Tritax EuroBox plc said Thursday it has agreed to acquire two logistics assets in Germany for €290.9 million, excluding acquisition costs.
”The two transactions are structured as share deals and the combined rental income amounts to €11.38 million per annum, reflecting a combined net initial yield of 3.9%,” said the company in a statement.
On 31 March 2021, the company agreed to acquire the freehold interest in a highly sustainable recently built logistics property in the Nuremberg region, Bavaria. Completion will occur on 1 April 2021.
This highly specified logistics building is the European distribution headquarters of a leading German sportswear manufacturer strategically located in central southern Germany close to Nuremberg on the A3 motorway towards Frankfurt and close to the tenant’s headquarters.
The property has been developed to the highest sustainability standards. It is CO2 neutral, built to LEED Gold standard, benefits from certified green energy procurement, has a roof mounted photovoltaic system generating up to 1.5 megawatts of electricity and also is constructed with a 22,500 sqm green roof.
The property is leased for a further 14 years benefitting from indexation to 100% of the German CPI index following a four year indexation holiday from the start of the lease. The 20 hectare site comes with extension potential for an additional 42,000 sqm of floorspace.
On 31 March 2021, the company agreed to acquire a 94,800 sqm growth covenant asset leased for 15 years to Wayfair GmbH in a prime location to the north of Frankfurt. The lease is annually indexed to 100% of German CPI, following a three year indexation holiday at the commencement of the lease.
Completion is expected on 1 May 2021, subject to a number of conditions, including practical completion of the building.
The building is located some 60km north of Frankfurt, close to the town of Giessen and to the strategic A5/A45 motorway intersection.
The property has been built to high sustainability standards, certified to DGNB Gold standard, and it benefits from a range of operational energy reduction measures. The roof has the capacity to support the installation of solar PV panels. The high specification of the construction, including 16m eaves height, 223 loading doors, 192 HGV spaces and 415 car spaces also allows for the building to be subdivided into nine units.
Both properties have been developed by Dietz AG, a leading European logistics developer, and one of the company’s retained development partners. Dietz AG will remain as a minority shareholder in both logistics ssets in Germany.
“Following the successful raise of €230 million of new equity in March 2021, we are delighted to acquire swiftly these two assets in core logistics locations in Germany, deploying a large part of the equity proceeds recently raised and the proceeds of the profitable sale of an asset in Poland. Both buildings are highly sustainable, modern, top specification logistics facilities. They benefit from excellent transport and infrastructure connectivity and are let on long index linked leases to high quality, market leading, global occupiers,” said Nick Preston, Fund Manager of Tritax EuroBox.
