DGAP-News: Aareal Bank AG / Key word(s): Real Estate/Financing 
Aareal Bank provides EUR 400 million financing to GLP 
2021-05-12 / 12:13 
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Aareal Bank provides EUR 400 million financing to GLP 
- Re-financing of European logistics portfolio 
 
Wiesbaden, 12 May 2021 - Aareal Bank announces the closing of a financing agreement with global investment manager GLP. 
Acting as Arranger and Sole Lender, Aareal Bank provides a loan of approx. EUR 400 million for refinancing the purchase 
of 27 prime logistics properties in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. 
GLP is a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, infrastructure, finance and 
related technologies. The group that operates across the Americas, Europe, and Asia has over USD 100 billion in assets 
under management. 
The current operating portfolio in Europe consists of more than 4.5 million sqm across the strategic logistic markets, 
managed via four funds in Europe totalling more than EUR10 billion in assets under management. It has been a pioneer for 
sustainability in logistics real estate and run the first warehouse to be certified 'BREAAM Outstanding'. 
"We are glad to further extend our business relationship with one of the globally leading logistics experts", stated 
Christof Winkelmann, Member of the Management Board of Aareal Bank. "GLP does not only has an impressive track record 
in setting standards for investing and operating logistics portfolios to increase value for their investors, it is also 
setting benchmarks when it comes to social and environmental responsibility." 
GLP was advised by Kirkland & Ellis. Aareal was advised by Allen & Overy. 
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Contacts: 
Christian Feldbrügge 
Phone: +49 611 348 2280 
christian.feldbruegge@aareal-bank.com 
René Hartmann 
Phone: +49 611 348 3438 
renepascal.hartmann@aareal-bank.com 
About Aareal Bank Group: 
Aareal Bank Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, is a leading international property specialist. It provides smart 
financings, software products, and digital solutions for the property sector and related industries, and is present 
across three continents: Europe, North America and Asia/Pacific. Aareal Bank AG, whose shares are included in Deutsche 
Börse's SDAX index, is the Group's parent entity. It manages the various entities organised in the Group's business 
segments: Structured Property Financing, Banking & Digital Solutions, and Aareon. The Structured Property Financing 
segment encompasses all of Aareal Bank Group's property financing and funding activities. Here, the Bank supports its 
clients in making large-volume commercial property investments. The investment properties mostly comprise office 
buildings, hotels, shopping centres, logistics and residential property, as well as student apartments. In the Banking 
& Digital Solutions segment, Aareal Bank Group supports businesses from the housing, property management and energy 
industries as a digitalisation partner - combining extensive advisory services and product solutions with traditional 
corporate banking services and deposit-taking. Subsidiary Aareon, a leading provider of ERP software and digital 
solutions for the European property industry and its partners, forms the third business segment. Aareon offers 
reliable, pioneering solutions in the fields of consulting, software and services to optimise IT-supported business 
processes, and to extend business models. The Aareon Smart World digital platform links businesses from the housing 
industry and related sectors with customers, staff and business partners, as well as connecting technical devices in 
apartments and buildings. 
About GLP 
GLP is a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, infrastructure, finance and 
related technologies. Our combined investing and operating expertise allows us to create value for our customers and 
investors. We operate across Brazil, China, Europe, India, Japan, the U.S. and Vietnam and have more than USUSD100 
billion of assets under management. Learn more at glp.com/global 
 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Aareal Bank AG 
              Paulinenstr. 15 
              65189 Wiesbaden 
              Germany 
Phone:        +49 (0)611 348 - 0 
Fax:          +49 (0)611 348 - 2332 
E-mail:       aareal@aareal-bank.com 
Internet:     www.aareal-bank.com 
ISIN:         DE0005408116 
WKN:          540811 
Indices:      SDAX 
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, 
              Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Stockholm 
EQS News ID:  1195146 
 
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