Large Platform Events | Issue 24.21
Recently Announced Transactions | 2024 Week 21
5.23.24 | This week we recognized 2 capital-related transactions with a disclosed value of $2.1 Billion USD.
| Deal Size (Bn USD) | Capital Related Transactions |
| $1.3 | Landsec Looks to Deploy £1 Billion ($1.3 Billion USD) Over Next 12 Months |
| $0.8 | Vantage Data Centers EMEA to Expand With €750 Million ($815 Million USD) from Ares, CDPQ, and Schroders |
| $2.1 | Total |
Additionally, we recognized 2 leadership changes within the industry.
- Matthew Bonning-Snook to Succeed Gerald Kaye as Helical CEO
- Greenbrook Partners Appoints Jeff Jerden as COO

Summary of Transaction Headlines
Property Week | “Landsec Looks to Deploy £1 Billion ($1.3 Billion USD) Over Next 12 Months”
Development giant Land Securities has revealed plans to invest around £1 Billion ($1.3 Billion USD) over the next 12 months to make the most of what Chief Executive Mark Allan called an “attractive time” in the market. The first £400 Million ($508 Million USD) will be used for Landsec’s committed pipeline, with the majority of the remaining £600 Million ($763 Million USD) set to be invested in retail, Allan said during Landsec’s financial results media presentation for the year ended March 31.
IPE Real Assets | “Vantage Data Centers EMEA to Expand With €750 Million ($815 Million USD) from Ares, CDPQ, and Schroders”
Vantage Data Centers is expanding its EMEA platform with €750 Million ($815 Million USD) financing from Ares Management, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), and Schroders Capital. Ares’s infrastructure debt and alternative credit strategies and CDPQ are providing up to €300 Million ($325 Million USD) each, together with a €150 Million ($163 Million USD) contribution from Schroders Capital in financing, alongside incremental equity to help Vantage grow its EMEA data center portfolio.
IREI | “Matthew Bonning-Snook to Succeed Gerald Kaye as Helical CEO”
Matthew Bonning-Snook, Property Director, will succeed Gerald Kaye as CEO of Helical. After 30 years with the company, Kaye has plans to step down from the Board, and he will remain an external consultant. Kaye said, “It has been a tremendous privilege to lead a business that has delivered some major and iconic London office developments that are today being enjoyed by a diverse range of businesses.
IREI | “Greenbrook Partners Appoints Jeff Jerden as COO”
Greenbrook Partners has appointed Jeff Jerden as COO. Jerden was previously COO at Veritas Investments, a manager of multifamily investments in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice President of Centennial Holding Co. in Atlanta, where he oversaw the asset management of nearly 10,000 apartments.

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