Accolade continues its plan to increase the stability and profitability of its portfolio of modern and environmentally friendly industrial real estate. With ČSOB and Unicredit Bank, it refinanced parks in the Czech Republic worth EUR 150 million (CZK 3.8 billion). The refinancing of the Polish portfolio follows last year's transaction in the amount of EUR 153 million (CZK 4 billion), to which another EUR 54 million (CZK 1.4 billion) has been added this year, again in cooperation with the German Aareal Bank.
Investments in the Accolade Industrial Fund outperformed the previous periods in the second quarter of 2021 and the value of the fund increased to €863 million (approx. CZK 22 billion). The Fund's performance was positively impacted by increased investment activity in the European industrial real estate market and rising prices within this area. Investment appreciation in the second quarter reached 10.21% in the CZK class and 11.49% in the EUR class.
The expansion of e-commerce and growing volumes of orders has led the logistics company Andreas Schmid to consider moving to a larger one. The industrial developer P3 will build a new hall for it in P3 Prague D6 near Stochov in Central Bohemia, part of the building will be for rent.
AIA Group Limited (“AIA”; or the “Company”; stock code: 1299) today announces that it has formed a strategic partnership with GLP to invest in the global logistics real estate industry and related opportunities.
The positive long-term trends that are driving the growth of the global logistics real estate sector provide AIA with immense opportunities to diversify its investment portfolio and enhance returns for its customers and shareholders. The partnership will enable AIA to leverage GLP’s investment experience and expertise in this area.
For the whole of 2020, 1.37 million square meters of industrial space were leased in the Czech Republic. By the end of June this year, it was almost 1.2 million square meters. According to the consulting company BNP Paribas Real Estate, it is therefore certain that the year 2021 will be the strongest so far in terms of realized demand in this segment.
The fourth industrial revolution summarizes the changes that have made and are still streamlining and automating processes in the field of transport, production itself or communication through digital technologies. In addition, current technological trends are influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, which in some respects has led to their faster anchoring.
