Europe has acquired a 鈧�200m French real estate portfolio, increasing the size of its European logistics platform to 鈧�2bn.
The porfolio of eight French logistics assets 鈥� known as Corridor 鈥� was sold by .
AEW Europe said the multi-tenant buildings, covering 280,000sqm in total, are situated in 鈥減rime logistics locations鈥� in Lille, Le Havre, Paris and Lyon.
AEW Europe established Logistis, its European logistics platform, .
Dutch pension investors , and a managed by are among investors in the platform.
Last year, the fund manager invested 鈧�1bn in 16 assets. AEW Europe said it planned to continue making investments this year.
R茅my Vertupier, Logistis fund manager, said: 鈥淔ollowing the acquisition of Corridor, we have now allocated 80% of Logistis鈥� investment capacity and have reached a 99% occupancy rate in the existing investment portfolio.鈥�
