Aberdeen Property Investors has been appointed by GM Investment Trustees to manage a portfolio of UK commercial properties valued at EUR 187 mln. This is the first UK property mandate awarded to Aberdeen following the re-establishment of its UK property operation with a seven-person team in June 2007.

Aberdeen Property Investors has been appointed by GM Investment Trustees to manage a portfolio of UK commercial properties valued at EUR 187 mln. This is the first UK property mandate awarded to Aberdeen following the re-establishment of its UK property operation with a seven-person team in June 2007.

Roger Annis, asset manager at Aberdeen said: 'At a point in the property cycle where performance will be derived from income rather than yield improvement, our active asset management skills are ideally suited to achieving out-performance from this type of portfolio.'

Glenn Newson, managing director of the UK operation added: 'I feel very confident about the prospects for Aberdeen's UK property operations. We have a strong team on the ground here with specialist expertise. In addition we have the backing of 500 property professionals throughout Europe that can offer UK property investors a range of services from property management to property funds.'

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