SEB Enskilda and Newsec appointed to sell prime properties in the Baltics

SEB Enskilda and Newsec have been appointed as advisors for the sale process of the real estate fund’s BPT Secura A/S properties in the Baltic region. The agreement was signed at MIPIM in Cannes, France. The targeted marketing of the property portfolio will start in the first half of 2012 and the process is expected to be finalized over the next year. It is expected to attract interest from the majority of regional and global property investors. The fund consists of 10 retail, office and logistics properties, making approx. 100,000 sq.m, and situated in prime locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The fund’s gross property value is EUR 126m. About: BPT Secura A/S BPT Secura is a direct real estate fund investing in commercial properties in the three Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The fund is fully invested and has a property portfolio of approximately 100,000 sq. m. The focus of BPT Secura is on prime commercial properties within the retail, office and logistics segments. The fund invests solely in the three Baltic countries. It is considered one of the most attractive and best performing property portfolios in the Baltic markets including several landmark buildings. BPT Secura is focused on a "value added" strategy of acquisition, development and refurbishment of commercial properties (or portfolios of commercial properties) that are strategically well-located in the selected regions. The fund seeks to attract leading international and local tenants and to secure leaseholds of at least 5-10 years.BPT Secura is registered as a Danish limited liability company (A/S). SEB Enskilda SEB Enskilda is the leading investment bank in the Nordic and Baltic regions providing specialist advice in Mergers & Acquisitions, primarily to Nordic and Baltic corporate clients, and stock broking services to institutional investors throughout the Nordic countries, the Baltics, Europe and the US.SEB Enskilda’s core activities are Corporate Finance, Equity Research and Equity Sales and Trading. Operations are conducted from offices in Stockholm (Head Office), Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Frankfurt, London, New York and – since 2006 – Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. Founded by SEB in London in 1982 as Enskilda Securities, SEB Enskilda is the investment banking part of the SEB Group, which also includes SEB; the leading wholesale bank in Northern Europe. Our experienced teams of corporate finance executives provide advice on a wide range of M&A and ECM matters. In addition, SEB Enskilda has a specialized equity sales and distribution network providing its global client base with efficient access to the Nordic and Baltic stock markets in combination with in-depth equity research products. Newsec Newsec – The Full Service Property House in Northern Europe – offers a comprehensive range of services within its Advice, Asset Management and Transactions business areas to property owners, investors and occupiers. Newsec was founded in 1994 and is owned by its partners. Today, the Group has its own operations in six countries, over 500 employees and annual revenue of about 65 MEUR. Every year Newsec carries out hundreds of successful assignments and manages over 1,000 properties. Through this great volume, and the breadth and depth of its various operations, Newsec acquires superior knowledge of the real estate market. For more information please contact: Mr. Algirdas Vaitiekūnas, Fund Manager of BPT Secura A/S Tel.: +370 687 77708, E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ričardas Čepas CEO Of Newsec Baltics Tel.: +370 652 34 900, E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Žygintas Mačėnas Managing Director of SEB Enskilda UAB Tel.: +370 686 55 023, E-mail: [email protected]