Barings Completes Two Real Estate Debt Transactions in Sweden’s Logistics and Industrial Sectors

Barings, one of the world's leading alternative investment managers, today announces the completion of two transactions across the logistics and cold storage sectors in Sweden, on behalf of its European Real Estate Debt strategies.

Barings has provided a debt facility against a portfolio of logistics warehouses in Norrköping and Jönköping, totalling approximately 93,800 sqm. The assets are well let and strategically located within the Nordic Trade Triangle, offering efficient connectivity to Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and continental Europe via Sweden's southern corridor.

Barings has also provided financing of a cold storage facility and warehouse space totalling approximately 26,000 sqm, located within one of Sweden's key food production regions.

Both the logistics and cold storage assets benefit from excellent infrastructure connectivity, with proximity to Sweden's E4 motorway, ports and key population centres. The cold storage facility benefits from full automation and strong sustainability credentials, reflecting the growing importance of modern, energy efficient food supply chain infrastructure real estate.

Sweden remains a market of focus for Barings across its debt strategies, with a particular focus on industrial assets supported by strong supply-demand imbalances and long-term demographic trends. Sweden stands out as a prime hub for centralised logistics operations in Northern Europe, being the largest market in the Nordic region.

The Swedish cold chain logistics market is also expected to grow rapidly over the next five years, driven by evolving consumer preferences in the Nordics, with imported foods now making up half of all food products sold in stores, marking a shift from the traditional preference for local, heritage-based products.

Rupert Gill, Managing Director, Head of European Real Estate Debt Portfolio Management at Barings Real Estate, said:
"These debt investments further strengthen and diversify our European real estate debt portfolio and demonstrate our continued appetite to support high-quality assets in the Nordics. We are particularly focused on opportunities where the risk-return profile is supported by robust underlying asset-level fundamentals, resilient income streams and sectors benefiting from long-term structural growth. This underlines our continued focus on high-quality assets and our ability to offer clients access to compelling investment opportunities."

For Barings
Ben Monteith / Charlotte Coulson (SEC Newgate)
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Barings Real Estate
Barings Real Estate (BRE) is a part of Barings and offers a broad range of global investment opportunities across the private debt and equity investment markets. BRE invests in all major property sectors and offers an expansive range of financing solutions to real estate borrowers. Follow us on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/showcase/barings-alternative-investments.

About Barings
Barings is a $481 billion* global alternative asset manager that partners with institutional, insurance, and wealth clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across credit, real assets and capital solutions. Learn more at Barings.com.

*As of March 31, 2026

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