UK real estate investment trust (REIT) Segro has raised £680m (€763m) to fund its European expansion plan.

On Tuesday, the London-listed firm announced plans to raise £650m capital by issuing new shares in the company via a share placing and a separate retail offer.

Segro said today that in light of the strong demand received both from existing investors and potential new holders, �the board has decided to increase the size of the raise from approximately £650m to £680m�.

The amount raised will be used to invest in opportunities across the UK and Continental Europe through further, mostly pre-let, development projects together with acquisitions of land and investment assets.

Segro currently owns a warehouse property covering 7.8m sqm of space across the UK and continental Europe, valued at £12.2bn.

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