Investcorp buys Coca-Cola Belgium HQ for €88m

Investcorp buys Coca-Cola Belgium HQ for €88m

Investcorp‘s European Real Estate business has acquired The Bridge, a single let office and Research & Development (R&D) asset located in Brussels from a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company for €88 million through a sale and 10-year leaseback transaction.

The property serves as The Coca-Cola Company’s Belgian headquarters, housing its marketing and R&D functions. Upon completion, the property will be 100% occupied by Coca-Cola and several of its existing sub-tenants.

The acquisition represents Investcorp’s first sale and leaseback real estate transaction in Europe, said Investcorp in sattement.

Located in southwest Brussels, The Bridge offers convenient access to major European cities, including Paris and London via train. Built in 2001, the property is comprised of three interconnected buildings which provide 35,300 square meters of office and R&D space. The local area is also set to benefit from the Belgian Government’s new “Canal Plan,” which is the largest urban development plan in the Brussels region, comprised of a new mixed neighborhood of commercial and residential properties.

”The Benelux region has growing and active real estate markets and is currently experiencing high levels of demand for office assets.

“Our latest acquisition is in line with our recent focus on expanding our real estate portfolio across the Benelux region, which we believe is poised to benefit from solid economic and underlying property fundamentals. The Benelux region has growing and active real estate markets and is currently experiencing high levels of demand for office assets. We are excited to enter the Belgian market and grow our total European real estate platform to approximately €750 million in AUM,” said Yusef Al Yusef, Head of Gulf Institutional Clients Group at Investcorp.


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