Addleshaw Goddard (AG) advises Ares on the acquisition of a prime logistics portfolio in Poland

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) advised Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, on the acquisition of a modern logistics portfolio in Poland by Ares Real Estate funds. Marq Logistics, which represents Ares’ vertically integrated global logistics real estate platform and is a leader in the development and operation of modern logistics facilities, will manage the portfolio.  

The portfolio comprises five logistics assets spanning approximately 284,000 square metres across Poland’s most resilient and popular logistics hubs: Warsaw, Poznań, Upper Silesia, and Szczecin. Developed between 2017 and 2018 to high specifications, the assets are situated near Poland’s main transport corridors, including the S8, S5 and S11 expressways, as well as the A1 and A2 motorways. The portfolio is 94% leased to quality tenants across the e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, and 3PL sectors.

The transaction was led by Marta Strykowska-Sosnowska (managing associate) and Tomasz Trystuła (partner) from the real estate practice. Janusz Dzianachowski (national managing partner, head of real estate practice) supervised the transaction.

The wider team included: the real estate practice - Joanna Roman (associate), Aleksandra Stanulewicz (associate), Piotr Śnihur (junior associate), Barbara Smulska (junior associate), Laura Andrzejewska (legal intern), and Wiktoria Czapla (legal intern); the competition practice - Wojciech Podlasin (counsel), Filip Stawicki (managing associate), and Mateusz Skóra (junior associate).