Barings Acquires Logistics Portfolio in Central Germany
Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, has acquired three cross-dock logistics assets in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region on behalf a European core real estate strategy from Dietz AG.
The portfolio consists of three state-of-the-art logistics properties with a lettable area of 17,975 sqm. Currently fully let to one tenant, the portfolio provides secure rental income with the potential to realise rental growth over the medium-to-long term.
The assets are located in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, an important area within the logistics sector primarily due to its proximity to the Frankfurt interchange, Germany’s largest transportation hub, as well as having good accessibility to Frankfurt Airport, one of the most important hubs for European air freight. The region has strong logistics demand, serving the populous metropolitan area and proving particularly attractive to retailers, alongside the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Logistics is one of Barings’ preferred real estate asset classes, with significant funds deployed over 2025 and a continued commitment to the sector continuing into 2026.
Barings was advised by Linklaters (legal) and TA Europe (technical) and CBRE acted as sell-side broker.
Nikolas von Kleist, Senior Director, Head of Transaction Management Germany at Barings Real Estate, said: “This acquisition was a highly attractive investment, providing our capital source with strategic expansion in the logistics asset class with an excellently managed portfolio in Germany, one of Europe’s most attractive investment markets. The logistics occupier market is strong in Germany, especially in such sought-after locations as this, and we will continue to look for similar opportunities across the region with the primary focus on Value Add opportunities.”
Gunther Deutsch, Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Transactions Europe at Barings Real Estate, said: “This transaction underlines Barings’ strong commitment to logistics across Europe, something that will remain a strong conviction for us alongside the sectors residential and office as we go into 2026. We’re continuing to look for comparable opportunities in this asset class on behalf of our core, core-plus and value-add strategies across our preferred European markets the Nordics, Benelux, UK, Italy France and Iberia.”
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