AXA IM Alts makes first investment in Japanese care home market with €160 million portfolio acquisition

- Furthers exposure to highly defensive residential sector in high conviction APAC region -

AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with over €184 billion of assets under management^{AXA IM Alts unaudited data, as of 30 June 2022}, announces that it has acquired a portfolio of 15 nursing homes, located across Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi in Japan, for €156 million (¥21.9 billion), including acquisition costs. The transaction is AXA IM Alts first in the sector in Japan, and has been made on behalf of AXA IM Alts clients, the leading real estate asset manager in EuropeIPE Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, November/December 2021. #1 real estate investment manager in Europe based on total European real estate assets under management.

The portfolio totals over 800 beds across 15 assets, 14 of which have been constructed after 2013. It is let to five established operators, with a weighted unexpired average lease term of 19.0 years. Osaka, Aichi and Tokyo are three of Japan’s four largest cities, with significant aging and affluent populations, with the portfolio benefitting from its proximity to local infrastructure and the respective CBDs.

The Japanese care home sector is characterised by a shortage of good quality stock, with the demand supply imbalance expected to widen as Japan’s elderly population increases; the number of over 65s is forecast to grow by 20% over the next 20 yearsCabinet Office “White Paper on Aging Society”. The sector also enjoys strong support from the government, which has committed to increase elderly resident capacity from 2.5% to 4% by 2030MLIT “White Paper on Housing Life Basic Plan.

This transaction marks AXA IM Alts’ fourth acquisition in Japan this year, taking the business’ assets under management in the country to c.¥511 billion (c. €3.5 billion)AXA IM Alts unaudited data, as of 18 November 2022, and forms part of AXA IM Alts’ wider long-term strategy to invest into residential asset classes, supported by strong demographic drivers.

Laurent Jacquemin, Head of Asia-Pacific, Real Assets at AXA IM Alts, commented: “This is a rare opportunity to acquire a modern and diversified portfolio of care home assets with an attractive trading history, in a fast growing but still highly fragmented use class. Establishing long-term relationships with leading operators will allow us to quickly scale our platform, in a sector we view as highly defensive and benefitting from the tailwinds of compelling long-term demand supply dynamics.”

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AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments with c. €184 billion of assets under managementAXA IM Alts data (unaudited). All figures as of 30 June 2022 comprising c. €88 billion of primarily private real estate, over €85 billion of private debt and alternative credit, as well as over €11 billion in Infrastructure, private equity and hedge funds. We take a 360° degree approach to real real estate & infrastructure investing with over €131 billion of assets under management in direct opportunities, held indirectly through debt and listed equities and via long term private equity investments into operating platforms. ESG is fully integrated into our investment decision-making processes with our responsible investment approach anchored by the three key pillars of decarbonisation, resilience and building tomorrow. AXA IM Alts employs over 800 people located in 17 offices around the world and serves the needs of more than 500 clients from Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. We are the number one property portfolio and asset manager in EuropeIPE Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, November/December 2021. #1 real estate investment manager in Europe based on total European real estate assets under management., and one of the largest worldwide.

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