{"id":173858,"date":"2025-06-10T20:41:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T20:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173858\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T20:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T20:41:33","slug":"france-valleys-evergreen-forestry-fund-hits-e600m-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173858\/","title":{"rendered":"France Valley&#8217;s evergreen forestry fund hits \u20ac600m milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French natural capital asset manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriinvestor.com\/database\/institution-profile\/id\/institution9oaq7\/france-valley\/gp-fund-managed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France Valley<\/a> has taken more than \u20ac600 million in capital commitments for its evergreen forestry fund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriinvestor.com\/database\/fund-profile\/id\/fund9ocju\/fv-france-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France Valley Patrimoine<\/a> was launched in 2017 and is fully invested in French timberland.<\/p>\n<p>The firm\u2019s flagship vehicle has amassed a portfolio of more than 35,000ha, 80 percent of which is aligned with the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, said a statement from the firm.<\/p>\n<p>France Valley Patrimoine\u2019s net asset value rose 6.33 percent in 2024 and has experienced a cumulative rise of 17.5 percent since inception.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive Arnaud Filhol commented: \u201cThis close marks a significant step in our journey as a European platform dedicated to natural capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe offer institutional investors access to stable, inflation-resilient real assets that are directly linked to climate and biodiversity outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>France Valley is in market with a further two vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The pan-European <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriinvestor.com\/database\/fund-profile\/id\/fund9ocjr\/fv-europe-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France Valley Fonci\u00e8re Europe<\/a> vehicle has grown to hold \u20ac150 million of forestry assets across 10,000ha in eight European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the firm launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriinvestor.com\/database\/fund-profile\/id\/fund9oar8\/carbon-biodiversity-arr-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France Valley Carbon and Biodiversity Fund I<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriinvestor.com\/france-valley-launches-e200m-carbon-and-biodiversity-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">start of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy has a \u20ac200 million hard-cap, which refers to the amount of capital the firm has capacity to take across both an SMA and pooled fund approach.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0carbon and biodiversity strategy will pursue a greenfield afforestation play across Europe in countries including the Baltic Sea states, France, Germany, Ireland, Romania and Scandinavia.<\/p>\n<p>France Valley expects to be in market raising the strategy for 12-24 months and hopes to hold a \u20ac50 million first close this year.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy has a net IRR target of 10 percent, with potential for further upside depending on the price trajectory of carbon credits.<\/p>\n<p>France Valley has more than \u20ac1.1 billion in natural capital assets under management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"French natural capital asset manager France Valley has taken more than \u20ac600 million in capital commitments for 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