Columbia Threadneedle and Aegon sign £500m real estate deal

'Strategic partnership'

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Columbia Threadneedle Investments has entered into a “strategic real estate partnership” with Aegon UK to run a £500m portfolio.

The mandate, a commercial real estate portfolio valued in excess of half a billion pounds, will be managed by Columbia Threadneedle's UK real estate team. Jenny Hewitt, portfolio manager, and James Coke, co-head of institutional real estate, will be supported by the 120-strong UK real estate team.  Columbia Threadneedle reopens dealing on UK property fund The deal follows a rocky period for property funds at both Columbia Threadneedle and Aegon.  In March, Columbia Threadneedle lifted the temporary dealing suspension it imposed on the CT UK Property Authorised Investment fund, m...

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