AEW Europe, one of the world’s largest real estate investment and asset managers [1], announces the acquisition of a newly built, fully let Grade A logistics asset in Lliçà d’Amunt, near Barcelona in Spain.
The asset comprises 10,737 sqm of warehouse space with an accompanying office space and is fully let to an international logistics operator specialising in the furniture sector with a WAULB of 5.5 years. Built to high local market sustainability and energy efficiency standards, the asset has secured a BREEAM “Excellent” certification [2] and features 100 KWP solar panels and LED lighting.
Located in Lliçà d'Amunt on the edge of Barcelona’s first ring, this prime asset benefits from a direct link to the C-17 highway, ensuring seamless access across a metropolitan area of high logistics demand. Positioned just 31 km (a 40-minute drive) from Barcelona’s city centre, it is well located for last-mile operators, offering connectivity to the wider Catalonia region, the rest of Spain, and France.
AEW Europe currently manages a total of more than 514,000 sqm in Spain across logistics, offices, residential and retail, and has a long-standing track record in the logistics real estate market across Europe, managing over 6.8 million sqm.
Carsten Czarnetzki, Head of Iberia at AEW Europe, commented: “This acquisition of a Grade A logistics asset in Barcelona’s prime submarket will support our objective to diversify our investment portfolio in a strategic European logistics hub where high-quality warehouse space is in high demand and short supply. This new core asset, fully let to an institutional-grade tenant, will ensure stable, long-term income from day one and enlarges our footprint in this highly sought-after logistics market.”
For this transaction, AEW Europe was advised by Fabregat Perulles Sales, Cushman & Wakefield, EY, Dokei, and Ramboll. Knight Frank advised the seller.
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About AEW
AEW is one of the world’s largest real estate asset managers [1], with €73.2 billion of assets under management as at 30 June 2026. AEW has over 815 employees globally, with its main offices located in Boston, London, Paris and Hong Kong and offers a wide range of real estate investment products including comingled funds, separate accounts and securities mandates across the full spectrum of investment strategies. AEW represents the real estate asset management platform of Natixis Investment Managers, one of the largest asset managers in the world.
As at 30 June 2026, AEW managed €34.8bn of real estate assets in Europe on behalf of a number of funds and separate accounts. AEW has over 500 employees based in 11 offices across Europe and has a long track record of successfully implementing Core, Value-Add and Opportunistic investment strategies on behalf of its clients. In the last five years, AEW has invested and divested a total volume of over €13bn of real estate across European markets.
[1] Source: 2025 IRE.IQ Real Estate Managers Guide”. The Guide, published annually by Institutional Real Estate, Inc., ranks real estate managers based on the gross value of real estate AUM ($m) as of December 31, 2024.
[2] The asset received BREEAM “Excellent” in February 2026. NTT Data is the third party that tabulated the certification. An assessment fee was paid in connection with this certification by the seller prior to AEW acquiring the asset. Additional information on ESG practices is available upon request.