Name of company
Henderson Park Capital Partners
Name of President or Managing Director for the region
Nick Weber
President or Managing Director for the region profile
Nicholas Weber has over 25 years of experience building and leading real estate investment platforms. He has invested over $25 billion in direct real estate assets and corporates in Europe, together with over $5 billion invested in real estate mezzanine and portfolio NPLs. Prior to founding Henderson Park, Nick was a founding partner at Mount Kellett, an $8 billion multi-asset class investment platform, and ran its European operations from 2008 to 2015.
Regions active in (in which countries the company operates)
Henderson Park has been active in Poland since June 2019 completed the acquisition of a 70% interest in a portfolio of 11 newly built office buildings located in tier one cities in Poland from EPP, a leading Polish real estate investor which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). EPP retains a 30% stake in the portfolio and continues to manage the assets, in partnership with Henderson Park’s experienced asset management team.
Portfolio of all properties currently held by your company
Henderson Park has a 70% interest in a portfolio of 11 newly built office buildings located in tier one cities in Poland
The fully-let portfolio comprises 105,000 sqm of primarily brand new Grade A office space across 11 buildings, which are located in three of Poland’s top five largest cities:
- O3 Business Campus in Kraków, Poland’s second largest city, comprising three 11-storey buildings totalling 55,765 sqm and 1,205 parking spaces;
- Malta Office Park in Poznań, Poland’s fifth largest city, comprising six individual buildings of five to six storeys totalling 29,065 sqm and 599 parking spaces, and;
- Symetris Business Park in Łódź, Poland’s third largest city, comprising two ten-storey buildings totalling 19,287 sqm and 383 parking spaces.
Office projects included in the portfolio
Henderson Park’s fully-let office portfolio in Poland comprises 11 buildings, which are located in three of Poland’s top five largest cities:
- O3 Business Campus in Kraków, Poland’s second largest city, comprising three buildings totalling 55,765 sqm;
- Malta Office Park in Poznań, comprising six individual buildings totalling 29,065 sqm, and;
- Symetris Business Park in Łódź, comprising two buildings totalling 19,287 sqm.
All the assets hold a BREEAM Very Good rating, offering flexible floor plates and high-quality finishes. The portfolio benefits from a diversified income base from more than 40 international and domestic tenants dominated by strong covenants such as McKinsey, Philips, Nordea Bank and Grant Thornton, with an average office area of 2,500 sqm per occupier. Each asset occupies a strategic city centre location within its respective regional market and benefits from excellent visibility and access to a range of public transportation options.
The value of office properties held by investor (in EUR)
c. €231m (US$273m)
Retail projects included in the portfolio
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The value of retail properties held by investor (in EUR)
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Warehouse projects included in the portfolio
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The value of warehouse properties held by investor (in EUR)
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The largest purchase transactions between October 2019 and September 2020 (subject of the transaction, its total take up area and value in EUR)
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Future plans
Poland is also one of Europe’s most stable economies and presents compelling macro fundamentals with strong prospects, so we see great potential to make further investments here in the future.
With a low unemployment rate and high levels of disposable income, Poland is attracting rising investment volumes while the growing presence of major international corporates has contributed towards establishing the market as a high-performing service-driven economy.
Acquisition activity across the CEE real estate markets between October 2019 and September 2020
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Why the company deserves the award (in a paragraph you can describe the specific achievements of the company)
Henderson Park has made a significant impact on the European real estate market since launching with $500m of seed equity from three high-profile cornerstone investors in 2016. Since then, it has raised a record c$3bn of equity, from an impressive mix of international institutions.
Henderson Park is committed to the CEE real-estate market and as an active asset manager will identify assets where its expert team can apply their investment and development expertise to generate strong returns for investors.
Henderson Park’s entry into the Polish market, through the acquisition of a 70% in a major office portfolio, demonstrates the quality and scale that the business will target when establishing its presence in the region further.
Henderson Park’s stand-out accomplishments and impact to date, including both capital raised and deployed into a coveted high-quality portfolio of landmark European real estate assets, make this firm a clear frontrunner for this accolade.
