Aviva Investors fournit un financement supplémentaire de 40 millions de livres à Urban Logistics REIT plc pour le développement durable

(Londres) – Aviva Investors, la société de gestion d’actifs mondiale d’Aviva plc (« Aviva »), annonce avoir conclu un accord de financement supplémentaire pour le développement durable à hauteur de 40 millions de livres avec Urban Logistics REIT, la plus grande société d’investissement cotée sur le marché qui investit dans des bâtiments logistiques urbains de taille moyenne dont la surface peut atteindre 18 000 m².

Il s’agit du deuxième mécanisme de soutien qu’Aviva Investors met en place au bénéfice d’Urban Logistics REIT. Il fait suite à l’accord initial de financement pour le développement durable de 48 millions de livres conclu entre les deux entreprises en mars 2021, qui prévoyait une réduction des marges si Urban Logistics REIT répondait à un ensemble convenu de critères de transition en matière de développement durable.

Semblable au premier accord entre les deux sociétés, ce nouveau mécanisme de soutien s’inscrit dans le cadre des prêts de transition durables d’Aviva Investors, lancé en décembre 2020, et prévoit une baisse des taux d’intérêt si les objectifs liés à l’environnement applicables aux bâtiments qui constituent la garantie du prêt sont remplis.

Urban Logistics REIT utilisera le produit du mécanisme de soutien prévoyant un taux d’intérêt sur sept ans seulement, fixé à 2,26 % par an, pour refinancer sa récente acquisition d’un portefeuille de 13 actifs logistiques dans tout le Royaume-Uni, pour un total de 110 000 m².

Ce nouvel accord a été conclu pour le compte de clients internes et externes qui ont donné mandat de gestion à Aviva Investors, y compris l’activité de rente Aviva UK Life.

Gregor Bamert, responsable de la dette immobilière chez Aviva Investors, a déclaré :

« Nous sommes ravis de renforcer notre relation avec Urban Logistics REIT et de prolonger notre programme de prêts de transition durables, qui constitue l’un des cinq objectifs intermédiaires que nous nous sommes fixés afin d’atteindre zéro émission nette sur l’ensemble de notre activité Actifs réels d’ici 2040. Urban Logistics a fait preuve d’une excellente gestion des actifs, notamment un certain nombre d’initiatives à valeur ajoutée dans l’ensemble du portefeuille depuis le prêt initial en mars. Dans le cadre de ce nouveau prêt, nous sommes également heureux de constater un plus grand engagement de la part de l’entreprise envers l’amélioration des caractéristiques écologiques de ses actifs, ce qui est en phase avec notre propre programme de décarbonisation. »

Christopher Turner, directeur immobilier chez Urban Logistics REIT, a déclaré :

« Nous sommes ravis d’avoir poussé plus loin le mécanisme de prêt mis en place avec Aviva Investors, et nous espérons que notre relation continuera à se développer, car nos efforts se poursuivent en vue de la création d’un portefeuille d’actifs logistiques de haute qualité, à locataire unique et de dernier kilomètre/dernière étape. L’intégration d’une réduction des marges subordonnée à la validation d’objectifs de développement durable s’aligne parfaitement avec nos objectifs ESG et notre engagement envers les investisseurs. »

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Aviva Investors is the global asset management business of Aviva plc. The business delivers investment management solutions, services and client-driven performance to clients worldwide. Aviva Investors operates in 14 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and the United Kingdom with assets under management of £268 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2021.

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We are the UK’s leading Insurance, Wealth & Retirement business and we operate in the UK, Ireland and Canada. We also have international investments in Singapore, China and India.

  • We help our 18.5 million customers make the most out of life, plan for the future, and have the confidence that if things go wrong we’ll be there to put it right.
  • We have been taking care of people for 325 years, in line with our purpose of being ‘with you today, for a better tomorrow’. In 2021, we paid £30.2 billion in claims and benefits to our customers.
  • Aviva is a market leader in sustainability. In 2021, we announced our plan to become a Net Zero carbon emissions company by 2040, the first major insurance company in the world to do so. This plan means Net Zero carbon emissions from our investments by 2040; setting out a clear pathway to get there with a cut of 25% in the carbon intensity of our investments by 2025 and of 60% by 2030; and Net Zero carbon emissions from our own operations and supply chain by 2030.  Find out more about our climate goals at www.aviva.com/climate-goals and our sustainability ambition and action at www.aviva.com/sustainability
  • Aviva is a Living Wage and Living Hours employer and provides market-leading benefits for our people, including flexible working, paid carers leave and equal parental leave. Find out more at www.aviva.com/about-us/our-people/
  • At 31 December 2021, total Group assets under management at Aviva Group are £401 billion and our Solvency II shareholder capital surplus is £13.1 billion. Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE 100 index.
  • For more details on what we do, our business and how we help our customers, visit www.aviva.com/about-us  
  • The Aviva newsroom at www.aviva.com/newsroom includes links to our spokespeople images, podcasts, research reports and our news release archive. Sign up to get the latest news from Aviva by email.
  • You can follow us on:

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For the latest corporate films from around our business, subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/aviva

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited

80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE  

Phone     +44 (0)20 7809 6000

Fax          +44 (0)20 7489 7940

Web        www.avivainvestors.com

Email      info@avivainvestors.com

Issued by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, registered in England No. 1151805. 
Registered Office: 80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and a member of the Investment Association.

Telephone calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.