Swiss Life Asset Managers has disclosed growth plans for its pan-European healthcare fund.
The European institutional real estate manager said it has identified several socio-demographic megatrends that will continue to underpin the demand for investment in healthcare real estate, including an aging population in Europe and the coronavirus pandemic.
The European healthcare fund has been designed to respond to structural demand for investment in the European healthcare sector in a locally targeted way, said Swiss Life.
The fund will invest in geographically diversified assets, with 30 percent of assets in Germany, 30 percent in France, and 40 percent in the rest of Europe — with an initial focus on opportunities in Spain and Italy. The fund will target the best-positioned assets in each country to meet and anticipate local healthcare needs.
“In 2050, there will be one person over 60 for every two of working age,” said Valerie Marechal, head of reside
