The UK Government has officially granted a Development Consent Order for the Springwell Solar Farm in Lincolnshire. This major planning approval allows the joint project between EDF power solutions limited and Luminous Energy to move toward the construction phase. Once it is fully operational, the site is expected to generate enough renewable electricity to supply more than 180,000 homes every year, helping to secure the UK's future energy mix.
The Impact&Places Partnership has made its first acquisition by securing the Ferrous site in Manchester. This £860 million joint venture between Homes England, Capital&Centric and Swiss Life Asset Managers aims to build 2,250 homes nationwide. The Manchester project will deliver 107 rental apartments on former industrial land. Supported by the National Housing Bank, the scheme focuses on accelerating residential-led regeneration in areas with high housing demand.
Prologis and GIC have established a $1.6 billion joint venture to develop build-to-suit logistics facilities across the United States. The partnership starts with a 4.1 million square foot portfolio and aims to meet rising demand for custom distribution centres. By combining GIC's institutional capital with the development expertise of Prologis, the venture targets long-term growth in the North American industrial sector.
Realty Income and Apollo have entered a $1.0 billion strategic partnership. Apollo will acquire a 49 per cent stake in a joint venture featuring 500 US retail properties. This deal forms the cornerstone of Realty Income’s new private capital initiative, providing a scalable source of equity independent of public markets. The arrangement has received permanent equity treatment from major rating agencies and is scheduled to close at the end of March.
Hines and Burstone Group have launched a pan-European light industrial joint venture, seeded with a R760 million investment. The partnership has acquired six assets across Germany and the Netherlands, totalling 49,000 square metres. Burstone will manage the portfolio, taking a 20% equity stake alongside the Hines European Real Estate Partners III fund. The strategy targets value-add opportunities driven by nearshoring and supply chain growth.
M&G Real Estate has entered into a joint venture with BlueRock Group to expand a residential portfolio in Berlin. The partnership involves a total investment of €47 million to modernise existing buildings and construct 75 new apartments. This move aims to address the severe housing shortage in some of the most popular districts in the German capital.
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