Ivanhoé Cambridge, PAG form Japan logistics venture

Ivanhoé Cambridge, PAG form Japan logistics venture

Canadian real estate company Ivanhoé Cambridge and PAG, Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm, has formed a new Japan logistics venture with a capacity to deploy up to US$400M for logistics assets in Japan.

The new platform will develop and acquire for longer-term hold high-quality core logistics facilities especially in urban and last mile locations.  

“Logistics has proven to be highly resilient during this pandemic and will remain a key focus in the coming years, especially in Asia Pacific, where we are already invested in Singapore, Australia, China, India and Indonesia. We’re delighted to launch this new investment strategy in Japan and this venture will significantly accelerate our capacity to grow and diversify our portfolio in this key Asian market,” said George Agethen, Senior Vice-president Asia-Pacific at Ivanhoé Cambridge.

“This Partnership continues the roll-out of our global conviction for logistics, and in that global context, these chosen target cities in Japan are attractive as they are highly urbanized, have low vacancies and there is significant room to grow in their e-commerce penetration rates”, he added.

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“We have a great respect for Ivanhoé Cambridge as investors, and we are very pleased to be deepening our relationship with them,” said Jon Paul Toppino, PAG Group President and Managing Partner of PAG Real Estate. “PAG has been investing in Japan real estate since 1997, with a comprehensive knowledge of local markets and a strong track record. We expect the logistics sector in Japan to remain a durable and attractive opportunity, and we look forward to working with Ivanhoé Cambridge as they continue to grow their portfolio in the region.”

E-commerce keeps driving demand for logistics facilities and remains in an expansionary mode in Japan..”

”E-commerce keeps driving demand for logistics facilities and remains in an expansionary mode in Japan, where the stock of modern, high-grade logistics properties is scarce and in high demand. The venture will take advantage of these strong fundamentals and address third party logistic tenants’ increasing demand for high quality space in greater Tokyo and greater Osaka, with potential for tactical investments in greater Nagoya,” said in the statement.

The venture will have over US$400 million in investment capacity and has already identified a pipeline of opportunities for its investment program. It will be governed by an investment committee composed of Ivanhoé Cambridge, as majority shareholder in the venture, and PAG, which will operationally manage the venture.

This joint venture reinforces the strategic partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge and PAG, which started with a first investment in 2017.

Ivanhoé Cambridge holds a global, diversified real estate portfolio of approximately C$64 billion AUM across 5 continents, primarily in the industrial and logistics, office, residential and retail sectors.