Goodman and CPPIB Expand Their Relationship with a Targeted US$890 Million North American Logistics and Industrial Partnership
09 Agosto 2012 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) and the Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board (CPPIB) are pleased to announce the launch of a
new logistics and industrial partnership called the Goodman North
America Partnership (GNAP). Goodman and CPPIB have targeted an
equity amount of US$890 million on a 55/45 basis, representing
US$490 million and US$400 million respectively.
GNAP’s investment strategy is to target investment in logistics
and industrial property in key North American markets. The focus
will initially be on development led opportunities, with value-add
and stabilised asset acquisitions to be considered over time in
line with market conditions.
Greg Goodman, CEO of Goodman said, “GNAP further builds on our
relationship with CPPIB and reinforces our strategy of matching
third party capital with our development pipeline, enabling us to
enter North America in a measured way. We will continue to work
closely with our global customers to deliver high quality logistics
and industrial space, consistent with our prudent development
approach.”
This transaction represents CPPIB’s first direct investment in
U.S. industrial real estate, a sector which is expected to benefit
from a lack of new supply in recent years and continued growth in
global trade. It will contribute to CPPIB’s strategy of building a
portfolio of high quality assets that will deliver stable returns
over the long-term.
Peter Ballon, CPPIB’s Vice President, Real Estate Investments -
Americas said, “This latest partnership broadens CPPIB’s successful
relationship with Goodman, with whom we hold investments in
Australia, Hong Kong and China. We believe that this joint venture
will provide significant opportunities to invest in prime logistics
and industrial locations across key American markets.”
As announced on 20 June, Goodman has entered into an agreement
with California based Birtcher Development and Investments
(Birtcher), focused on the development of, and investment in, prime
quality logistics and industrial facilities in key locations across
North America. Opportunities will be sought in the key West Coast
logistics hubs of Los Angeles (Inland Empire), San Francisco and
Seattle, with New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia to be targeted
on the East Coast. Other key logistics hubs based around inland
ports, intermodals and tier one ports will also be considered.
Brandon Birtcher, CEO of the management company, Goodman
Birtcher North America said, “With a significant undersupply of
high quality logistics space in these regions there is a compelling
opportunity to meet the strong customer demand that exists for
A-grade ‘big box’ facilities.”
“Our entry into North America reinforces Goodman’s position as a
leading global logistics property group. With the establishment of
our operating platform in North America and strength of our capital
partner relationships, over time we see this region growing to be
one of Goodman’s largest markets in terms of assets under
management,” Mr Goodman added.
About Goodman
Goodman Group (GMG.AX) is an integrated property group with
operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, the
United Kingdom and North America. Goodman Group, comprised of the
stapled entities Goodman Limited and Goodman Industrial Trust, is
the largest industrial property group listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange and one of the largest listed specialist fund
managers of industrial property and business space globally.
Goodman’s global property expertise, integrated
own+develop+manage customer service offering and significant fund
management platform ensures it creates innovative property
solutions that meet the individual requirements of its customers,
while seeking to deliver long-term returns for
investors.
For more information, visit www.goodman.com or
www.us.goodman.com.
About CPP Investment Board
The CPP Investment Board is a professional investment management
organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada
Pension Plan to pay current benefits on behalf of 18 million
Canadian contributors and beneficiaries. In order to build a
diversified portfolio of CPP assets, the CPP Investment Board
invests in public equities, private equities, real estate,
inflation-linked bonds, infrastructure and fixed income
instruments. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and
Hong Kong, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed
independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm's length from
governments. At March 31, 2012, the CPP Fund totaled C$161.6
billion.
For more information, please visit www.cppib.ca.
About Birtcher Development & Investments
Since 1939, the Birtcher name has been synonymous with enduring
design and performance in project execution. Birtcher has developed
more than 60 million square feet of office, industrial and retail
projects throughout the United States, achieving national expertise
and strong reputations in development and construction. Today,
Birtcher Development & Investments is solely owned by Brandon
Birtcher who carries on the family’s five-generation development
legacy.
Birtcher’s core focus is on providing warehouse and
build-to-suit solutions for logistics service providers,
manufactures and retailers throughout North America. This is
achieved by maintaining land inventory through control of the best
sites in America’s most attractive logistics markets.
For more information, please visit www.us.goodman.com.
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