Investment fund Mitiska REIM aquires Alpha Property Development portfolio

Mitiska REIM, the Belgian real estate investment and fund management firm, announced the acquisition of the Alpha Property Development portfolio, consisting of 11 income producing retail parks and 3 development opportunities. The acquisition was made on behalf of Mitiska REIM’s institutional fund, First Retail International 2 (FRI 2). The existing properties are all multi-tenanted and anchored by either Lidl and/or Kaufland. The portfolio comprises a total of 55,000m² GLA and is fully leased to strong local and international brands such as Deichmann, Takko, and Pepco.

This acquisition follows the acquisition in January 2017 of the remaining 50% shares in the Intercora retail park portfolio in Romania. This brings Mitiska REIM’s total portfolio in Romania to 19 retail parks, with a total GLA of +/-85,000m², in addition to 4 development projects.

The former CEO of Alpha Property Development, Clemens Petschnikar, will remain both as a co-investment partner with 5% of shares as well as lead the property services management for the entire Romanian portfolio.

Axel Despriet, CEO of Mitiska REIM, comments: “This is a high quality portfolio: all properties have excellent locations, first class tenants, long-term leases and sustainable rental levels. We feel this to be a solid investment in a diversified portfolio, generating highly stable, long term revenues, and where we can add value through active asset management. Our previous partnerships with both Alpha Property Development and Intercora have enabled us to successfully build a strong footprint in Romania, and support our wider ambitions in other CEE markets.”

Luc Geuten, Executive Chairman of Mitiska REIM, comments: “ This transaction brings Mitiska REIM’s assets under management in Romania to in excess of €100 million, making us now the clear market leader in the Romanian retail park market.”

Mitiska REIM is a privately held specialist real estate investment and fund management firm headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Mitiska REIM invests exclusively in the sector of retail park properties across Western and Central Eastern Europe, via value-add and (co-) development strategies.

Alpha Property Development is a Romanian company specialised in developing and investing in retail warehousing in Romania. The company is part of the Intercora Group, a German backed real estate investor and developer who has developed more than 250 retail parks in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.

In Romania, the Intercora Group has developed close to 50 Kaufland hypermarkets and 25 retail parks, totalling approximately 300,000 m² GLA.