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Independent
We are an independent firm with broad employee ownership and a culture rooted in our strong values.
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Trusted
We aspire to be our clients’ most trusted adviser.
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Sustainable
We believe in the sustainable nature of forest investments and the multiple benefits provided by working forests.
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Forest Stewards
We commit to being excellent forest stewards and to promoting the highest standards in forest management.
The Broad Arrow
The Broad Arrow is a symbol of quality. In pre-revolutionary days it was blazed on the choicest of trees to indicate that they had been reserved for use by the Royal Navy. Today, it continues to remind us to focus on excellence and high quality in all that we do.
Our History
Since our founding in 1986, FIA has reached significant milestones:
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2022
- FIA launches a Climate-Smart Forestry strategy featuring combined objectives for carbon sequestration and timber harvest
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2021
- FIA celebrates its 35th anniversary
- Broad Arrow Timber Co., an FIA-affiliated company, commemorates its 15th Anniversary
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2020
- The firm’s mentoring program, LEAD FIA, is established to enhance professional development and leadership skills for employees
- FIA fully liquidates first commingled fund, FIA Timber Partners, L.P.
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2018
- Santiago, Chile international field office opens
- FIA fully liquidates second commingled fund, FIA Timber Partners Special Situation Fund, L.P.
- Broad Arrow Timber Co. III is formed
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2016
- Marc A. Walley becomes FIA’s third President
- FIA completes its first timberland acquisition in Chile
- FIA gains its 20th separate account client
- Broad Arrow Timber Co. II is formed
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2015
- Fifth commingled fund, FIA Growth & Value Partners, L.P., is formed
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2014
- FIA receives third Focus Elite award from the Focus Consulting Group
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2013
- São Paulo, Brazil international field office opens
- Vancouver, WA field office opens
- $4 billion in assets under management
- FIA receives second Focus Elite award from the Focus Consulting Group
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2012
- FIA completes its first international timberland acquisition in Brazil
- FIA receives first Focus Elite award from the Focus Consulting Group
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2011
- FIA celebrates its 25th anniversary
- FIA gains its 15th separate account client
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2010
- FIA is named one of the "Focus 6" investment management firms from the Focus Consulting Group
- 2 million acres under management
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2009
- Fourth commingled fund, FIA Timber Partners II, L.P., is formed
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2008
- L. Michael Kelly becomes FIA’s second President
- Charley Tarver retires with employees acquiring his remaining equity interest
- Third commingled fund, FIA Timber Growth Partners, L.P., is formed
- FIA’s first wetlands mitigation bank becomes operational
- FIA has first TIMO managed carbon sequestration project
- $3 billion in assets under management
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2007
- Statesboro, GA field office opens
- Raleigh, NC field office opens
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2006
- FIA acquires 542,000 acres in the Southeast from International Paper Company - our largest acquisition to date
- Second commingled fund, FIA Timber Partners Special Situation Fund, L.P., is formed
- First Lake States hardwood acquisition (WI)
- Broad Arrow Timber Co. is formed
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2004
- First commingled fund, FIA Timber Partners, L.P., is formed
- $2 billion in assets under management
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2003
- 1 million acres under management
- FIA gains its 10th separate account client
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2000
- Jackson, MS field office opens
- FIA completes its first timberland acquisition in the Pacific Northwest (WA)
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1999
- $1 billion in assets under management
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1998
- Smethport, PA field office opens
- FIA completes acquisition of 174,900 acres of Allegheny hardwood timberland in PA and NY
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1997
- FIA creates an employee stock purchase plan allowing all qualified employees to purchase equity in the company
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1995
- FIA completes its first Allegheny hardwood timberland acquisition (PA)
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1992
- FIA is recognized in Pensions & Investment Age as one of the fastest growing investment managers in the U.S.
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1989
- Dick Doelling joins FIA as Director of Marketing, replacing David Graham.
- FIA increases its presence on the national pension scene, setting the stage for the firm’s rapid growth during the 1990’s.
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1987
- FIA completes its first timberland acquisition in the U.S. South (GA)
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1986
- Forest Investment Associates (FIA) is formed as a Timberland Investment Management Organization (TIMO) by Charley Tarver, Kate Robie, and David Graham
- FIA becomes a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA)
- FIA gains first separate account investor
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1984
- Charley Tarver and others form Wagner Southern Forest Investments, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser offering timberland investments
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1981
- Future FIA Co-Founder, Charley Tarver, leads the creation of the nation’s first pooled timber investment fund for pension plans at First National Bank of Atlanta.
- Future FIA Director of Marketing, Dick Doelling, works on the timber fund with Charley at the bank.
What Sets Us Apart
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Experience
- Formed in 1986, in business for over 30 years
- Disciplined acquisitions of high-quality properties
- Hands-on, customized and financially-focused forest management
- Opportunistic dispositions of timber and timberland
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Client Service
- More than three decades of proven investment performance
- Extremely low client turnover
- Strict attention to detail
- Highly responsive
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Structure and Culture
- Majority employee-owned with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Shared success
- Unique depth and breadth of talent
- Innovative thinking to discover new ways to add value
