Deka Immobilien acquires prime logistics property in the Netherlands

Frankfurt, 11.06.2026

Deka Immobilien has acquired the "VDH Cooling" logistics property in the Dutch Fresh Port near Rotterdam. The seller is a special-purpose vehicle set up by the joint venture between Melcombe Partners and GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. The property is to be added to the portfolio of the Deka-ImmobilienGlobal open-ended real estate fund. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The "VDH Cooling" property is a state-of-the-art, fully let cold-storage logistics centre with a total lettable area of around 29,700 sq m. The sole tenant is VDH Forwarding & Warehousing B.V., an established logistics and freight forwarding company specialising in food products, which utilises the highly specialised cold storage infrastructure in the form of box-in-box cooling systems to meet its temperature-controlled requirements. Completed at the end of 2025, the property is located within the catchment area of the Port of Rotterdam in the Dutch Fresh Port and benefits from excellent connections to the motorway network, Rotterdam's inland port terminals and the rail network.

The property holds BREEAM 'Excellent' sustainability certification and is equipped on the roof with an integrated energy system comprising a photovoltaic installation and battery storage.

With this acquisition, the fund management team at Deka-ImmobilienGlobal has secured a new prime logistics property meeting high ESG standards in the key cold-chain logistics sector. At the same time, the fund is further diversifying its portfolio by increasing its exposure to logistics assets.

DekaBank is the securities services provider of the German Savings Banks Finance Group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe). Together with its subsidiaries it forms Deka Group. With total customer assets of more than EUR 440 billion (as at 30/09/2025) and 5.9 million securities accounts, DekaBank is one of the largest securities services providers and real estate asset managers in Germany. It provides private and institutional investors with access to a wide range of investment products and services. DekaBank is firmly anchored in the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Savings Banks Finance Group) and tailors its product portfolio to the requirements of its owners and sales partners in the securities business.