Our portfolio in Europe comprises the data centre, lodging, logistics, business park and office asset classes.
Our data centres are well-located in Europe’s core data centre markets, with a majority strategically located in London, Amsterdam and Paris, which are Tier I European FLAPD (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin) markets. The data centres are occupied by customers operating in a range of industries such as financial services, telecommunications, information technology, retail and education.
Our wholly-owned lodging portfolio comprises over 30 assets, totalling more than 4,000 units across key destinations in the UK and Europe, including vibrant cities like London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and others. Spanning 12+ cities, these properties are operated under our strategic brands, including Citadines, The Crest Collection, lyf, and more.
The logistics properties are located in established industrial areas nationwide including Yorkshire and the Humber, North West England, East and West Midlands, South East England and East of England. The properties are sited on freehold land and are accessible to major motorways Our tenant base is a mix of established third party logistics provider and manufacturers.
Our business park is located in Theale, Reading, United Kingdom,Arlington Park, Reading is a prime freehold business park consisting of 11 Grade A office buildings.
Our offices are located in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s most prestigious financial hubs. One is a multi-let office located in close proximity to the airport and the other in the heart of the central business district.
Key Milestones
2004 |
Ascott completed acquiring the whole of 100% stake of the Citadines group, a pan-European serviced apartment chain. |
2009 |
Ascott expanded into Germany, having properties opened in Munich and Berlin. |
2011 |
Ascott acquired Ascott Arc de Triomphe Paris, the first Ascott-branded serviced residence to open in France. The asset is later rebranded under The Crest Collection.
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2016 |
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2017 |
Entered a joint venture to acquire Main Airport Center (MAC), a freehold multi-tenanted office building in Frankfurt. This marked the Group’s first office building in Germany. |
2018 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
Acquired Arlington Park (formerly Arlington Business Park), a prime freehold business park in the United Kingdom (UK). |
2021 |
CLAR makes debut acquisition in a portfolio of data centres located across Europe, comprising the UK, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland. |
2023 |
CLAR acquired a high-specification Tier III colocation data centre facility in Watford, UK. |
2024 |
Ascott entered a strategic multi-year partnership with Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea), becoming the Official Global Hotels Partner of the English Premier League club. This includes the management of the hotels at the home of Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. |
Our Purpose
Make a Positive Impact
Think Big, Do Right, Make it Last
Our purpose statement explains what CapitaLand Investment (CLI) stands for as a company. It describes our ongoing pursuit to push our company forward in a rapidly changing environment. In every decision we make, big or small, we strive to ensure the outcomes support our commitment to make a positive difference, adhere to the principles of diversity and inclusion, do right by our stakeholders and contribute to the long-term interests of the communities we operate in.
Our Vision
A leading global real asset investment manager and preferred manager of institutional and retail funds.
Our Mission
Creating long-term sustainable returns through responsible capital stewardship and impactful investment in real assets globally.