Engel & Voelkers commercial bag stor VELUX transaktion

Engel & Voelkers commercial bag stor transaktion hvor VKR Holding sælger Velux produktionsejendomme til Pictet alternative Advisors, Luxemburg. Ejendommene ligger primært i trekantsområdet i Brædstrup Thyregod, Østbirk, Ringkøbing og Gelsted. Handlens parter er identificeret igennem Engel & Völkers Commercial. Desuden er handlens senior finansiering ligeledes identificeret af Engel & Völkers Commercial.

“Det har været en god proces, som vi har kørt i samarbejde med vores kollegaer i E&V invest consulting i Tyskland. For os er det et godt eksempel på, hvad vi kan byde på af samarbejde over grænsen i vores organisation, og vi er glade for, at der allerede er flere af den type i pipeline.” Udtaler Mikkel Søby licenspartner/CEO i E&V Danmark.

E&V har i denne sammenhæng været rådgiver for køber, og det har i den forbindelse særligt været en hjælp med lokalkendskab, til dels marked og dels dansk realkreditfinansiering. ”Vi har en stor fordel i, at både kunne forstå og håndtere det tyske marked og det danske marked, med de forskelle der nu måtte være” fortæller Nicolas Holkenberg head of crossborder E&V.

Thorsten Brogt fra E&V investment consulting(Tyskland) fortæller i øvrigt, at grundlaget for handlen er blandt andet køber og sælgers fælles forståelse for bæredygtighed og ESG. Det er helt klart en tendens vi ser i marked fremadrettet i 2023.

VKR skriver selv:
VKR Group has sold its properties in Østbirk, Thyregod, Brædstrup, Ringkøbing and Gelsted to Pictet Alternative Advisors, part of the Swiss Pictet Group, and leased them back on a long term basis. The sale-leaseback agreement took effect on December 22, 2022. After the sale, VKR Group’s business units Velux and Dovista will continue their current activities within product development, production and logistics at the affected sites, which will now be managed by Pictet Alternative Advisors.

”At VKR Group, we are constantly looking at how we can optimise our business. Ownership and administration of properties are not our key competencies and previously we have successfully carried out similar agreements. Therefore, we wanted to further reduce the number of properties we own and manage. Through this agreement with Pictet, we have found an experienced and professional partner which can ensure Velux and Dovista the best conditions as a lessee, at a competitive price,” says Mads Kann-Rasmussen, CEO for VKR Holding.

”We are very satisfied with the agreement to acquire the properties from VKR Group, which will be leased back via a long-term agreement. In addition to the agreement being attractive in itself, it provides us with another good inroad into the Danish market and underlines our commitment in the Nordic region,” says Simon Geldmann at Pictet Alternative Advisors.

Velux Collection, which is a Velux museum and LKR Innovation House, which is the Velux Group’s future ambitious innovation centre named after Lars Kann-Rasmussen, are not part of the agreement. Pictet has more than 30 years’ experience in alternative asset management and offers investors access to real estate investment opportunities through its Core Plus and Value Add strategies. Its proven track record in real estate asset management makes Pictet the ideal partner to support VKR Group’s future growth.