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Mr. David Shelton is a Managing Director & Global Head of Investments at New Forests Advisory Pty Ltd. He is on the Board of Directors at New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd. He has responsibility for all forestry, infrastructure, and agricultural acquisitions and dispositions programs for New Forests’ Australia, New Zealand and US funds.
Mr. Shelton manages teams based in Australia and the United States responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, including structuring and executing transactions, financial analysis, business planning, negotiation, due diligence, and tax planning.
He has led New Forests Australia and New Zealand investments since 2006.
Before joining New Forests, Mr. Shelton worked in natural resource economics policy and research at Australia’s scientific research agency (CSIRO), focusing on the design of investment and incentive programs for natural resource management agencies.
Mr. Shelton has a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours) from Charles Sturt University and a MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
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New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd.
New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance New Forests Asset Management invests in companies located across the globe. The fund focuses fields of non-minerals and forestry-related businesses. It provides financing for growth and buyout stage capital requirements. | Director/Board Member | - |
New Forests Advisory Pty Ltd.
New Forests Advisory Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance New Forests Advisory is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. The firm manages a diversified portfolio of sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure. | Director of Investments | - |
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The University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd.
New Forests Asset Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance New Forests Asset Management invests in companies located across the globe. The fund focuses fields of non-minerals and forestry-related businesses. It provides financing for growth and buyout stage capital requirements. | Finance |
New Forests Advisory Pty Ltd.
New Forests Advisory Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance New Forests Advisory is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. The firm manages a diversified portfolio of sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure. | Finance |
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