New Strategic Investor

RNS Number : 4147T

Globalworth Real Estate Inv Ltd

20 March 2019

 

20 March 2019

Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited

("Globalworth" or the "Company")

New Strategic Investor

Globalworth, the leading office investor in Central and Eastern Europe, announces that Aroundtown SA ("Aroundtown") has acquired an 11.8% stake in the Company.  Aroundtown is a real estate company with a focus on properties with value-add potential in central locations in top tier cities primarily in Germany and the Netherlands. With a commercial real estate portfolio worth more than €13 billion, Aroundtown is the largest and highest rated (BBB+ by S&P) commercial real estate company in Germany and the 4th largest in Europe (based on market cap of €8.6 billion).

Geoff Miller, Chairman of the Board, Globalworth, commented: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to warmly welcome Aroundtown to the Globalworth family.  We are very excited to have attracted the interest of such a large and reputable strategic investor. This investment constitutes a significant vote of confidence in the achievements of the Company so far and its future prospects and we look forward to working closely with Aroundtown in the years to come as we grow the Company in consolidating its position as the leading office investor and the landlord of choice in the CEE region".

For further information visit www.globalworth.com or contact: 

Andrew Cox Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Development	Tel: [phone]
Jefferies (Joint Broker) Stuart Klein	Tel: [phone]
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Alina Vaskina	Tel: [phone]
Milbourne (Financial Public Relations) Tim Draper	Tel: [phone]

About Globalworth / Note to Editors: 

Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange.  It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Romania and in Poland, where the Company has a majority shareholding in Globalworth Poland, a pure-play Polish real estate platform listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.  Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and logistics/light-industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by nearly 200 professionals across Romania and Poland, the combined value of its portfolio is €2.5 billion, as at 31 December 2018. Over 90% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of some 650 national and multinational corporates. In Romania, Globalworth is present in Bucharest, Timisoara and Pitesti, while in Poland its assets span Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice. For more information, please visit www.globalworth.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with the applicable laws and regulations of the United Kingdom and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom.  This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "targets", "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and involve predictions. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's business, results of operations, financial position, liquidity, prospects, growth or strategies and the industry in which it operates. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Save as required by law or regulation, the Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements in this announcement that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement.

 

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