DWS acquires central Milan hotel for EUROPE II fund
DWS today announced that it has acquired the four star Hotel GLAM located in central Milan in an off market transaction from Reale Immobili S.p.A. The acquisition is on behalf of DWS’s institutional, open ended, core real estate fund, Europe II.
Built in 2015, the 12 level hotel is well located in Piazza Duca d'Aosta in front of Milan’s ‘Centrale FS’ railway station, Italy’s second busiest. It comprises 171 rooms as well as a restaurant and bar, gym, and conference facilities.
“Hotel GLAM provides a rare opportunity to acquire a strong performing, newly built hotel in a dominant location in Milan’s Centrale Station area,” said Ronen Ribak, Head of Transaction, Europe at DWS. He added: “Milan continues to lead as a tourist destination reflecting favourably on the hotel sector and its fundamentals. We will continue to seek investment opportunities in dominant locations across Europe.”
The Centrale Station area also benefits from close proximity to the Porta Nuova Central Business District and is one of the best performing hospitality areas in Milan.
“This acquisition further enhances the funds diversified profile by adding exposure to Italy’s growing hospitality market to the portfolio which already includes residential, logistics, offices and retail properties in various European countries,” said Nicoletta De Bona Bottegal, Portfolio Manager for Europe II. “Hotel Glam will further contribute to the income return of the fund which is a key focus of our business plan”.
“The strong operating history and growth potential of Hotel GLAM align well with the core fund profile of Europe II,” said Jessica Hardman, Head of Real Estate Group, UK and Ireland. She continued: “We are pleased with the continued investor interest and growth of the fund with this sixth acquisition. Europe II and the pan European core strategy is an area of strength for DWS and with investments like Hotel Glam we are focused on growing this fund alongside achieving the performance targets for our investors."
This transaction follows the recent acquisition of B-Square, the forward funding of a Grade A office property in Greater Paris in November.
For further information please contact:
Nick Bone
+44 (0) 20 754 72603
nick.bone@dws.com
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