The EPISO 4 opportunity fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners, and White Star Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of five institutional quality warehouses in some of the most established logistics locations in Poland from an affiliate of Oz Real Estate for around €86m.
The five warehouses range from 16,000m² to 40,000m², covering 161,689m² of GLA in total and are currently just over 90% let. The assets are categorised as “urban logistics” reflecting their short driving distance to major cities, enabling them to provide an attractive balance for occupiers looking for lower rents relative to “last mile” warehouses while still offering close proximity to city centres. Tristan’s operating and equity partner for the logistics portfolio White Star Real Estate has an extensive track record in Central and Eastern European markets. The EPISO 4 fund’s advisors on the transactions included Dentons, JLL, Arcadis and E&Y. Financing was provided by pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.
Kristian Smyth, Director at Tristan Capital Partners, said: “Despite substantial development of new logistics warehouses in Poland in recent years, demand continues to outstrip supply resulting in a sharp fall in vacancy rates and a slow increase in net effective rents. We expect these robust market fundamentals to continue on the back of buoyant Polish economic growth, and we are focused on expanding our Polish logistics footprint.”
