Oxenwood Real Estate

What Oxenwood Real Estate does

Oxenwood Real Estate LLP is a London-headquartered, FCA-regulated real estate investment management firm founded in 2014 that invests in UK and European logistics property, both directly from its balance sheet and through joint venture vehicles alongside institutional capital partners. Its portfolio spans 42 logistics assets totalling approximately 6.4 million sq ft and is let to 66 tenant companies, with the UK portfolio alone having reached £430 million+ following the £286 million Ultrabox acquisition in 2017; operations are run from London with on-the-ground investment teams active in Germany, Poland, and France.

The firm runs a vertically integrated operating model that covers investment origination, development, asset management, and leasing, underpinned by a proprietary Power Grid Screening and Analysis System that maps power availability at the micro-location level (to the nearest 100 metres) across key logistics corridors to identify sites capable of serving high-power occupiers such as EV charging, automation, and manufacturing tenants. Development capabilities have been institutionalised through dedicated construction leadership (Tim Bradshaw) and forward-funded schemes such as Power Park Nottingham (426,000 sq ft with HBD) and Stone Cross Business Park in Warrington (with Stoford). Customer logos span enterprise occupiers across e-commerce (Amazon, JD.com/Jingdong, HelloFresh), parcel delivery (DHL, UPS, Hermes), logistics (GXO, CH Robinson, BDM Logistics), manufacturing (Walkers/PepsiCo, Ibstock, MANN+HUMMEL), automotive (Lex Autolease, Pendragon, Skillnet), cold storage (Nagel-Group), and government (UK passport printing).

Oxenwood generates revenue through two principal streams: rental income on owned logistics real estate (let on medium-to-long-term leases across the UK and Europe) and asset management fees earned from discretionary funds such as Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP and joint venture vehicles such as Oxenwood Catalina. Capital partners are anchored by Catalina Holdings, its longest-standing JV counterparty since 2014, supplemented by AIMCo (JV since 2017), Apollo (funds invested since 2024), and lenders including NatWest and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. Go-to-market is relationship-led and off-market, relying on direct institutional relationships, the corporate website (oxenwood.com), and LinkedIn rather than consumer-facing marketing, with deals sourced via property agents (Savills, Knight Frank, JLL, DTRE, Lambert Smith Hampton) and co-development partners (Graftongate, Mulberry, Panattoni, HBD, Stoford).

Name

Oxenwood Real Estate

Legal name

Oxenwood Real Estate LLP

Website

https://oxenwood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oxenwood Real Estate is a London-based, FCA-regulated logistics real estate investment manager investing in the UK and Europe via balance-sheet capital and joint ventures with institutional partners, serving corporate occupiers across e-commerce, parcel delivery, manufacturing, and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Real Estate Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ), Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI)

Keywords

• Logistics real estate
• Real estate investment management
• Industrial property investment
• Warehouse asset management
• European logistics investment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Rental Income: Oxenwood invests in logistics real estate assets that generate rental income from occupiers. Properties are let on medium to long-term leases across the UK and Europe.
2. Asset Management Fees: Oxenwood manages discretionary funds (Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP) and joint venture vehicles (Oxenwood Catalina) on behalf of capital partners including Catalina Holdings, AIMCo, and Apollo. Earns management fees from these fund structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oxenwood Real Estate invests from its own balance sheet and through joint venture investment programmes in UK and European logistics real estate, generating income from a portfolio of 42 properties covering 6.4 million sq ft let to 66 tenant companies. The firm manages discretionary funds (Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP) and co-investment vehicles with institutional capital partners including Catalina Holdings, AIMCo, and Apollo funds, providing origination, asset management, development, and leasing services across UK and European logistics markets.

Product overview

Oxenwood Real Estate is a UK and European logistics real estate investment management firm that invests directly from its balance sheet and in joint venture investment programmes across multiple asset classes. The company focuses specifically on logistics real estate in the UK and Europe. Their portfolio includes industrial and logistics warehouse properties across UK locations (Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Derby, Manchester, London, Andover, Kettering, Leicester, Gloucester, Dunstable) and European properties in Germany and Poland. Key portfolio properties include Power Park Nottingham (426,000 sq ft, six-unit industrial/logistics development), Citadel Wolverhampton (324,000 sq ft refurbished logistics facility), Derby Commercial Park OXW326 (326,000 sq ft refurbished warehouse), and various UK and European logistics assets. The company operates as a vertically integrated operator with pan-European expertise, generating income through property investments supplemented by capital upside from asset management and development initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oxenwood Logistics Fund 1 SLP Discretionary fund structure managed by Oxenwood targeting UK logistics real estate investments and developments, with capital raised from institutional investors including Apollo funds.
• Oxenwood Catalina Joint Venture Joint venture investment vehicle with Catalina Holdings for UK and European logistics acquisitions and asset management. Catalina has been Oxenwood's primary investment partner since 2014, committing approximately £200 million in capital including £100 million reinvested from the Ascendas Reit portfolio sale.
• Logistics Real Estate Portfolio Management and Letting Vertically integrated asset management and leasing service across a portfolio of 42 logistics properties covering 6.4 million sq ft across the UK and Europe, providing occupier-led asset management initiatives, leasing through commercial agents, and ongoing property management.
• Oxenwood/AIMCo UK Logistics Joint Venture UK-focused JV with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) targeting value-add logistics opportunities including acquisitions and development sites.
• Oxenwood Real Estate Balance Sheet Investment Direct balance sheet investment by Oxenwood Real Estate into UK and European logistics real estate, providing co-investment alongside JV partners and flexibility for opportunistic deployment.
• Proprietary Power-Grid Site Screening Service Proprietary methodology and screening system that maps power availability at a micro-location level (to the nearest 100 meters) across key logistics corridors and interchanges, identifying sites with affordable high-power supply for EV charging, automation, and manufacturing tenants. Used as an internal investment origination tool to differentiate Oxenwood's site selection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 years of outstanding track record in logistics real estate investing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, notable and significant.

• HBD (Henry Boot Developments)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2022HBD is the developer delivering the 426,000 sq ft Power Park Nottingham (formerly New Horizon) on the former Imperial Tobacco site. Oxenwood forward-funded the £53.8m development. HBD also undertook a £54m forward-funding deal with Oxenwood for the same scheme. Development completed in early 2023.
• RED Property GroupnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2021RED Property Group acted as project developer for the forward-funded Neuss logistics facility (12,000 sq m) in Germany. Goldbeck served as general contractor. The development targets DGNB Gold sustainability certification.
• GraftongatesignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2021Oxenwood and Graftongate jointly acquired a last-mile development site in Barking, east London (Power59, 59,263 sq ft on A13), and partnered on the Hayes Bridge Retail Park (£50m acquisition) in west London. Graftongate serves as development manager for planning and construction.
• Panattoni EuropenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2019Panattoni Europe jointly developed the Radzymin, Poland logistics facility with Bluehouse Capital, which was acquired by Oxenwood. Panattoni is one of Europe's largest logistics property developers.
• Bluehouse CapitalnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2019Bluehouse Capital partnered with Panattoni Europe to develop the Radzymin, Poland facility acquired by Oxenwood. The joint venture with Panattoni created the logistics portfolio sold in parts to Oxenwood.
• Mulberry Developments / Mulberry Property DevelopmentssignificantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Oxenwood and Mulberry acquired the former British Ceramic Tile factory (390,000 sq ft) out of administration in Devon and reconfigured it into separate units (PowerPark Devon). The site was sold in parts to Gregory Distribution, GM Coachwork, and Pro-Direct Group. Oxenwood acquired its share for Oxenwood Catalina.
• Stoford DevelopmentssignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerStoford and Oxenwood partnered on Stone Cross Business Park in Warrington. Oxenwood acquired the former Carlsberg brewery depot, and Stoford developed the scheme. Stone Cross 72 (72,740 sq ft) was let to Globus Group. Stone Cross 136 (126,000 sq ft) was sold to ALPLA.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hillwood: US-based industrial and logistics developer expanding in Europe with active development pipelines in the UK, Germany, Poland, and Italy. Comparable mid-sized developer/investor competing for institutional capital and logistics tenants across Oxenwood's core European markets.
• Panattoni Europe: Europe's largest logistics real estate developer with direct activity across the UK, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands. Direct competitor and former JV partner of Oxenwood, providing similar development-led logistics product to institutional capital.
• Mileway: Blackstone-owned pan-European urban last-mile logistics platform managing over 1,500 assets across major European cities. Direct competitor for urban logistics tenants, JV capital, and off-market asset sourcing across the same UK and Continental footprint Oxenwood targets.
• Chancerygate: UK multi-let industrial and urban logistics developer and asset manager targeting value-add and development-led returns. Competes for similar submarkets and occupier base, with comparable development and asset management operating model.
• Verdion: European logistics and industrial real estate developer-investor with a value-add strategy and direct development capability in the UK, Germany, and Nordics. Closely comparable mid-market player competing for similar assets, JV capital, and institutional development mandates.
• Logistics Capital Partners (LCP): Pan-European logistics investment and development manager focused on value-add and core-plus strategies across UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. Comparable mid-sized investment manager raising discretionary capital from institutional LPs to deploy into logistics.
• Valor Real Estate Partners: UK-focused urban logistics investment manager backed by equity from Oaktree and others, targeting last-mile and multi-let industrial assets in London and major UK cities. Highly comparable strategy, asset class focus, and institutional LP-backed model.

Broad incumbents

• Tritax Big Box REIT: UK-listed REIT investing in large-scale logistics warehouses with multi-billion-pound asset base across the UK. Larger incumbent competing for the same UK logistics tenant pool and institutional capital, but listed rather than private and focused on big-box rather than urban last-mile.
• SEGRO plc: UK-listed FTSE 100 REIT and the dominant European logistics real estate owner, operating across UK, Continental Europe, and increasingly urban last-mile via SEGRO Urban. Much larger incumbent with overlapping occupier base and capital access, but listed and broader mandate.
• Brookfield Asset Management - Real Estate: Global alternative asset manager with material logistics and industrial real estate exposure across the UK and Europe. Broader incumbent providing institutional capital, JV partnership, and direct acquisition competition to specialist logistics platforms like Oxenwood.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OxenwoodRE

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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