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Bahrain’s Investcorp inks US real estate deals worth $400m

Investment firm says it has acquired office and industrial properties in Atlanta, San Francisco and Boston

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative investment company, has announced that its US real estate arm has acquired a portfolio of office and industrial properties in Atlanta, San Francisco and Boston for about $400 million.

The acquisitions are part of Investcorp’s strategy to invest in well-occupied properties with healthy cash flows located in major US markets displaying strong economic fundamentals and employment growth, the company said in a statement.

Investcorp said it partnered with several local and regional operating partners to acquire the properties. The properties acquired total more than 5.5 million square feet with an average occupancy rate of approximately 85 percent.

Investcorp added that it plans to add value to the properties through upgrades, renovations and capital investment.

Mohammed Al-Shroogi, Investcorp’s co-CEO, said: “Atlanta, San Francisco, and Boston are top business destinations with some of the most compelling job and rental growth stories of recent years.

“All of the properties in this portfolio are well-occupied with strong, stable cash flows and diversified tenant bases, and thus are well aligned with our investment strategy of working with local operating partners to add value to properties that already provide an attractive current yield.”

Fahad Murad, managing director at Investcorp for Bahrain, added: “In the last twelve months, Investcorp’s total US real estate acquisitions have exceeded $1.1 billion, further enhancing our extensive experience in real estate investments. These acquisitions perfectly reflect our strategy and we think they are a great addition to our real estate portfolio in the US.”

Since 1996, Investcorp said it has completed close to 350 property investments totaling more than $12.5 billion in value.

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