Who this page is for. Investors and strategics who want real land control, carbon rights, and scaled issuance. Not legal or tax advice. Not an offer of securities. All work subject to diligence, KYC AML sanctions, and documentation.
Acquiring Distressed Farming and Forestry Companies for Carbon Projects
Plenty of operating companies sit on strong hectares and shaky balance sheets. Owners are tapped out. Banks are gone. Assets look abandoned. We buy the company, fix title and rights, stand up a credible carbon program, and lock premium offtake. If something is broken, we either fix it or we walk. No fluff.
Buyouts and carve outs
Land and carbon rights control
ICVCM and VCMI aligned
Article 6 where feasible
Delivery and permanence insurance
Why these companies are mispriced
- Debt stress after drought or price shocks with no working capital left.
- Title and boundary gaps that scare lenders but can be cleaned with proper work.
- Idle equipment and poor records that block MRV and verification even though the hectares are sound.
- Shareholders who want out after years of underinvestment and management churn.
- Policy uncertainty that we neutralize with permits, benefit sharing, and where allowed, Article 6 authorization.
What we do end to end
- Sourcing. Off market leads across forestry, plantations, mixed estates, and row crops with clear paths to carbon.
- Diligence. Chain of title, encumbrances, concession terms, soil and forest inventory, FPIC records, and disputes.
- Deal and structure. HoldCo buys shares. Carbon SPV takes project contracts and revenue. Earn outs tied to verification.
- Carbon build. ARR, restoration, improved practices, or avoided conversion with a validation and verification plan that passes audit.
- Finance. Stream or prepayment to fund activities. Offtake with floors or collars. Escrowed proceeds and serial control.
- Risk stack. Delivery and permanence insurance. Political risk where needed. Step in rights and clear remedies.
- Exit. Hold for yield plus carbon, sell credits under offtake, or exit the platform once scaled.
Investors, here is how you join
| Instrument | Where it fits | Key terms |
|---|---|---|
| Equity in HoldCo or Project SPV | Control and upside from land operations and credits | Board rights, budget control, verified milestones |
| First loss or preferred equity | De risk senior capital and lift capacity | Cash yield plus step up, hard subordination |
| Senior secured notes | Income investors who want security and covenants | Security over contracts and proceeds, escrow waterfall, insurance as protection |
If you want exposure with real control over cash and title, this is it. If you want passive paper with no work, this is not it.
Where the value comes from
- Buying at distressed or neglected prices and fixing the problems that block capital.
- Turning hectares into verified issuances that buyers will actually pay up for.
- Claim integrity that supports stronger pricing, with Article 6 where possible.
- Cleaner governance, better records, and insured delivery that widen the buyer pool.
Safeguards that keep value real
- Community agreements with tracked payouts. No payments, no project.
- Clear leakage and permanence plans with buffer and reversal insurance.
- Registry accounts, serial control, transfers, and retirements with an audit trail.
- Communications rules that match VCMI so buyers do not over claim.
How a mandate runs
| Phase | Weeks | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Sourcing and screen | 2 to 6 | Teasers, red flag title and rights review |
| Terms | 2 to 4 | LOI, price range, SPA heads, carbon plan outline |
| Diligence | 4 to 8 | Legal, social, environmental packs, insurance quotes |
| Sign and close | 3 to 6 | SPA, CPs, permits, transition plan |
| Build and finance | Programmed | Validation, verification, stream or prepay, offtake, registry ops |
Ready to buy undervalued operators and turn them into a high integrity carbon platform
Request a Proposal Book a ConsultationDisclaimers
- We arrange and advise. We are not your lawyer or tax advisor.
- Any securities offering would be made only through formal documents to qualified investors.
- Outcomes depend on diligence, permits, community agreements, market prices, and documentation.
