“This unique opportunity highlights our growth ambition in the market, underlines our position as one of the leading platforms for grocery-anchored real estate in Germany as well as one of the major consolidators in our sector,” says Sascha Wilhelm, CEO of x+bricks Group.
“With this landmark agreement, we will not only be able to double the value of our overall portfolio within only one year, but also achieve the next important milestone on our way to become the leading platform for grocery-anchored properties in Germany. By exercising the Agreement, we will further amplify our success story of generating stable inflation-linked rental income from large-scale grocery-anchored real estate portfolio underpinned by improved weighted average lease term (WALT) and strong credit anchor tenants.”
The Agreement includes a portfolio of 34 grocery-anchored properties predominantly located in Western Germany with a total lettable space of around 425,000 sqm. Advised by x+bricks, a large part of the properties have been successfully repositioned by the SCP Group into a high-quality grocery portfolio. The remaining portfolio will be repositioned upon closing of the transaction. This will result in an outstanding long- term WALT of approx. 16 years with anchor tenants – leading German grocery retailers Kaufland, Edeka, and Globus. After completion of the acquisitions, x+bricks’ portfolio will increase to more than 240 properties with an overall portfolio WALT of 10.5 years.
The SCP Group and x+bricks have agreed not to disclose further details of the Agreement.
As part of its growth strategy and with the support of its shareholder, x+bricks is currently reviewing strategic options to finance the planned acquisition.
