4 December 2018

Centuria wraps up successful year with strategic acquisitions

Centuria Capital Group has grown from $4.6 billion AUM to $5.5 billion1 since 31 December 2017

Centuria Capital Group (Centuria) today announced that Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) has added two industrial properties to its portfolio. The properties were purchased for a combined total of $54.4 million (excluding costs), with $51 million of the purchase price raised via an underwritten entitlement offer.

Details of the properties are as follows:

  • 149 Kerry Road, Archerfield in Queensland, acquired for $30.6 million; and
  • 155 Lakes Road and 103 Stirling Crescent, Hazelmere in Western Australia, acquired for $23.8 million.

The two acquisitions will add to the recent acquisition of Cargo Park in Tullamarine, VIC combining to grow CIP’s portfolio by around $100 million since September 2018.

These acquisitions round out another active year for Centuria, where the company was able to successfully grow its platform of listed and unlisted trusts via strategic acquisitions, while at the same time maintaining strong operating performance and returns to investors2.

In October 2018, Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) acquired three metro office assets and a 25% stake in a fourth, valued at $520.9 million in total. Partially funded by a $276 million equity raising, at $645 million the total acquisition and capital raising together represented Centuria’s largest single direct transaction ever, and the second largest commercial transaction in Australia this year. CMA’s portfolio grew to approximately $1.5 billion as a result, and CNI’s market capitalisation rose to $500 million

This month, CMA will settle and begin receiving rental income from 2 Kendall Street, Williams Landing in Victoria – a property which is leased to Target for 10 years, with fixed rent reviews.

In other significant transactions this year, Centuria purchased an office property in Geelong for $115.25 million, as well as a 50% share in the Bendigo & Adelaide Bank headquarters in Adelaide for $92.3 million, both of which are held in single asset unlisted funds.

Commenting on the most recent additions to CIP’s portfolio of high-quality industrial assets, Centuria’s Head of Real Estate and Funds Management, Jason Huljich, said that this recent deal takes CIP’s acquisitions to almost $100 million since September 2018.

“Both properties fit with CIP’s strategy to invest in fit-for-purpose, quality assets, well-positioned in established industrial markets and close to major transport infrastructure.

“They are both 100% leased to high-quality ASX-listed tenants, with strong potential for renewals, and were purchased with an attractive weighted average initial yield of 7.0% p.a.

Centuria Capital Group CEO, John McBain said that 2018 had been a year of growth and consolidation for Centuria and that he anticipates further activity in 2019.

“Our assets under management were $4.6 billion at the end of 2017, and over the year this figure has grown to $5.5 billion as a result of strategic acquisitions and the expert active management of our existing portfolio.

“We have a track record of providing funds management and active property management – and we are pleased we have been able to maintain and improve our results in a year characterised by significant growth,” he said.



1 As at 4 December 2018

2 Past performance is not indicative of future performance.