Schroders Capital reaches agreement to acquire Dutch real estate investment specialist

15 November 2021

Schroders Capital is today announcing it has further strengthened its real estate investment capabilities and has reached agreement to acquire Cairn Real Estate, a real estate fund and asset management business based in the Netherlands with €1.3 billion[1] of assets under management.

The acquisition will expand Schroders Capital’s client offering in a key European growth market, enhancing our access to Dutch real estate expertise with on-the-ground investment talent to meet the growing investment demand from our institutional investors.

Cairn, which is being sold by MPC Capital, a German investment management group focused on renewables, shipping and real estate business, specialises in a range of sectors including logistics, offices and healthcare and is well respected thanks to the strength of its investment proposition and client base.

Established in 2006, Cairn manages assets on behalf of institutional, family office and private equity investors across the risk spectrum. The 26-strong team is co-headed by Pieter Akkerman, Maarten Briët and Sven van Loon. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam with a satellite office in Haarlem.

Source: Schroders