Key Takeaways
- • Starwood Capital Group acquired the Helix portfolio, a 12-property logistics real estate portfolio, for approximately €350 million from Nuveen and Palmira Capital Partners.
- • Latham & Watkins' Munich-based private equity real estate partner Carsten Loll led the legal advisory team representing Starwood Capital on the transaction.
- • The portfolio comprises prime logistics properties across major European distribution markets, acquired from the German Logistics Fund managed by Nuveen.
- • The transaction demonstrates continued institutional investor appetite for logistics and industrial real estate in Europe's core distribution corridors.
Summary
Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of the Helix portfolio, comprising 12 prime logistics properties, for approximately €350 million. The portfolio was sold by Nuveen, a global institutional investment manager specializing in industrial and logistics assets across major European and U.S. distribution markets, and Palmira Capital Partners, a European investor and asset manager. The properties were held within the German Logistics Fund prior to the transaction's completion.
Legal representation for Starwood Capital was provided by Latham & Watkins LLP, with the private equity real estate team led by Munich partner Carsten Loll. The deal team included associate Sebastian von Hornung, counsel Sven Nickel, and associate Henriette Hosemann, with additional finance advisory support from associates Anna-Maria Kuckerz and Verena Birke. The transaction underscores both the maturity of continental European logistics real estate markets and the depth of institutional capital targeting this sector.
The acquisition aligns with Starwood Capital's broader real estate portfolio strategy and reflects ongoing institutional demand for institutional-quality logistics properties positioned in primary European distribution hubs. The transaction was completed on January 21, 2026, marking a significant capital deployment in the industrial logistics sector during the current institutional investment cycle.
Legal representation for Starwood Capital was provided by Latham & Watkins LLP, with the private equity real estate team led by Munich partner Carsten Loll. The deal team included associate Sebastian von Hornung, counsel Sven Nickel, and associate Henriette Hosemann, with additional finance advisory support from associates Anna-Maria Kuckerz and Verena Birke. The transaction underscores both the maturity of continental European logistics real estate markets and the depth of institutional capital targeting this sector.
The acquisition aligns with Starwood Capital's broader real estate portfolio strategy and reflects ongoing institutional demand for institutional-quality logistics properties positioned in primary European distribution hubs. The transaction was completed on January 21, 2026, marking a significant capital deployment in the industrial logistics sector during the current institutional investment cycle.
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