11.12.2015
DIC Asset AG DE000A1X3XX4
DGAP-News: DIC Asset AG: Acquisition Guidance for Fund Business exceeded
DGAP-News: DIC Asset AG / Key word(s): Acquisition/Funds
DIC Asset AG: Acquisition Guidance for Fund Business exceeded
11.12.2015 / 07:29
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Press Release
Frankfurt, 11 December 2015
DIC Asset AG: Acquisition Guidance for Fund Business exceeded
- Acquisition volume in 2015 raised to EUR 133 mn
- Two further acquisitions worth c. EUR 42 mn for fund "DIC Office
Balance II"
- Brings fund volume to c. EUR 800 mn
DIC Asset AG, a Frankfurt-based investor specialised in German commercial
real estate (German Securities ID A1X3XX / ISIN DE000A1X3XX4) acquired two
properties with a total volume of EUR 42 mn for the special real estate
fund "DIC Office Balance II" during the fourth quarter in 2015. The total
acquisition volume for the fund business rose to EUR 133 mn in 2015 and
exceeded the original target of at least EUR 130 mn for the existing funds.
The total fund volume under management is now at EUR 800 mn.
An office property in the center of Düsseldorf with an area of roughly
8,100 sqm was acquired for c. EUR 28 mn. The property was renovated in 2015
and is currently 92% occupied by several tenants. A further EUR 14 mn was
invested for a multi-tenant office and retail asset with an area of 6,500
sqm in the inner city of Hanover. The property was built in 1865 and
completely refurbished and remodeled in 1999. Currently, property spaces
are 93% let. The company was advised on these transactions by the estate
agencies Rheinwert Immobilienconsulting and BNP Paribas Real Estate, among
others.
Ulrich Höller, CEO of DIC Asset AG: "With newest acquisitions we have
reached our target as planned in the 2nd half year in a competitive market
environment, further acquisitions are planned by year end."
About the Fund Business of DIC Asset AG:
Since 2010, DIC has launched a total of three institutional funds: a retail
property fund "DIC HighStreet Balance" and the two office property funds
"DIC Office Balance I" and "DIC Office Balance II".
As a matter of principle, DIC Asset always acquires a significant interest
in the funds, acting as co-investor while also contributing property and
investment expertise as service provider. Committed in these institutional
funds are institutional investors, most notably banks, pension funds,
foundations, insurance companies, and family offices, which expand the
investor circle of DIC Asset AG to include business partners with a
long-term horizon.
About DIC Asset AG:
Established in 2002, DIC Asset AG, with registered offices in Frankfurt am
Main, is a real estate company with a dedicated investment focus on
commercial real estate in Germany, pursuing a return-oriented investment
policy.
The investment strategy of DIC Asset AG aims at the continuous development
of a quality-driven, high-yield, and regionally diversified portfolio.
The real assets under management amount to c. EUR 3.1 billion, comprising
around 215 properties, while the pro-rata interest in the real assets
amounts to c. EUR 2.2 billion. The real estate portfolio is structured in
two segments: the Commercial Portfolio (EUR 2.0 billion) comprises existing
properties with long-term rental contracts generating attractive rental
yields. The "Co-Investment" segment (EUR 0.2 billion pro rata) pools fund
investments, joint venture investments, and investments in project
developments. In-house real estate management teams provide a direct
service to tenants, working out of six different locations in each of the
portfolio focus regions. This kind of market presence and expertise creates
the basis for preserving and enhancing our earnings and real estate values.
DIC Asset AG has been included in the SDAX(R) segment of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange since June 2006. The Company's shares are also included in
the EPRA index, which tracks the performance of the most important European
real estate companies.
For more details on DIC Asset AG, please visit us at www.dic-asset.de.
Press contact:
Thomas Pfaff Kommunikation
Höchlstrasse 2
D-81675 Munich
Tel. +49-89-992496-50
Fax +49-89-992496-52
Mobile +49-172-8312923
[email protected]
Investor Relations
Peer Schlinkmann
Neue Mainzer Strasse 20 - MainTor
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. +49-69-9454858-1221
Fax +49-69-9454858-9399
[email protected]
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Language: English
Company: DIC Asset AG
Neue Mainzer Straße 20 * MainTor
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Phone: +49 69 9454858-1221
Fax: +49 69 9454858-9399
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dic-asset.de
ISIN: DE000A1X3XX4, DE000A1TNJ22, DE000A12T648
WKN: A1X3XX, A1TNJ2, A12T64
Indices: S-DAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart
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