment due diligence services are tailored to the client's needs and may be as simple as verifying timber inventories and values, or may be as complex as predicting tree growth, developing cash flow models, predicting return and identifying long-term risks due to environmental, legal, and economic considerations.

Timber supply analysis and wood biomass studies

The quantity and quality of timber and wood resources within trucking distance of a facility, also known as the “wood basket,” is of great interest to certain investors. fountains can provide an assessment of timber resources and wood biomass supply in any draw area using federal and locally collected spatial inventory data.

With more than 30 years of forestry experience, the experts at fountains are sought out by investors for objective, insightful, and quantifiable data for informed investment decision-making.

 

”Some firms are viewed as more aggressive, but fountains is factual and fair.”

– Timberland investment manager

 

Forest Management

Timber Sale Administration

Forest Certification

Timber Valuation

Forestland Appraisals

Forest Investment
Due Diligence

GIS Data Analysis
and Mapping

Timber Income Accounting

Forest Conservation Easements

Property Tax Reduction

Recreational Leases

Timber for Sale