History
2001
Baltic Property Trust is established as a group in Copenhagen
and becomes the first institutional real estate investor in the
Baltic States. The first Fund, BPT with an investment capacity of
EUR 25 million, is established with help from a group of
institutional and private investors, including the Danish
Government Investment Fund for Eastern Europe.
2002 - 2003
Own offices are set up in the Baltic capitals Vilnius, Riga and
Tallinn. The second fund, BPT Secura with a total investment
capacity of EUR 100 million, is established primarily with
investors from the Nordic and Baltic pension funds.
All asset management activities are separated from BPT A/S and
acquired by the executive partners, forming BPT Asset Management
A/S. The vision is to become one of the leading asset managers in
real estate around the Baltic Sea Region.
Total assets under management reach EUR 50.8 million.
2004-2005
Launch of BPT Optima with a total investment capacity of EUR 667
million. 50% of the assets are located to the Baltics and 50% are
to be invested in Poland. In parallel, BPT Asset Management
establishes local teams and offices in Warsaw and Gdansk.
BPT initiates the set up of an indirect real estate investment
fund, BPT Nordic Real Estate, investing in listed real estate
companies in the Nordic countries. The fund is listed on the Nasdaq
OMX Nordic Exchange. BPT launches the BPT Nordic Index. The index
tracks the leading Nordic real estate companies listed on the
Nordic exchange.
Total assets under management reach EUR 256.4 million.
2006-2007
The Russian fund, BPT Arista, is launched and a dedicated
Russian team is established with headquarters in Moscow and
representatives in St Petersburg.
The first fund, BPT, is exited with a total return of 194.5% to
the initial investors.
Preparations for a fund focused on Northern Germany are made and
BPT Asset Management A/S establishes a team and office in
Berlin.
Total assets under management reach EUR 700.8 million.
2008
The fund for Northern Germany, BPT Hansa, is launched.
A new concept of investment in farmland as an asset class for
institutional investors is established.
Focus is on adding value to existing buildings through
optimization of efficiency and pro-active management of
tenants.
Total assets under management reach EUR 901.4 million.
2009
Another fund, BPT Baltic Opportunity, is initiated focusing
solely on the Baltic States and with an intention to use the unique
market timing to acquire core-plus assets
Baltic Property Trust changes logo effectively abbreviating the
brand name to BPT.