Berkshire Global Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to CITIC Capital
Seller Details
Stockbridge is an independent real estate investment management firm led by veteran industry professionals. The firm’s portfolio comprises assets across the investment risk spectrum, including core, value-added and opportunistic strategies. Stockbridge and its affiliates have approximately $10.9 billion of assets under management (as of December 31, 2016) spanning all major real estate property types, and certain specialty property types, throughout the United States.
Buyer Details
Founded in 2002, CITIC Capital Holdings Limited is an alternative investment management and advisory company. The firm manages over USD19.3 billion of capital from a diverse group of international institutional investors. Core businesses include Private Equity, Real Estate, Structured Investment & Finance, and Asset Management. CITIC Capital Holdings currently employs over 250 staff members throughout its offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Tokyo and New York.
CITIC Capital Partners Limited, the private equity arm of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, operates in China, the US and Japan, and currently manages USD 4.5 billion of committed capital on behalf of over 60 international investors. CITIC Capital Partners’ funds invest globally and work with management teams to help companies realize their full potential.
Transaction Summary
The corporate transaction follows a joint venture that CITIC formed with Stockbridge about a year ago, investing capital in US real estate through the latter firm’s opportunity funds business.