Europa Capital concluded a very busy and successful year of transactions totaling close to €1.5 billion, including disposals worth €1.2 billion. The majority of the disposal activity was by Europa Capital’s Europa Fund III and included its share of one of the largest disposals in Europe, the sale of a BBVA sale and leaseback portfolio in Spain.
Europa Capital’s Europa Fund IV, which closed to investors in 2014 having secured commitments in excess of €600 million ($740m), has substantially progressed its investment strategy and completed €300 million of acquisitions.
Key deals this year have included:
March 2014: Disposal of a new 58,000 sq. metre shopping centre in Poznan, Poland, to ECE and a private equity fund
July 2014: Disposal of a BBVA sale and leaseback portfolio to a Spanish SOCIMI, Merlin Properties, for €740 million
August 2014: Acquisition of a 24,428 sq. metre shopping centre in Workington, UK, for €39 million
October 2014: Disposal of a portfolio of five assets located throughout the UK to a single purchaser for €98 million
November 2014: Acquisition of portfolio of 474 residential units in the UK for €66 million
November 2014: Acquisition of a 18,270 sq. metre shopping centre in Milan, Italy for €81.6 million
December 2014: Acquisition of a residential asset in Barcelona, Spain for €19 million
Jason Oram, Partner at Europa Capital said:
“This year has seen Europa increase further its transactional activity, which also reflects the continued and improving investor appetite for European real estate. In 2015, we will continue to source interesting investment opportunities, where Europa’s real estate experience will enable it to create value in an increasingly competitive environment.”
For further information, please contact:
Gordon Simpson/Charlotte Whitley, RLM Finsbury: +44 (0)20 7251 3801
About Europa Capital:
Since 1995, Europa Capital’s Principals have collectively raised 7 real estate funds and committed to over 80 transactions totaling some €8.0 billion across 18 European countries.
The Europa Funds benefit from Europa Capital’s established network of partners across Europe who co-invest in acquisitions made by the Europa Funds. These country and joint venture partner relationships in some cases extend back more than 20 years.
Further information can be found at www.europacapital.com.
Europa Capital is a member of The Rockefeller Group (“RGI”). RGI is a strategic investor alongside Management. Europa Capital Partners LLP and Europa Capital LLP are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
