Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a division of the Macquarie Group, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of GLL Real Estate Partners (GLL), the Munich-based real estate fund manager. The terms of the transaction remain confidential.
GLL’s Founding Partners, Rainer Göebel and Gerd Kremer, as well as Dana Gibson, Managing Director, will continue to lead the business and ensure continuity and stability for staff, clients and business partners.
As the world leader in infrastructure investment for over 20 years, MIRA has been building its presence across the real asset investment spectrum, including real estate, energy and agriculture. With c. €7bn of assets under management and a team of over 130 experienced real estate professionals based in Europe, the Americas and South Korea, GLL’s deep expertise and established investor base will provide MIRA with significantly enhanced capabilities and immediate presence and scale in the real estate sector.
GLL’s current portfolio consists of 100 property investments and development projects across the office, retail, and industrial real estate sector, with 44% of the portfolio located in Europe, 51% in the US and 5% in Latin America. Following the transaction, MIRA and GLL will together manage c.€10.6bn of real estate assets globally on behalf of investors.
Global Head of MIRA, Martin Stanley, commented:“We are delighted to welcome the GLL team to MIRA. This partnership is a significant step in MIRA’s growth and diversification across the real assets sector and will result in a material expansion of our global real estate footprint. MIRA’s global platform and strong track record in fundraising combined with the real estate expertise of the GLL team positions us well to expand our offering to our respective client bases in the coming years.”
Co-Founder of GLL, Rainer Göebel, commented: “We have spent considerable time confirming the compatibility of GLL and MIRA, and I am convinced that bringing these two entities together, will result in the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. We complement each other, by bringing together two networks to the benefit of our respective investors and business partners, providing a truly global platform.”
Gerd Kremer, Co-Founder of GLL, said: “GLL has built an international portfolio and network to the benefit of its strong institutional investor base. Teaming up with a first-in-class international institution continues consolidates and strengthens GLL’s long-held strategy.”
The transaction is subject to regulatory and merger approvals, expected in second quarter 2018.
