Sweden — Swedish property advisor Catella divests its 50.1 percent holdings in its French subsidiary Catella Asset Management SAS for a cash purchase price of SEK 154 million. The divestment will have a positive effect on profit after tax, including transaction costs, of approximately SEK 122 million during the first quarter of 2021.

Finland — Newly established investment company CTV Properties AB has bought a diversified logistics and light industrial property portfolio in Finland. The portfolio consists of 29 properties in both Helsinki and other growth regions of Finland, with in total 103,000 square metres of floorspace. Catella’s asset management sourced the deal, acted as structurer including arranging the financing, and will manage the company. Catella Bank conducted the capital raising, and 93 private investors and institutions have invested in the company, with Sampo Group as anchor investor.

Norway — Catella enters property investment management in Norway and mezzanine fund management in Luxembourg through an initiative in partnership with Jarle Norman-Hansen and Bjarte Solheim, both with extensive experience from the property investment markets of Norway and the Nordics.