CDPQ launches a platform focused on U.S. forestland and invests in Chinook Forest Partners

CDPQ, a global investment group, and Chinook Forest Partners, a natural capital investment manager, have launched a new investment platform that will deploy significant capital to build a diversified and high-quality portfolio of forestland in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

The deployment of capital and management of assets will be carried out by Chinook, of which CDPQ will become a minority shareholder to support the firm's growth as it looks to boost its portfolio of natural capital assets and develop more structures to meet the needs of new investors.

Established in 2018, the Chinook team is made up of experienced forestland and natural capital investment professionals with comprehensive understanding of the natural capital and landscape investment space, as well as a vast network of landowners, forest products manufacturers, external partners and natural capital investors across the United States.

“This partnership represents a fantasti