Annual reports 2014

Beyond bricks
Message from
the Chairman
sustainable partnerships

Transparency and trust

The confectionary industry pension fund Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Zoetwarenindustrie has had € 30 million invested in Bouwinvest’s Residential Fund since July 2014. Chairman Leo Dekker says the fund opted for this particular investment because it wanted to invest in real estate and more specifically Dutch residential real estate.

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Leo Dekker, employers’ chairperson and Leonne Jansen, employees’ chairperson on the board of Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Zoetwarenindustrie (pension fund for the Dutch confectionary industry)

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optimising processes

Our ticket to the game

To operate effectively in today’s fiercely competitive and ever more strictly regulated real estate landscape, institutional investors and their stakeholders need assurance that their investments are in safe hands, and that they can have complete confidence in their investment manager. Bouwinvest offers that assurance, in spades.

Long-term outperformance

Bouwinvest REIM

sustainable partnerships

On the same wavelength

Area and property developer AM has been involved in several joint projects with Bouwinvest. Ronald Huikeshoven believes the two companies have got to know each other better and better over the years. "Bouwinvest is a professional organisation with an ambition and vision on the residential real estate front that is totally in line with how AM works. We are very much on the same wavelength."

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Ronald Huikeshoven, Director of AM Noordwest

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building value

Substantial secured pipeline

The Residential Fund’s commitment to its growth strategy in recent years is now paying dividends. The Fund has taken full advantage of the numerous growth opportunities. The acquisition of 18 projects for a total of € 407 mln in 2014 gives the fund a strong pipeline to continue building value long into the future.

Substantial secured pipeline

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Long-term outperformance

Residential Fund

sustainable partnerships

Working on the basis of common interest

May 2015 will see the official opening of the new shopping centre Parkweide in Ede. The original plan, drawn up some 10 years ago, was for a major complex spanning the N224 provincial road, with shops, a neighbourhood centre, medical centre, childcare facilities, apartments and a sports centre.

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Marije Eleveld, Alderman at Ede city council and Sjoukje Biesta, Project manager Spatial Planning for Ede city council

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building value

Redeveloping prime assets

The Retail Fund is convinced that its focus on ‘experience’ and ‘convenience’ will enable it to tap into the two major growth factors in the retail market of the future. The optimisation and redevelopment of existing and newly-acquired assets, like Damrak and Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam, are perfect examples of how the Fund continuously builds value for the future.

Redeveloping prime assets

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Long-term outperformance

Retail Fund

sustainable partnerships

Reinforcing your brand

Oikocredit, which promotes entrepreneurship in developing countries, and fair trade organisation Max Havelaar have very clear views on their office accommodation. They don’t see it merely as an expense, but as an investment in culture, the working environment and their identity. This is why their new offices had to be pleasant in terms of lighting and climate control and needed to be close to Utrecht Central Station. The building on Arthur van Schendelstraat fitted that bill exactly.

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Hann Verheijen, Director of Oikocredit Nederland and Peter d’Angremond, Director Max Havelaar

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building value

Opportunities in office market

The Office Fund firmly believes in the future of the office market, especially for sustainable multi-tenant, multi-functional office complexes. The Fund’s acquisition of three prime assets in 2014 is a perfect example of its strategy of building value through the optimisation and future-proofing existing assets and new acquisitions.

Opportunities in office market

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Long-term outperformance

Office Fund

sustainable partnerships

Trust and transparency

Bouwinvest and US investment manager Clarion Partners had already been working with each other for almost 15 years when Bouwinvest voiced its support for Clarion in its bid to acquire the Lion Gables Apartment Fund, which Clarion had been managing since 2005. As the Fund approached the end of its life last year, Clarion was keen to continue the Fund as an open-ended investment vehicle.

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Stephen J. Furnary, Chair and Chief Executive of investment manager Clarion Partners in New York

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building value

Global Market Monitor

Long-term outperformance

International Investments