Barings Acquires Multi-Let Light Industrial Estate in Harrow for £38.5m
Barings, one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers, has acquired Eastman Edge, a multi-let light industrial estate in outer London, from Big Yellow Group for £38.5 million, on behalf of a European core real estate strategy.
Located in Harrow, 11 miles from central London, Eastman Edge is a newly built multi-let light industrial estate that benefits from strong connectivity to the A40, M1 and M25, as well as proximity to Harrow & Wealdstone station (within a 10-minute walk) and Heathrow Airport (within a 35-minute drive). The scheme offers flexible, modern space suited to a range of light industrial uses, supporting businesses focused on last-mile distribution, services and local trade.
The asset benefits from strong sustainability credentials, including EPC A ratings, EV charging provision and solar PV, and is well positioned to capture occupier demand for efficient, modern industrial space in an undersupplied London submarket.
Darren Hutchinson, Managing Director and Head of U.K. Real Estate Transactions and European SMAs at Barings, said “Eastman Edge is a strong addition to our UK industrial portfolio, combining modern, flexible space with a well-connected urban location and attractive underlying occupier fundamentals. The acquisition reflects our continued conviction in high quality urban industrial assets in established locations.”
Gunther Deutsch, Managing Director and Head of European Real Estate Transactions at Barings, added: “Urban industrial remains one of the most compelling parts of the European real estate market, supported by resilient occupier demand, constrained land supply and the continued need for well-located, sustainable space close to end customers. This transaction is consistent with our wider pan-European strategy, which focuses on urban industrial, logistics and living across a range of sub-sectors in our target jurisdictions of the Nordics, the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Iberia. We remain well positioned to act opportunistically on assets with excellent fundamentals where we can create value, including developer joint ventures and forward transactions, across Core to Value Add risk sectors.”
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Barings is a $481 billion* global alternative asset manager that partners with institutional, insurance and wealth clients and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual with a minority investment from MS&AD, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across credit, real assets, capital solutions and emerging markets.
*As of March 31, 2026