Capital increase for healthcare properties and senior-friendly living

Zürich , January 2025

The Swiss Life Investment Foundation is opening its Real Estate Switzerland Old Age and Health ESG investment group. Around CHF 200 million in capital is to be raised by mid-March. The foundation intends to use this to acquire additional properties and reduce its debt financing.

The Swiss Life Investment Foundation wants to increase the capital of its Real Estate Switzerland Old Age and Health ESG investment group by a further CHF 200 million. The subscription period for the corresponding entitlements runs until 14 March, Swiss Life Asset Managers announced in a press release. According to the statement, the new funds will be used to acquire additional properties, invest in the portfolio and reduce debt financing.

The Real Estate Switzerland Ageing and Health ESG investment group focuses on age-appropriate residential properties, care facilities and other healthcare properties as well as health promotion facilities. “With the opening of the investment group, we are offering a sustainable and future-oriented investment opportunity in real estate projects that addresses demographic trends and enables innovative living concepts for a self-determined life in old age,” said Stephan Thaler, Managing Director of the Swiss Life Investment Foundation, in the press release. The foundation, which is part of the Swiss Life Group ‘s asset manager, acquired two retirement centres in Frauenfeld and Ostermundigen BE in December 2024. At the end of 2024, the investment group comprised 18 properties with a total market value of around CHF 700 million.

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