German listed property company IVG Immobilien has bought a portfolio from German insurer Allianz for about EUR 1.3 bn, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.3%. In a statement issued on Tuesday, IVG said the portfolio consists of seven 'high-quality' office properties: one each in Frankfurt and Hamburg, three in Munich and two in Stuttgart. The total rental floor space amounts to 441,000 m[sup]2[/sup] and the properties are fully let to Allianz on a long-term basis.

German listed property company IVG Immobilien has bought a portfolio from German insurer Allianz for about EUR 1.3 bn, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.3%. In a statement issued on Tuesday, IVG said the portfolio consists of seven 'high-quality' office properties: one each in Frankfurt and Hamburg, three in Munich and two in Stuttgart. The total rental floor space amounts to 441,000 m2 and the properties are fully let to Allianz on a long-term basis.

IVG will assume ownership of some of the properties at the end of the year, while the transfer of others will occur in early 2008.

The acquisition will increase the volume of IVG's inventory of German office properties to EUR 3.3 bn. IVG plans to transfer these properties to a REIT at the beginning of 2008. The Allianz portfolio will be acquired via an IVG subsidiary which has a pre-REIT status. IVG's ceo Wolfhard Leichnitz commented: 'With its high-quality office properties and long-term stable cash flows, the portfolio optimally supplements our REIT portfolio. As a result, our planned Office REIT will have a balanced mix of properties let long term with reliable cash flows and properties with good value growth prospects.'