Alternative assets valuation and valuation oversight: forestry and timberland valuation

Timberland valuation is a specialized discipline within real asset valuation, focusing on forest land and timber resources. With growing emphasis on sustainability, carbon credits, and biodiversity, timberland has become a strategic investment class offering diversification and ESG benefits.

By the end of this training, participants will:

• understand the fundamentals of timberland as an asset class;
• learn valuation methodologies tailored to forestry assets;
• explore timberland global market trends;
• gain insights into valuation review procedures and best practices.

• Timberland investment market overview (European market dynamics, carbon farming, afforestation strategies, ownership structures)
• Valuation approaches (market approach, cost approach, fair value calculation)
• Valuation review process (scope, compliance, risk factors)

This training is coordinated by Alexandre Goossens, Partner at PwC Luxembourg and RICS member.

The training will be presented by PwC subject matter experts dealing with forestry valuation topics.

Alexandre Goossens is a partner at PwC Luxembourg, specialising in Alternatives Valuations Real Estate Services with over 15 years of experience as both a consultant and valuer in the real estate market. Since joining PwC in 2014, he has led a team responsible for the annual review of more than 2,000 assets across real estate, debt, infrastructure, and forestry, managing a comprehensive global real estate market database. Alexandre oversees the implementation of models and processes for fund management under AIFMD, focusing on valuation, risk, and portfolio management. He is an active member of RICS and serves as lead instructor for real estate valuation courses internally and externally, including lecturing at Neoma Business School Reims. His notable projects include managing valuation teams, co-leading PwC’s valuation center of excellence, conducting gap analyses for AIFMD functions, and advising on real estate transactions and strategy.