FOI0810

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The release is a four-page FOI response table, not the underlying briefs or board papers, answering questions about a CEFC investment in the Tasmania Natural Asset Trust (TNAT), an Australian unit trust managed by Gresham House Asset Management Limited. The CEFC is investing through its subsidiary CEFC Investments Pty Ltd, with Aviva Investors and Gresham House Limited as co-investors. The investment relates directly to TNAT's proposed acquisition of Rushy Lagoon. The CEFC has contractually committed AUD$69 million in an equity investment with no concessionality. Investment approval was given on 12 August 2025 and contractual close on 31 October 2025. Amounts drawn, deployed or undrawn are withheld as confidential. Settlement of the Rushy Lagoon purchase was conditional on FIRB approval. The agency stated that no conditions applied to the CEFC's commitment itself. Plantation establishment and carbon projects are described as business strategy elements rather than current activities. No emissions outcomes are quantified.