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Alfred Berg Asset Management is planning to launch its first timberland fund following client demand. The company believes timber to be one investment theme that is starting to pick up, alongside infrastructure and climate change.
“Timber is one of the asset classes that are coming back into fashion. We don’t currently have a timber fund, but have discussed it and are moving forward,” said Patrick Van de Steen, chief executive and head of the Nordic region at Alfred Berg.
The company confirmed that there is strong client demand for timberland. Recent months have seen pension funds such as Danish ATP and Swedish Länsförsäkringar expressing interest in the asset class. But Alfred Berg is uncertain how to set up a timberland fund and how the forestry plantations should be managed.
“It’s fairly complex putting a diversified portfolio together. We’re looking at how we could add value,” said Mr Van de Steen.
The company is also seeing a sharp increase in institutional investors’ interest for infrastructure.
“We are quite busy with infrastructure. Not just clean energy, but also good old-fashioned infrastructure. One of the worries is inflation and diversification, and infrastructure is a way of dealing with this,” said Morten Simonsen, head of Nordic institutional sales.
