Fiera Real Estate UK has completed the second close of its logistics development fund, taking the total amount of equity committed by investors to over £225 million.
Investors in the fund are a mixture of LGPS and pension funds from the US, Europe and Asia together with proprietary co-investment.
Fiera said the raise brings its total value-add track record to over £1billion in capital commitments across a range of real estate asset classes.
Fiera launched the Fund in July 2022 to take advantage of the unprecedented occupier and investor demand for logistics real estate and can leverage up to 35% taking the portfolio capacity to £350million across the two-year investment window.
The current portfolio of five assets will provide c.400,000 sq.ft of ESG exemplar, Grade A logistics floorspace across 18 units when construction is complete. The fund has a pipeline of five more sites under offer and is actively seeking additional opportunities.
The fund’s investment requirements are for development sites of over two acres with capability for small-to-mid box logistics developments of up to 250,000 sq.ft, in locations well served by transport links and within 45 minutes of a one million catchment population.
All assets will meet the rigorous environmental and social requirements set by Fiera’s Sustainable Design Brief, which align with its ambition to drive positive change and contribute to a low carbon economy. 80% of assets in the current portfolio are targeting Net Zero Carbon Construction and BREEAM Outstanding.
Chris Button, Fund Manager and Head of Investment Management, commented, “I am delighted to confirm that we have completed the second close for our logistics fund bringing the total capital commitments to over £225million. The recent volatility in the market has created good buying opportunities for funders like us that are well capitalised, can take planning and construction risk and can transact quickly.
We have increased our focus on the logistics sector over the last three years, developing over 9million sq.ft of logistics assets alongside our operating partner network of nine property companies. This development expertise offers significant de-risking and value creating qualities for our investors, while our strategic focus on Grade A development from the ground-up means we can attract best-in-class tenants at rental levels reflecting that. We intend to leverage this experience and we remain very active whilst others are sitting on the side lines.”
Charles Allen, Head of European Real Estate, commented, “Despite the capital-constrained market, we are still able to raise high volumes of capital and I am excited to harness the opportunities that the second close will allow us to capitalise on. Our strong track record of creating space that meets the evolving needs of our occupational customers will in turn create value for our investors.”
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