Meyer Bergman

Meyer Bergman is a privately held real estate investment management firm headquartered in London, which specialises in retail real estate. It was formed in 2004 by its chairman, Ton Meijer, and its chief executive officer, Markus Meijer from the holdings of the former MAB Group.[1]

Strategy

Meyer Bergman focuses on a sector specific investment strategy, targeting undermanaged or under-utilised retail real estate assets across major markets in Europe, typically sourced off-market through its network and actively managed. Its current acquisition efforts are focused on defensive assets in the UK, Germany, France, the Nordic region, and Poland. Typical transaction values range between €30 million and €300 million.

Developments

In 2012, it was reported that Meyer Bergman owns London's Burlington Arcade, The Bentall Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames, and Exchange Ilford in Ilford, Essex.[2]

Meyer Bergman was one of the principals behind the recent acquisition of large parts of the Queensway district of West London with a view to the redevelopment of the area. The purchases include the Queensway Estate, location of the ice skating rink and Queensway Market, and the Whiteleys shopping centre which was purchased from Standard Life Investments.[3][4]

In June 2015 it was announced that Meyer Bergman would partner with London property entrepreneur Warren Todd to redevelop Whiteleys in a mixed used scheme that would include housing, leisure facilities and retail premises to be designed by Foster & Partners.[5]

In October 2015, it was announced that Meyer Bergman would be buying over a dozen of Tesco's 49 mothballed sites in a £250m deal, and that "some 10,000 homes could be built on the sites in London, the South East and Bath".[6]

Funds

Meyer Bergman manages two closed-ended funds – Meyer Bergman European Retail Partners I launched in 2007 and Meyer Bergman European Retail Partners II launched in 2012 – on behalf of third-party institutional investors, including leading pension funds, endowments, and asset managers from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm has over €2.4 billion of assets under management.

References

  1. ↑ History Highlights Meyer Bergman, 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Archived here.
  2. ↑ "The giant company that has invested billions across Europe". thetelegraphandargus. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Brunei family’s secret £500m swoop on Queensway by Suzie Neuwirth, City A.M., 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Archived here.
  4. ↑ Whiteleys’ new owners reveal £1bn masterplan for Queensway by Mira Bar-Hillel & Jonathan Prynn, London Evening Standard, 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013. Archived here.
  5. ↑ £1bn ‘quirky shops’ plan to restore glory days at Whiteley’s. Jonathan Prynn and Joanna Bourke, London Evening Standard, 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tesco sells mothballed supermarket sites for £250m". BBC. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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