CBRE IM completes Italy's largest logistics acquisition: 8 assets for 327.000 sq m

Record-breaking transaction in the national logistics real estate sector. CBRE Investment Management acquires a portfolio of 8 strategic assets.

In this way, together with Dils as broker, the US group completes the largest transaction ever completed in the sector in Italy.

CBRE IM invests 370 million euros

The transaction value is reportedly of 370 million euros, while the portfolio comprises 327.000 sq m of gross lettable area.

Several funds managed by major asset management companies and subscribed to by Techbau, a logistics general contractor based in the province of Novara, and BGO, BentallGreenOak, an investment firm based in Miami, Florida, are transferring ownership.

The acquired properties are located in four of Italy's most established logistics submarkets: three in the Bologna area, three in the Rome area, including the Ferentino hub in Frosinone, one in Milan and one in Verona.

The assets have direct access to Italy's motorway network, with strong connectivity to the A1 corridor linking Milan and Naples, the A14 Adriatic motorway and the A22 Brenner motorway, positioning the portfolio to serve both national distribution and cross-border European trade flows.

Sustainability is now also a fundamental value in the real estate sector

LEED certification and photovoltaics

All the properties are newly built and feature Class Aspecifications, with strong sustainability credentials, including LEED certification at Platinum or Gold level, ensuring modern design, high-quality warehouses and optimum connections to the main transport routes.

Seven assets have solar photovoltaic systems, with a combined capacity of more than 23 MWp (megawatt peak).

The occupancy rate of the portfolio is 100%, with a variety of tenants operating across different product categories: third-party logistics, luxury fashion, DIY, home retail and food distribution.

Secured income streams

Reiterates Sandro Campora, CBRE IM's head of transactions for Italy: "To our knowledge, a portfolio of this scale and quality has never before been traded on the Italian market, which demonstrates its importance. Owning Grade A assets in the country's most critical logistics corridors enables us to offer secure, consistent and long-term income streams while also advancing our sustainability objectives.”

Adds Antonio Simontalero, portfolio manager: “We are positioning the fund to benefit from structurally driven growth flows resulting from e-commerce and the reconfiguration of the supply chain.”

In essence, following the dazzling successes in our retail real estate market, this deal really makes a difference, and logistics is back in the spotlight, even though it is already the third asset class in our country.

CBRE Investment Management has 155,2 billion dollars in assets under management as at 31 March 2026, operating in 20 countries worldwide. The company is an independent affiliate of the CBRE Group.

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This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.