Labanna Capital Management Launches a €300 Million ASEAN / European Real Estate Joint Venture
Labanna Capital Management and Euro-Asia Inter RE, the pan-Asia / European commercial real estate specialist, announced the formation of a Joint Venture managed by principals of Euro-Asia Inter RE with research, advisory and marketing assistance from Labanna Capital Management; the ASEAN / Norwegian alternative asset manager.
Taipei, Taiwan, October 26, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Labanna Capital Management and Euro-Asia Inter RE, the pan-Asia / European commercial real estate specialist, announced the formation of a Joint Venture managed by principals of Euro-Asia Inter RE with research, advisory and marketing assistance from Labanna Capital Management; the ASEAN / Norwegian alternative asset manager. The companies announced today a €300 million commitment to the commercial real estate joint venture.
The joint venture, designated ASEAN-Euro Ventures, Ltd., will invest in shopping centers, commercial and retail parks and high street properties in Denmark, Singapore, and Malaysia as well as select opportunities in Indonesia and Thailand. Additional European investment targets will include the broader Norwegian geographic zone as well as Spain and Portugal.
Labanna's Director of Mergers and Acquisition Philip McDowney said: "This is an important step for Labanna in building its third-party real estate investment management business. We have highly experienced teams on the ground throughout Europe and the ASEAN Region to maximize the value of this unique retail / commercial property platform for investors and commercial-retailers alike. We've been looking to join up with like-minded investors who share our values and investment horizons. Euro-Asia Inter RE is a natural partner in this respect."
ASEAN-Euro Ventures. Ltd. will be seeded with a combination of assets in the ASEAN Region and initially Denmark and Spain from funds managed by both Labanna Capital Management and Euro-Asia Inter RE. The joint venture partners currently have committed an initial combined value of approximately €120 million. The effort will be led by Mr. Philip McDowney and Mr. Bill Brenan on behalf of Labanna and Euro-Asia Inter respectively. The partnership will jointly use the members’ existing deep relationships in the ASEAN Region and Denmark as well as in Spain and Portugal to source and execute potential investments.
ASEAN-Euro Ventures, Ltd. will be the local manager of the joint venture’s assets.
Labanna’s Director of Mergers and Acquisitions Philip McDowney said: “This is an important step for Labanna in building its third-party real estate investment management business. We have highly experienced teams on the ground throughout Europe and the ASEAN Region to maximize the value of this unique retail / commercial property platform for investors and commercial-retailers alike. We’ve been looking to join up with like-minded investors who share our values and investment horizons. Euro-Asia Inter RE is a natural partner in this respect.”
Bill Brenan, Sr. Partner of the Labanna Real Estate Group, said: “We believe that with the scale of market-leading global real estate of Euro-Asia Inter’s platform and Labanna's deep experience in retail real estate investing, especially in both the ASEAN and Danish, Spanish and Portuguese markets will make for a powerful partnership synergy. ASEAN-Euro Ventures. Ltd. will be well-positioned to tap into the significant value-added and opportunistic investment opportunities we have been seeing in these resurgent markets.”
About Euro-Asia Inter RE:
Euro-Asia Inter is an independent privately held pan-European-Asian real estate investment Management Company specialized in retail-commercial property. Their €370 million in assets under management are spread across the strongest retail-commercial concentrations in Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain as well as in Asia. Euro-Asia Inter now partners with over 1,000 commercial-retail operators as local partners.
About Labanna Capital Management
Labanna is a privately held, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately €700 million of investor assets under management with offices in Denmark and Asia. Since its inception in 1997, Labanna has adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering strong risk-adjusted investment returns throughout market cycles. Labanna believes each of its four distinct but complementary investment groups in Private Equity, Tradable Credit, Foreign Exchange and Real Estate are market leaders based on assets under management and investment performance. Labanna Capital Management was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the greater whole.
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