Redevco Iberian Ventures, the joint venture between pan-European retail
real estate specialist Redevco and funds managed by global alternative
asset manager Ares Management (NYSE:ARES), has made its first
acquisition through the purchase of a portfolio of six retail parks in
southern and western Spain from the developer Bogaris for approximately
€95 million.
The parks comprise a total of approximately 84,240 square metres of
space. All six retails parks are nearly fully let, featuring
high-quality tenants including grocery chains Mercadona, Aldi and Dia,
fashion brands C&A, Kiabi and Merkal Calzados, as well as Burger King,
Media Markt, Sprinter and AKI Bricolaje.
The parks are:
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Mejostilla, Cáceres – 7,280 sq.m. in seven retail boxes
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Kinepolis, Pulianas, Granada – 25,500 sq.m. in 32 leisure and retail
boxes
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Marismas del Polvorin, Huelva – 20,000 sq.m. in nine retail boxes
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La Heredad, Mérida – 13,500 sq.m. in nine retail boxes
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Retail Park Motril – 5,560 sq.m. in four retail boxes
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La Serena, Villanueva de la Serena – 12,400 sq.m. in nine retail boxes
Israel Casanova, Redevco’s Managing Director of Portugal & Spain,
said: “This is a great start to the JV, illustrating the types of
opportunities that we have been targeting to create a specific retail
park-focused portfolio. It gives us immediate scale in the Spanish
retail park market, and we will be on the look out for fresh investment
opportunities in Spain and neighbouring Portugal.”
Rafael Aviles, who is leading the joint venture on behalf of Ares
Management, said: “These six retail parks are all dominant in their
locations and enjoy a long-performing attractive tenant base. This fits
the objectives of our JV as well as Ares’ longstanding real estate
investment strategy. There is significant value-add potential to improve
the portfolio’s operating performance in the coming years, including
property enhancements that will ensure they continue to attract shoppers
and retailers.”
Ares and Redevco announced the creation of Redevco Iberian Ventures in
September 2015, and with this transaction, the JV’s total committed
investment value is now more than €200 million. The joint venture
targets value-add and core-plus investments in retail properties in the
Iberian Peninsula.
Advising Redevco Iberian Ventures on the purchase of the retail park
portfolio were JLL and Deloitte.
ABOUT REDEVCO:
Redevco is an independent, pan-European real estate investment
management company specialised in retail property. The 400 assets under
management are spread across the strongest retail concentrations in
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Redevco partners
with over 1,000 retailers. For further information about Redevco please
visit www.redevco.com.
ABOUT ARES MANAGEMENT, L.P.:
Ares Management, L.P. is a publicly traded, leading global alternative
asset manager with approximately $94 billion of assets under management
as of December 31, 2015 and more than 15 offices in the United States,
Europe and Asia. Since its inception in 1997, Ares has adhered to a
disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering strong
risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. Ares believes
each of its three distinct but complementary investment groups in
Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate is a market leader based on
assets under management and investment performance. Ares was built upon
the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of
the greater whole. For more information, visit www.aresmgmt.com.
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