Galvanize Real Estate has entered the Massachusetts market by acquiring the 360,000-square-foot Liberty Logistics Portfolio in Greater Boston. The three-building purchase expands the firm's US footprint to 3.2 million square feet. The company plans to modernise and decarbonise the assets through solar power, electrification and battery storage, aiming to reduce onsite emissions by 104%.
Industrial developer Panattoni has named Sharad Gohil as CEO and Managing Director of Panattoni India to drive its regional expansion. Gohil, the former head of IndoSpace Capital Asia, brings over 25 years of global real estate experience. He will lead the firm's growth across Indian logistics hubs, manufacturing corridors and emerging digital infrastructure markets, including data centres.
Starwood Capital Group has completed the final closing of its latest global opportunistic real estate fund, Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund XIII, securing over $10.2 billion in capital commitments. Supported by more than 300 institutional and private investors across 20 countries, the fund has already deployed $3 billion into data centers, housing and industrial assets across the US, Europe and Asia.
European investor Urban Partners has launched a new regeneration fund with strategic partners Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Viessmann Generations Group. Backed by anchor investors PensionDanmark and SamPension, the vehicle has secured an initial unlevered investment capacity of up to €650 million. The fund targets brownfield sites across growth cities in the Nordics, Germany and the UK to build mixed-use communities and address critical housing shortages.
European urban investor Urban Partners has sold four newly constructed logistics properties near Oslo to KLP Eiendom for NOK 1.8 billion. Covering 98,000 square metres across the Vestby and Moss transport hubs, the deal is Norway’s largest logistics transaction this year. The fully let portfolio features high environmental standards and premium tenants including H&M and Schibsted.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has started construction on a new automotive logistics hub in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone. The dedicated 28,000 square metre facility is designed to meet the growing regional demands of the automotive sector, offering scalable distribution across the GCC, Africa and international markets.
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