SilviCapital

Founders Per Olofsson and Nils Olof Nöjd direct the firm's investment activities. Olofsson serves as a director across SilviCapital, SilviPar, and SilviLao, and co-founded the operating entity Paracel S.A. Nöjd chairs SilviCapital and concurrently chairs the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, indicating a governance role that spans the investment entity and its Latin American relationships. No additional investment committee members or external advisors have been publicly identified.

The firm concentrates on two emerging-market forestry corridors: Laos in Southeast Asia and Paraguay in South America. In Laos, the Burapha Agro-Forestry plantation and Hinheup Plywood Mill formed the operational core until the 2025 majority sale to New Forests. In Paraguay, the firm operates through its SilviPar subsidiary, holding additional timberland assets. This dual-continent strategy diversifies climate risk, political jurisdiction, and end-market exposure.

Yes. The firm has maintained co-investment relationships with institutional partners including Mirova, a Natixis-affiliated sustainable investment manager, which held a minority stake in Burapha Agro-Forestry alongside SilviCapital. The 2025 transaction brought in New Forests as the new majority owner, with Mirova retaining its position. This indicates a willingness to syndicate equity and operate alongside like-minded institutional forestry investors.

Revenue streams include timber harvesting from its plantation estates, production of wood fiber products through the Hinheup Plywood Mill, and the generation and sale of carbon credits from its forestry holdings. The vertical integration model means the firm captures value at both the raw material and processed-product stages, rather than simply selling standing timber to third-party mills.

No. The firm is structured as an investment company, not a single family office. Founders Per Olofsson and Nils Olof Nöjd operate it as a generalist asset manager focused on forestry and timberland, with no disclosed connection to a single family's wealth. Its corporate structure includes subsidiary entities in multiple jurisdictions, consistent with an independent investment manager rather than a family office vehicle.

The sale of a majority interest to New Forests in 2025 represents a natural monetization event for a mature operating asset. New Forests is a dedicated sustainable forestry investment manager with institutional backing, making it a logical acquirer of a plantation-and-mill complex in Laos. The transaction allows SilviCapital to realize returns while Mirova retains ongoing exposure as a minority holder. Financial terms were not publicly disclosed.

New Forests and Mirova are investment partners, not principals of SilviCapital. New Forests acquired majority control of Burapha Agro-Forestry from SilviCapital in 2025, becoming the primary owner and operator of the Laos plantation and plywood mill. Mirova held a minority stake in Burapha before the transaction and retained that position afterward. SilviCapital's founders maintain their separate investment activities through the remaining entity and other subsidiaries.