Knight Frank Investment Management (KFIM) has invested £56m (€64.5m) in a UK warehouse for Korean investors.

The warehouse, in Crewe in the north west of England, is let to BAE Systems.

Kevin Aitchison, chief executive of KFIM, said: “A couple of years ago we made a strategic decision to establish new partnerships within the Korean institutional market.�

The deal, he said, is KFIM’s first for the Korean clients.

“The transaction is another significant step forward in achieving our long-term business plan and we are confident that this will be the first of many transactions for investors from the region,� he said.