Wind and solar have produced more energy in the EU during May than all fossil fuels combined as the energy transition hits overdrive.Solar energy alone generated 14% of the EU’s electricity in May: an all-time high.With more reports across the EU of closing coal-fired power...
To create a smart building that not only operates sustainably and efficiently but that also creates links to its users (tenants, landlords, customers) requires many different touch points.As part of the Greenman Group, Greenman OPEN leverages the skills and experience of the Group companies to...
Greenman Energy (GME) have completed a large milestone with the start of construction at Berlin Mahlsdorf. After months of planning the first transformer has been placed on site ready for the installation of four hyper-fast EV charging units.The roll out of GME’s EV charging infrastructure...
What is SFDR?The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation introduced to improve the transparency of sustainable investment products and to prevent greenwashing. It imposes comprehensive sustainability disclosure requirements covering a broad range of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) metrics.In force since...
With the implementation of the EU Taxonomy and the obligation for large companies to report on their taxonomy score, ESG factors have become a key focus for the industry.We are beginning to see “green” leases in our portfolio now. These are leases that take environmental...
Q1 2023 was a busy quarter which saw the team completing a national roadshow, presenting to over 200 financial advisors across the country. They also made their first asset tour of OPEN’s Berlin retail centres and hosted a number of events, including Carpark Cocktails.The portfolio...
We are proud of the relationships our teams have built over the past with both our tenants and within the grocery retail sector. The latest acquisition of three EDEKA markets of c. €35 million for our fund OPEN, reaffirms our long-standing partnership with one of...
Greenman OPEN (OPEN), one of the largest food retail-focused investment funds in Germany, is to invest €32 million to install Photovoltaic (PV) Panels on around 1.3km2 of roof space by 2027 across its retail centres in Germany. Once operational, OPEN estimates that the panels will...
Debt deal for a new sustainably constructed retail park in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate Bank consortium deal led by Westerwald Bank eG, with participation of Nassauische Sparkasse (Naspa) and Sparkasse Westerwald-Sieg Forward fixing loan with seven-year term Modern project development with approx. 14,000 square metres of rental space opens in...
Greenman Energy has signed an agreement with GP JOULE CONNECT to install 4 hyper-charging EV units in the car park of the Mahlsdorf market retail centre which is owned by its sister fund Greenman OPEN.The Hyper-Charging Station will have 4 300kW DC hyper-chargers with 2...
It was wonderful to celebrate the opening of our new office with so many business partners, investors, colleagues and friends who have been part of and helped Greenman over the past few years. Having outgrown our last office, the new space in Berlin set over three floors, provides us with ample room to expand into as we continue to grow.
A special thank you to his excellency, Ambassador Nicholas O’Brien for speaking at the reception and to our friends at Lough Ree Distillery for bringing their Slingshot Irish Gin to the event for us to try.
As 2020 is the start of a new decade we wanted to look forward and consider what will/may influence retail and real estate funds, in particular Greenman OPEN (GMO), as we move towards 2030.
200 participants joined our panel of experts in an open and frank discussion on what technologies are impacting the retail and real estate markets.
Panellists
Christian Schimanski, Hamburg Commercial Bank, Germany
Dr Holger Wolf, White & Case LLP, Germany
Lynda Boylan, Manna.Aero, Ireland
Dr Angelus Bernreuther, Kaufland, Germany
Emily Bohill (Moderator), Bohill Partners, London
Insights from the Day
– The outlook for bricks and mortar German grocery stores looks stable with digitalisation focusing on addressing customer needs & overall retail experience.
– Drone deliveries could provide a low cost, high speed, environmentally friendly solution to last mile logistics, potentially working together with grocery stores in the future.
– Blockchain has the ability to revolutionise the way real estate sector operates from smart contracts to management and execution of property sales and leases.
– The continuation of a lower for longer interest rate environment will result in debt remaining cheaper for longer & yield gaps remaining significant. – Greenman OPEN targets to achieve €1bn AUM by the end of 2020.
Merry Christmas
from everyone in Greenman. Our offices will be closed from Wednesday, 24th December. And will reopen on
Friday, 2nd January.