MILAN (6 June 2016) – Prologis, Inc., the global leader in logistics real estate, today announced that Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund (PTELF) has acquired two buildings totalling 25,100 square metres in Rome from real estate company SiDi Srl.
The buildings are in the Tiburtina area, near the Grande Raccordo Anulare metropolitan ring road and the urban stretch of the A24 motorway, one of the region’s best locations for logistics. The current tenants, Protezione Civile, the Civil Protection department and SGT Corriere Espresso, one of the leading Italian express courier services, will continue to operate from the facilities.
The acquisition increases the size of Prologis’ portfolio in Rome to seven buildings totalling 130,000 square metres.
Sandro Innocenti, senior vice president, country manager, Prologis Italy, said, “With this new acquisition, Prologis consolidates its position as the market leader in this area. This accretive investment represents our second acquisition in Rome over the last nine months and is consistent with our strategy of acquiring core assets in long- term global markets.”
Prologis was assisted by DLA Piper and Sedna Real Estate.
As of March 31, 2016 Prologis owns and manages approximately 1.01 million square metres of distribution space in Italy and leases facilities to customers operating in the retail, food, cosmeceutical, e-commerce, mechanical and electrical components, hardware and fashion sectors. Its logistics parks are located in the Milan area (Paullo, Lodi, Novara, Piacenza, Castel San Giovanni, Cornaredo, Arena Po, Cortemaggiore), Pavia
ABOUT PROLOGIS
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in industrial real estate. As of September 30, 2015, Prologis owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 671 million square feet (62 million square meters) in 21 countries. The company leases modern distribution facilities to more than 5,200 customers, including third-party logistics providers, transportation companies, retailers and manufacturers.
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