Hansteen Holdings
Hansteen Holdings plc is a European industrial REIT that invests in properties with high yields, low financing costs and opportunities for value improvement across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK.The company was founded by Morgan Jones and Ian Watson in 2005 to exploit the industrial property investment market in Continental Europe.[2] It was admitted to the Alternative Investment Market in November 2005, raising £125 million.[2] In October 2009 it raised a further £200.8 million by way of a Placing and Open Offer and moved to the Official List, converting to a REIT shortly thereafter.[2] In December 2019, it was announced that funds advised by The Blackstone Group would buy the company for £500 million.