Patria Signs Agreement to Acquire Nexus Capital, Further Expanding its Real Estate Platform in Colombia
07 Juni 2024 - 12:00AM
Patria Investments Limited (“Patria”) (NASDAQ: PAX), a global
alternative asset manager and market leader in Latin America,
announced today an agreement to acquire Nexus Capital (“Nexus”),
one of the top independent alternative real estate asset managers
in Colombia, with approximately US$ 800 million in assets under
management (“AUM”) across multiple strategies. Upon the completion
of the acquisition of 100% of Nexus, Patria's Real Estate AUM in
Colombia will be over US$ 2.2 billion. The transaction is expected
to fully close by Q3 2024.
Alfonso Duval, Partner, and Head of Andean
Region at Patria: “Nexus has a robust portfolio within the
Colombian Real Estate market. With a solid track record and
innovative investment approach, it will be a great addition to our
real estate platform, contributing to our growth goals and
strengthening our relationships with investors in Colombia and the
region. This transaction highlights our commitment to offering a
diversified array of high-quality alternative products to our
clients.”
Nexus Capital was established in 2008, and
currently has approximately US$ 800 million in AUM with a focus on
the office, retail, industrial and housing real estate markets
across Colombia. Importantly, nearly 90% of the AUM are in
permanent capital or long-duration structures. Solid AUM growth
over the past five years positioned Nexus as one of the top
independent Real Estate asset managers in Colombia with a
comprehensive product offering across core, opportunistic and
development strategies. Nexus’ team of 28 professionals, led by
Fuad Velasco, have built an outstanding track record and reputation
in the Colombian Real Estate market.
In recent years, Patria has made significant
progress towards scaling and strengthening its Real Estate platform
in Latin America. In June 2022, Patria acquired 50% of VBI, with an
option to buy the remaining 50% in 2024, which combined with the
recent acquisition of the CSHG Real Estate business unit, is
expected to make Patria the largest independent Real Estate
Investment Trust (“REIT”) manager in Brazil with over US$ 4 billion
of AUM. Additionally, in November 2023, Patria and Bancolombia
launched a joint venture that serves as the cornerstone of Patria’s
alternative platform in Colombia, adding over US$ 1.3 billion of
Real Estate AUM and access to Bancolombia robust local distribution
platform. Accordingly, the transaction with Nexus is the next step
towards Patria’s goal of consolidating the nascent alternative
asset management industry in Colombia to build a diverse and scaled
local investment platform with strong investment capabilities, a
broad product line, and unmatched distribution resources. Following
the full onboarding of this and the CSHG Real Estate acquisition,
Patria’s Real Estate platform in LatAm is expected to reach US$ 7
billion in AUM, approximately 90% of which are in permanent capital
vehicles.
Marcelo Fedak Partner and Head of Real Estate at
Patria says: “We are very happy to welcome this talented team to
Patria, as we continue to scale and improve our Real Estate
capabilities throughout Latin America. Nexus’ successful and
diversified real estate platform has shown impressive growth in
recent years and represents a very attractive addition to our
platform. Its highly complementary portfolio will further expand
our product offering to better serve our clients in Colombia, where
Nexus has built trusting relationships with key investors that we
intend to continue to cater in a very bespoke manner.”
Transaction Overview
While specific financial details of the
transaction are not being disclosed, Patria will acquire 100% of
Nexus. Once closed, the transaction is projected to add
approximately US$ 800 million to Patria’s Fee Earning AUM,
including over US$ 680 million in Permanent Capital vehicles, and
be immediately accretive to Patria’s Fee Related and Distributable
Earnings.
About Patria
InvestmentsCrafting attractive returns for our clients and
building a legacy in the regions where we operate.
Patria is a leading alternative investment firm
with 36 years of history specialized in key resilient sectors. Its
unique approach combines the knowledge from macro analysts,
investment leaders, operating partners and on the ground team. With
over U$43 billion pro forma assets under management and a global
presence, it aims to provide consistent returns in attractive long
term investment opportunities while creating sustainable value for
society.
Asset Classes: Private Equity, Infrastructure,
Credit, Public Equities, Real Estate and Global Private Markets
Solutions
Investment Regions: Latina America, Europe and
United States
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