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The Public Investment Corporation wants to sell off dozens of commercial and retail properties. The PIC manages civil servant pensions and is looking to expand its property portfolio. The disposal of its properties is being brokered by UK-owned real estate company, Jones Lang LaSalle. The company s Associate Director, Pepler Sandri, speaks to #eNCA. Courtesy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - The Public Investment Corporation is looking to sell 70 of its buildings.
They include private schools, universities, malls and other commercial property.
PIC appoints independent joint venture to dispose of 70 GEPF properties Real estate services firms JLL and the Empact Group will oversee the sale of properties to the private sector 29 April 2021 - 07:38 Sponsored Image: Supplied
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has announced a strategic decision to optimise the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) property portfolio. It has identified about 70 assets that fall outside its investment criteria that it wants to dispose of in 2021, and has appointed a joint venture (JV) between JLL and the Empact Group to broker the sale of these properties in tranches.
The portfolio comprises mostly small and noncore assets. This is the first time the PIC has appointed commercial agents to broker the sale of GEPF properties to the private sector. These properties are investment grade and are made up of a basket of asset classes, which include retail, industrial and commercial, as well as specialised classes suc