Munich, January 22, 2025
Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment arm of Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ) with $85 billion in assets under management, has acquired a brownfield multi-warehouse site in Bruchsal, Germany, for Invesco Real Estate Europe Fund III – SCSp (Europe III), the firm’s third European value-add fund.
Today marks another milestone in our relationship with Propel Industrial. The acquisition of the Bruchsal site, with its long-term potential, underlines our shared vision and commitment to providing institutional investors with prime investment opportunities in Europe.
Invesco Real Estate will comprehensively revitalize the derelict site together with Propel Industrial, a Vienna-based expert in the development of world-class logistics facilities and a long-standing partner of the company in the European logistics sector. The project offers significant potential, especially with regard to value-creating asset management strategies.
The existing commercial halls on the site, which were built between 1979 and 2002, no longer meet today’s standards for modern logistics and storage centres. The business plan envisages the development of approx. 45,000 m² of high-quality, sustainable commercial space that meets the high requirements of future users.
The site in Bruchsal is located 20 km north of Karlsruhe and 50 km south of Heidelberg. With its excellent connections to the A5, A6 and A8 motorways, it serves as an important hub for the distribution of goods between Switzerland, France and destinations in the middle of Germany.
Invesco Real Estate and Propel Industrial have already worked together on several initiatives. In August 2024, for example, the two companies acquired a 27,500 m² plot of land in Bruck an der Leitha (Bruck), Austria, for Europe Fund III, on which a 15,000 m² Class A logistics property consisting of three independent units is to be built.
Felix Richter, Co-Head of Transactions Germany & Austria, Invesco Real Estate, said: “Today marks another milestone in our relationship with Propel Industrial and our focus on the highly attractive European logistics market. The acquisition of the Bruchsal property with its long-term potential underlines our shared vision and commitment to providing institutional investors with world-class investment opportunities in Europe.
Richard Chambers, Managing Director – Fund Management, Europe, Invesco Real Estate, added: “At a time when investors are increasingly looking for higher-yielding investment opportunities, our focus on value-add transactions with partners such as Propel Industrial is crucial. Finding compelling investment opportunities at the right price in a tight market requires expertise and teams on the ground, and that’s exactly what we can do.”
Armen Gevorkian, CEO of Propel Industrial, said: “We are pleased to have reached another important milestone in the development of the German market with our strategic partner Invesco Real Estate. This off-market transaction in one of the most sought-after German sub-markets underlines our combined strength, which has the necessary local resources and the institutional backbone for an effective use of capital in valuable and resilient locations.”
Europe III aims to use attractive short-term entry opportunities in the current price environment as a basis for fundamental, long-term value creation. The fund, which completed its first closing in the third quarter of 2023 and is targeting a volume of up to EUR 1 billion, builds on Invesco Real Estate’s many years of experience with European value-add strategies and the success of two predecessor funds. To date, the company has made a total of 47 investments in seven sectors and ten countries in these strategies. The 22 investments already realized achieved a gross IRR of 33% p.a. and a gross EM of 1.6 or a net IRR of 26% p.a. and a net EM of 1.5.[1]
Europe Fund III is fully aligned with Invesco Real Estate’s ESG+R sustainability program, which focuses on ESG factors and resilience. To date, more than 80% of the projects invested in the last two predecessor funds have achieved high ESG certifications. [2]
The Europe Fund III is only approved for professional investors.
[1] Data as of 31 December 2024. There is no guarantee that these goals will be achieved. Please note that the fund is only approved for professional investors
[2] The fund is not managed by reference to a benchmark index. The investment concerns the acquisition of shares in an actively managed fund and not in a specific underlying asset. Any investment decision should take into account all the characteristics of the fund as described in the sales documents. Information on sustainability aspects can be found under www.invesco.com/emea/en/invesco-real-estate-management.html
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About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd (Ticker NYSE: IVZ) is a global, independent investment management company dedicated to helping people get more out of their lives. With offices in more than 20 countries, our investment teams offer a full range of active, passive and alternative investment opportunities. As of December 31, 2024, Invesco had USD 1.8 billion in assets under management for clients worldwide. For more information, visit www.invesco.com/corporate.
About Invesco Private Markets
Invesco has global expertise and extensive resources in the private markets space. With our global investment platform and $128.5 billion in real estate and private credit assets under management, we offer our investors both scale and deep expertise with over 600 investment professionals in 16 countries and over 40 years of innovative experience as of December 31, 2024.
About Invesco Real Estate
Invesco Real Estate is one of the world’s leading real estate investment firms with €79.3 billion in real estate assets under management, 613 employees and 21 regional offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For over 40 years, Invesco Real Estate has been actively investing across the risk/reward spectrum in direct real estate strategies such as core, debt, value-add and opportunistic, as well as in listed real estate assets for over 400 institutional clients. Invesco Real Estate employs over 191 people in Europe in eight offices in London, Munich, Milan, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Luxembourg and Warsaw. Invesco Real Estate manages 205 properties in 14 European countries with assets of EUR 15.3 billion. The team has a wealth of experience across all three commercial sectors as well as hotels and residential real estate as of June 30, 2024.
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