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Savills Wales investment transaction roundup!   2024 saw fantastic results for the team with a range of transactions across the industrial and offices sectors.

💡 "As we kick off 2025, we’re anticipating less uncertainty in the UK commercial property markets than in 2024" Mat Oakley Check out Savills latest blog on the outlook for commercial property here: http://savi.li/6043UDgmV

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Acquisition of 50% Stake in €840m Logistics Platform 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 (SCA) and Savills 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 teams in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark have advised AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest pension fund, on the acquisition of a 50% interest in an €840m logistics platform owned by Oxford Properties Group. The platform consists of a European portfolio of 76 urban logistics and distribution assets located in Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. The portfolio covers a combined area of 730,000 sq m (7.9m sq ft). Paul Clark, Head of European Real Assets at AustralianSuper, said: “We believe urban logistics and distribution represents one of the most compelling sector opportunities in European real estate today, and have been tracking the sector for several years.” Joe Guilfoyle, Co-Head of Savills Capital Advisors, commented: "The acquisition of a 50% stake in Oxford Properties €840m logistics platform underscores the critical role of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 in driving growth across Europe’s real estate markets. This transaction highlights the increasing demand for strategically located urban logistics assets. We’re thrilled to have supported AustralianSuper with this transaction." Savills Capital Advisors (#SCA) is a global real estate investment banking team regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (#FCA), working across all real estate sectors, delivering integrated structuring, financing and transactional services to investors, developers, operators and lenders. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞: Green Street: https://lnkd.in/g8ypddbB Bloomberg: https://lnkd.in/e3qXXRVc For more information, contact: Joe Guilfoyle ACA MRICS | George Coleman MRICS | Rasheed Hassan | Ben Thomas Savills Operational Capital Markets

💡 "As we kick off 2025, we’re anticipating less uncertainty in the UK commercial property markets than in 2024" Mat Oakley Our latest blog looks at the outlook for commercial property. Click the link for Mat's insights ➡️ http://savi.li/6046U8MKr For more information on how the next stage of the real estate cycle will unfold, Savills UK Cross Sector Outlook 2025 is live: http://savi.li/6047U8MKT

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 50𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 2024, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 50% 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞: http://savi.li/6045o5GY3 Savills announces the successful sale of Manchester's Snipe Retail Park to CBRE Investment Management. This milestone marks our 50th retail park traded this year, with over £1.6 billion in transactions, capturing a significant 50% share of the total market volume. James Hurst, Director in Investment at Savills, comments: “2024 has proved to be a resurgent year in the retail warehouse investment market with strong trade, low vacancy, and rental growth driving investment volumes in excess of £3 billion, for only the third time in the last decade. With such a robust occupational platform, we see this trend continuing into next year and beyond.”

✨ 2024 Investment Highlights It’s been a busy year for the Savills Scotland Investment Team, having been involved in over £350m of transactions. Major highlights reflect the continued resilience and adaptability of the market. Swipe through to see a selection of some of the activity from the last 12 months. The team is excited about the opportunities 2025 will bring, with some exciting projects going live early in the new year.

💭 "𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐩... 𝐲𝐞𝐭" – The office investment landscape: http://savi.li/6048o8uR4 Despite the ongoing narrative around the 'death of the office' we continue to see UK investors choosing offices as a priority sector for capital deployment. Our latest investment perspective in Optimising Offices outlines: 🏢 An update on investor sentiment 📊 Growing competition from lenders and investors 🏧 Key transactions reflecting active buyer trends 📄 An assessment of the risk in occupational markets for offices ... and more Read the full article for more insights Emma Steele

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥: http://savi.li/6041o8umR Despite Q3 being the lowest quarterly volume in 2024 - with just €5.8 billion transacted - European retail investments over the first three quarters of the year reached €19 billion, a 6% increase compared to the same period last year. The European Retail Market 2024 Report looks to the future of retail investment moving into 2025, poised for steady growth, driven by interest rate cuts, improving investor confidence and attractive income returns. Read the full report. Lydia Brissy

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞: 𝟑 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐲, 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐝𝐨𝐧, 𝐂𝐑𝟎 𝟒𝐑𝐑 📍 Savills are bringing to the market freehold interest in 3 Imperial Way, Croydon on behalf of Croydon Council. Investment Summary: • Long income last mile industrial opportunity. • Strategically located, benefiting from exceptional road connectivity with direct access to Central London via the A23. • Industrial warehouse with a self-contained yard, totalling 25,688 sq ft (GIA). • 1.07 acre site with a site cover of 52%. • The surrounding area is popular with retail warehouse, trade counter, data centre and last mile logistics occupiers. For more information please contact: Charlie Foster | Zoe Jackson | Imogen Shepherd

[𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄] 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 A dominant leisure park in the south east of England, approximately 2.5 miles from the historic centre of Rochester. Investment considerations include: 🚗 Easy access from the M2 motorway - direct access to London and Kentish port towns 👥 A wide reach drawing from a 20 minute catchment of 668,000 people. 🏢 Comprises 215,512 sq ft within 11individual units ✨ One of the best trading leisure parks in the south of England Click through the brochure for other considerations. For more information on this strong trading leisure park investment opportunity please contact: James Hurst | Georgina Ward