Procimmo II goes public
Procimmo SA will launch its Swiss Commercial Fund II on the stock exchange in March. The fund, which was launched in 2014 for a limited group of investors, invests primarily in commercially used real estate. A capital increase is to take place before the IPO.
The Procimmo SA is its Swiss Commercial Fund II (Procimmo II) in late March on the SIX Swiss Exchange shares listed, the asset manager of collective real estate investments informed in a release . Procimmo II was set up in 2014 for a limited group of investors. Since then, the fund, which mainly holds commercial, industrial and logistics properties, has achieved an average return of 7.4 percent, Procimmo reports.
In addition, the fund has paid an annual dividend of at least 5 francs per unit over 100 francs, is further explained in the announcement. The fund currently comprises 33 properties in German-speaking Switzerland. The assets invested in Procimmo II amounted to CHF 563.4 million as of September 30th. On the corresponding reporting date in the previous year, it was 470.3 million francs.
Before going public, Procimmo intends to carry out a further capital increase of around 60 million francs, the company informs in the announcement. The funds brought in are to be used to reduce the debt financing quota and to continue existing construction projects. In addition, Procimmo is examining additional investments in economically active regions outside the city centers.