Bouwinvest invests €100m in various sectors in Nordics

Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has committed €100 million ($120 million) to a strategy that targets various sectors, including affordable rental housing for middle-income families, care homes and logistics in the Nordics, on behalf of its European Mandate. The local partner is Nordics-based real estate manager NREP. The manager predominantly targets projects in leading urban centers in the region, such as Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and Gothenburg.

The acquisition exemplifies Bouwinvest’s strategy of investing in real estate sectors that stand to benefit from long-term demographic developments and consumer megatrends. The Nordics suffer from a shortage of affordable rental housing for middle-income earners. Aging populations are driving demand for healthcare facilities in the region, while the logistics sector is benefiting from the growth in ecommerce.

Robert Koot, director European investments at Bouwinvest, said, “We aim to grow our assets under ma