has confirmed a RMB5.8bn (€752.5m) fundraise in an initial public offering and has become the first logistics trust to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

As reported recently, nine Chinese companies, including , had been approved by authorities to list a Chinese real estate investment trust (C-REIT) on China’s stock exchanges.

Seven of the selected group are infrastructure companies. GLP and the state-owned enterprise, Hongtu Innovation Yantian Port Warehousing and Logistics, are the only two logistics companies in the mix.

Five of the REITs, including GLP C-REIT, will list on the Shanghai Exchange and the remaining four in Shenzhen.

At the time, Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Real Assets reported that the GLP vehicle had issued 1.5bn shares at RMB3.89 per share to raise RMB5.84bn.

GLP said today that GLP C-REIT completed its IPO, adding that both the institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed by investors.

Teresa Zhuge, executive vice chairman of GLP China, said: “The oversubscription of our C-REIT is a very encouraging sign. We continue to see robust investor demand for stable logistics and industrial assets and income streams in China and will continue to leverage our industry-leading team and portfolio to generate attractive returns for our shareholders.�

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