US opportunistic investor Blackstone has been widely tipped as a candidate for the Deal of the Decade by panellists at PropertyEU’s Investment Briefings.
According to Artur Mokrzycki, head of capital markets at Panattoni Europe, Blackstone’s timing with Logicor has been ‘very good’ and it has executed its European logistics strategy ‘very well’. 'AEW Europe’s Logistis Fund is my second candidate: it focuses on a very simple but smart strategy of developing multi-tenant parks.’
Arthur Tielens, managing director at Patrizia Logistics Europe, also tipped Blackstone’s Logicor unit. ‘Has the Deal of the Decade already been done or is it still to happen? I think there is a biggy coming up if Blackstone spins off its European logistics platform Logicor in an initial public offering.’
Kristof Verstraeten, founder & managing director at Logistics Capital Partners, cited the first XXL warehouse in Europe built by Sydney-listed Goodman Group for ecommerce giant Amazon in Leipzig. ‘Back in 2006, Goodman’s first project in Germany for Amazon via predecessor company Eurinpro was the first and led to a string of deals. There’s more to come. Ecommerce continues to disrupt the supply chain.’
Over the summer, our project team will be urging other advisors and investors to submit their candidates ahead of a selection for the shortlist. The submissions will be announced in our daily newsletter during July and August ahead of a readers’ vote in the autumn. The Deal of the Decade Awards will be presented during a ceremony in Amsterdam in December.
Do you have a deal that you would like to submit for the Deal of the Decade Awards? For more information, go to: propertyeu.info/content/awards or mail irina@propertyeu.info
