Clipstone Investment Management Completes 11 Industrial Estate Acquisitions Across London and South East for £140M-Plus

Clipstone Investment Management has completed the acquisition of 11 multi-let industrial estates across Greater London and South East England for a combined purchase price in excess of £140 million, the firm announced July 13, 2026. The transactions were executed through a joint venture between two Clipstone vehicles — Clipstone Industrial REIT and the newly formed Clipstone Charities Unit Trust.

Project Akoya: Five London Estates

The first tranche of acquisitions, known as Project Akoya, comprises five multi-let industrial estates across Greater London. The portfolio includes properties in Haringey, Woolwich, West Thurrock, Orpington and Watford. ACRE advised the Clipstone joint venture on the Akoya acquisition, while Knight Frank and CBRE acted for the seller.

The Akoya deal had been previously reported by Green Street News on July 6, 2026, ahead of Clipstone's formal announcement.

Six Additional South East Acquisitions

Alongside the Akoya portfolio, the Clipstone joint venture completed six further industrial estate acquisitions across the South East for a combined purchase price of £64.5 million. Those transactions were executed via six separate deals, with the properties located in Luton, Witney, Crawley, Horsham, Fareham and Park Royal in West London.

SBY, Knight Frank, Allsop, Cogent and Logix acted for Clipstone on the six additional acquisitions. Russell-Cooke LLP provided legal counsel to Clipstone across all 11 transactions.

Clipstone described all six properties as good-quality industrial estates situated in markets with occupational supply and demand imbalances.

Capital Recycling Following Sixth Street Portfolio Sale

The acquisitions represent the redeployment of capital following a portfolio sale to Sixth Street in late 2025. Toby Dean, Clipstone's Chief Executive, said the firm has been reinvesting the proceeds of that transaction through the new joint venture structure.

"Following the portfolio sale to Sixth Street in late 2025, our REIT has been re-deploying the proceeds of that sale via a joint venture with our newly formed Charities fund," Dean said. "We are delighted to have completed the acquisition of 11 industrial estates for a combined purchase price in excess of £140m. With 59% by floor space located within Greater London and the remaining properties in South East locations with an occupational supply and demand imbalance, the acquisitions reflect Clipstone's tried and tested strategy of opportunistically acquiring good quality, reversionary industrial estates in strong occupational markets and implementing targeted asset management programmes to enhance value."

The 11-estate portfolio has 59% of its floor space located within Greater London, with the balance in South East markets.

Clipstone Platform and Fund Context

Clipstone Investment Management was founded in 2008 and specializes in UK industrial property. The firm manages funds and segregated accounts on behalf of private equity investors, charities, endowment funds and private capital, with approximately £900 million of long-term capital under management across its various mandates.

Clipstone Industrial REIT ranked fourth out of 164 portfolios in the MSCI UK Quarterly Property Index as of September 30, 2025, according to the firm. The Clipstone Charities Unit Trust, which participated in the joint venture alongside the REIT, was described by the firm as newly formed.

Sources: Clipstone Investment Management press release, July 13, 2026