Molpus Woodlands Group Listed as a Top Manager of Timber Assets

In its September 29, 2008 Special Report on Real Estate Managers, “Pensions & Investments, the International Newspaper of Money Management” listed Molpus as one of the “Top Managers of Timber Assets” in terms of value of U.S. Institutional tax-exempt real estate assets under management.  Molpus was ranked as the seventh largest in the survey as well as being ranked in the Top 100 for all real estate managers of taxable and tax-exempt real estate assets under management.

The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, was founded in 1996 as a Timber Investment Management Organization (“TIMO”).  With its sister operating companies, Molpus has a history in the timber industry dating back to 1905, Molpus finds itself as one of the oldest timber-related companies in the nation with experience in all facets of timber management, manufacturing and marketing.  MWG is one of the few TIMOs that is vertically-integrated with all core business and forestry functions handled or supervised by in-house experts.

MWG and its sister operating companies employ 63 people in their twelve offices located in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Oklahoma. MWG acquires, manages and sells timberland as an investment vehicle for pension funds, college endowments, foundations, insurance companies and high net-worth individual investors. The company focuses on ensuring long-term optimum cash returns on investments while practicing responsible forest stewardship. In conjunction with the third-party marketing firm, Molpus Woodlands Advisors, with offices located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, Oregon and Tennessee, MWG is able to continue the tradition of servicing the needs of its clients.