Tristan Capital Partners’ TIPS 1 income plus real estate debt Fund has provided circa €51m (£44m) of senior debt to finance Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager’s acquisition of The Fort Shopping Park in Birmingham. The 301,070ft² park sits on the outskirts of Birmingham and is located close to the M6 (Junction 5), benefitting from a captive population of over half a million within a 20-minute radius. The park is anchored by Primark, Next, JD Sports and Boots and has benefited from a strong rebound in footfall and renewed leasing activity since the easing of restrictions.
Dan Pottorff, Head of Debt Investment at Tristan, said: “This financing illustrates the core strategy of TIPS One - to back experienced, well-capitalised sponsors, actively managing high-quality assets to drive income and capital growth. We are taking a highly selective approach to retail, focussing on opportunities where we are working with established managers with progressive and considered strategies for well-located assets.”
Ashil Sodha, Director, Debt Investment at Tristan, said: “We are pleased to have supported Invesco Real Estate with debt financing for this acquisition. The rebalancing of capital values and rents across the sector in recent times, coupled with the strong performance of this format of retail through the pandemic, has created compelling investment opportunities for active managers to reposition assets. A wave of new capital is helping reinvigorate dominant retail assets like The Fort, which Invesco Real Estate and its operating partner George Capital are well placed to deliver.”
