{"id":19360,"date":"2020-08-25T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisses-real-estate-arm-investing-in-logistics-site-in-australia-149216"},"modified":"2020-08-25T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:15:09","slug":"caisses-real-estate-arm-investing-in-logistics-site-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/08\/25\/caisses-real-estate-arm-investing-in-logistics-site-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Caisse\u2019s real estate arm investing in logistics site in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignleft clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption feature-image alignleft\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"316\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BC-Feature_australia-e1535721866913.jpg\" class=\"attachment-feature size-feature wp-post-image\" alt title=\"Caisse\u2019s real estate arm investing in logistics site in Australia\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\"> <span>Staff <\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;August 25, 2020 <\/p>\n<p>Ivanho\u00e9 Cambridge,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Caisse&nbsp;de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s real estate arm, is entering into an agreement with real estate logistics specialist LOGOS Group to acquire a development site in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The organization plans to develop the site, located in one of Melbourne\u2019s key infill northern industrial suburbs, into a&nbsp;$230&nbsp;million logistics estate&nbsp;with LOGOS acting as the manager and&nbsp;developer. The former distribution centre will be transformed to&nbsp;deliver&nbsp;more than 120,000 square metres of&nbsp;modern logistics assets&nbsp;as the LOGOS Broadmeadows Logistics&nbsp;Estate, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/investments\/alternatives\/ivanhoe-cambridge-forms-new-investment-partnership-in-indian-logistics-105444\">Ivanho\u00e9 Cambridge forms partnership for investment in Indian logistics facilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transaction&nbsp;continues our strategy for logistics in the [Asia Pacific] region and our partnership with LOGOS,\u201d said George Agethen, senior vice-president of Asia Pacific at&nbsp;Ivanho\u00e9 Cambridge, in&nbsp;the release. \u201cWe remain&nbsp;focused on assembling a sizeable portfolio in Sydney and Melbourne, which has shown remarkable resilience through the COVID\u201119 pandemic. We are confident that we will deliver an environmentally&nbsp;leading estate that will meet the demands of our users for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The estate, which is&nbsp;aiming to start&nbsp;construction in early 2021, will be focused on supporting the&nbsp;core logistics sectors of e-commerce, distribution, food and cold storage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a strategic acquisition for our&nbsp;business as a number of our existing customers have been looking to expand into the north of Melbourne, an&nbsp;area which has long experienced limited supply of prime grade logistics assets for some&nbsp;time,\u201d said Darren Searle,&nbsp;LOGOS\u2019 head of Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/investments\/alternatives\/cppib-and-ivanhoe-cambridge-to-invest-in-southeast-asian-logistics-facilities-94924\">CPPIB and Ivanho\u00e9 Cambridge to invest in southeast Asian logistics facilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisses-real-estate-arm-investing-in-logistics-site-in-australia-149216\">Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff &nbsp;|&nbsp;August 25, 2020 Ivanho\u00e9 Cambridge,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Caisse&nbsp;de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s real estate arm, is entering into an agreement with real estate logistics specialist LOGOS Group to acquire a development site in Australia. 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