Following the acquisition of Roebuck, which will continue to operate independently and be managed by its founders, GFH will add significant expertise in European commercial real estate to the Group and gain strategic access to prime deal flow.
The investment in these assets, which cover an area of c.100,000 sq meters, benefits from strong market fundamentals for logistics and the warehousing sector in general as well as the thriving Spanish e-commerce sector, which continues to witness growth and holds further growth potential.
At the end of 2020 Roebuck successfully disposed of Langley Park Industrial Estate, Chippenham to Schroders Real Estate Investment Trust. The sale concludes a 5 year business plan, implementing various value add strategies
Roebuck Asset Management alongside Hyundai Asset Management has completed the acquisition of Aegon's UK HQ, 1-3 Lochside Crescent, Edinburgh for £133.25m - Scotland's largest commercial property deal of the year.
The Property which comprises of a 125,000 sqm, state of the art logistics warehouse is located 22 kilometres west of Prague in Dobroviz. The facility is leased to e-commerce giant Amazon through 2030 and will be managed jointly by Roebuck Asset Management and an investment vehicle managed by Kendall Square.
Accolade Wines has installed a 2.5MW wind turbine to power its 875,000 sq ft Avonmouth distribution centre near Bristol in the UK
Roebuck Asset Management have completed the sale of 141 Wardour Street to Orchard Street Investment Managers. The Property was subject to a wide range of asset management initiatives under Roebuck's stewardship, which added substantial value. The Property was acquired for £30.00m in 2011 and sold for £55.00m in December 2018
Roebuck Asset Management and a consortium of South Korean investors have acquired the Equinox office building in Glasgow, let to Esure for £30.50m, at a yield of just under 6%. This is the fourth acquisition completed by the partnership.
M7 Real Estate has bought, on behalf of M7 Real Estate Investment Partners VI, five adjacent warehouse units let on a long term lease to Eddie Stobart in Workington, Cumbria for £6.295m, representing a net initial yield of 10% and a capital value per sq ft of £13.22. The asset has been acquired from the Stobart Group.