Forum Partners Investment Management has entered into a strategic partnership with La Française, an affiliate of Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe (CMNE), to encompass a substantial capital commitment to its global suite of real estate investment strategies and collaboration on a series of new European investment products, including a joint venture to develop European direct real estate products.
In addition, La Française will acquire a 24.9% interest in Forum through an issuance of new shares.
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Forum Partners is an independent global real estate investment management firm with $5.7 billion of capital committed and under advice. La Française is a European fund manager, with assets under management of $50 billion of which $9 billion is in real estate.
The partnership will combine Forum’s global real estate private equity, debt and securities capabilities with La Française’s proven leadership in French direct real estate and senior debt.
In support of this partnership, CMNE and La Française will allocate over $600 million in capital across each of Forum’s principal investment strategies, beginning with over $200 million to Forum’s European debt platform, including mezzanine and senior debt.
La Francaise will also commit capital to Forum’s global securities business, to its Asian private equity strategy and to potential expansion opportunities in the Americas. In addition, both Forum and La Française will gain access to the other party’s institutional and retail distribution network globally.
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By GlobalDataXavier Lepine, president of La Française, said: "Through our strategic partnership with Forum we are confident that we can create a global platform that can successfully take on the exciting opportunities in real estate. We look forward to providing clients a complete and original range of real estate products and anticipate Forum will be a significant contributor to our international development."
Russell Platt, CEO of Forum Partners, said: "This partnership will prove invaluable to Forum as we continue to expand our products and capabilities for our capital partners."
