Located in Stuttgart and leased to one of the leading German automotive groups, the investment is in line with TFI’s strategy to identify attractive opportunities in developed markets like Germany and the UK, where it has already made considerable investments.
The Fund, a close ended Shariah-compliant real state fund, was recently established by TFI and Inovalis with the focus on investing in the income generating commercial real estate assets in highly-lucrative European markets.
For the Stuttgart acquisition, the Fund partnered with Inovalis REIT, a Real Estate Investment Trust listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Fund aims to secure another Grade A asset during current year.
The acquisition also aims to provide a stable income stream with strong rental growth prospects and it is expected to distribute dividends in the range of 6% to 7% net to the investors.
“There are many real estate investment opportunities in Europe these days, especially at current Euro/US dollar exchange rate and relatively inexpensive external financing. However, TFI and its partner cherry pick quality assets with higher return and low risk correlation. Stuttgart asset is but the founding asset in our TFI Euro Income Fund,” said Houssam Kharbotli, TFI chief executive officer.
Stephane Amine, chairman of Inovalis SA, said: “We are pleased to have partnered with TFI and together we will demonstrate high-level of commitment towards achieving excellence in our business practices and partnerships. Inovalis through its wide spread presence in Europe and North America will continue to source quality transactions for benefit of the Fund investors.”
