From Banking to Construction: New Investment Opportunities

Panattoni, Europe’s largest industrial and logistics property developer, was looking for an opportunity to offer private investors a well-diversified platform. Since 2022, the Luxembourgian investment company Newport Logistics Fund has filled this gap and offers private investors a secure investment opportunity.

When Daniel Raemy, after 17 years at UBS AG and 13 years as CEO of Swiss private bank, J. Safra Sarasin in Poland, decided to seek out a new challenge, we had a solid foundation: His abundance of experience and founded expertise in the investment sector. What he lacked were well-suited projects in which his network of private investors could invest. The partnership with Panattoni was the perfect solution for both parties and was sealed with the creation of three funds.

High-Quality Logistics Properties Throughout Europe

Since September 2022, Daniel Raemy has been a member of the supervisory board and the investment committee of the Newport Logistics Fund. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Panattoni, the aspiring investment firm is specialized in financing projects for high-quality logistics properties throughout Europe that are currently under development, letting, and in the process of being sold. «Build, lease, sell». This business model is also reflected in the company’s slogan.

With good reason, the proximity to the parent company is firmly anchored in the investment company’s name. Thanks to the partnership with Panattoni, which was founded in 1986 by Carl Panattoni in Newport Beach, California, investments in Newport funds are particularly promising.

Skin in the Game

As a developer of industrial and logistics properties, Panattoni offers its customers and investors high-quality and sustainable property solutions across the entire value chain. Since its introduction to the market in Europe in 2005, the project developer has created more than 22.7 million square meters of new surface area. Panattoni is responsible for the construction, leasing, and sale of all projects financed by Newport.

The properties are owned by the investors and Panattoni’s management which, true to the «skin in the game» approach, holds a total of 5 percent of the newly invested fund capital. After the completion and sale of the project, the net proceeds and profits are distributed to the investors. If there are several projects in the fund, the distributions are paid out proportionately based on the sale of the individual projects.

Innovative Solutions

In 2022 and 2023, Newport created its Funds I and II and successfully invested in eight logistics projects with a total surface area of around 234,000 square meters and a project volume of around 300 million euros in Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Poland. The Newport Logistics Fund III was created in September 2024 as a SICAV RAIF fund with ISIN in Luxembourg and is open for subscriptions of 1 million euros or higher.

With a target equity capital of 300 million euros and expected gross real estate assets of 600 million euros, Newport is planning to diversify into at least ten logistics projects in Europe. Newport stands for innovative solutions for private investors looking for profitable investments. The investors profit from a competitive investment period of 24 to 30 months and an attractive yield of 15 percent net per year. This is comprised of capital refund, preferred interest, and profit.

Exclusive BVBBusinessNetzwerk

Fund III is directed at institutional investors as well as ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI). The Newport Logistics Fund highlights its strong position in the European market by investing not only in the development of cutting-edge property solutions but also in sponsorship projects. Since the beginning of the Bundesliga season, the investment company has been the official advertising partner of the Bundesliga team, Borussia Dortmund, and is part of the exclusive BVBBusinessNetzwerk.

One had the investors, and the other had the projects. What was created from that combination is now financing a seminal segment of the real estate market. And offers a high-yield investment opportunity with a guarantee of success.

  • Newport Logistics Fund: Justyna Krawczyńska, Operations Specialist, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • More information

Newport Logistics Fund is an aspiring investment company specializing in financing projects for high-quality logistics properties throughout Europe that are currently under development, already leased, and in the process of being sold investment company. With a strong focus on sustainability and efficiency, Newport relies on top-notch partners and strategic investments to create long-term added value for its investors. In 2022 and 2023, Newport created its Funds I & II and successfully invested in eight logistics projects with a total surface area of around 234,000 square meters and a project volume of around 300 million euros in Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Poland.

The Newport Logistics Fund III was created in September 2024 as a SICAV RAIF fund with ISIN in Luxembourg and is open for subscriptions of 1 million euros or higher. With a target equity capital of 300 million euros and expected gross assets of 600 million euros, Fund III is planning to diversify in at least 10 logistics projects in Europe. The funds are intended for private investors, family offices, institutional investors, asset managers, and banks.