Deal: Richmond Bridge Asset Management has been advised in the group’s establishment of an SPV (special purpose vehicle) and investment management structure with UniSuper to acquire an industrial property in Yarraville, Melbourne.

Value: $105 million

Area: Corporate merger and acquisition; real estate; tax

Key players: The MinterEllison team was led by partners Carla Deluca and Adrian Varrasso and special counsel Andrew Stone.

Deal significance: Richmond Bridge Asset Management is a real estate investment management firm.

This deal saw MinterEllison advise the group on a bespoke investment management mandate structure with UniSuper to enable it to acquire and operate the industrial property located in Yarraville — an inner-city suburb in Melbourne.

“The 13.2-hectare property at Yarraville, close to Port Melbourne, adds to Unisuper’s $6.3 billion unlisted property portfolio. UniSuper plans to redevelop the site into a modern infill logistics estate benefiting from its location and the nearby projects and infrastructure, including the West Gate Tunnel and the Fisherman[s] Bend Urban Renewal project,” a statement from MinterEllison explained.

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“As part of the SPV, Richmond Bridge will manage and operate the property on behalf of UniSuper.”

One of the leads on the deal, Carla Deluca, said: “We worked closely with the Richmond Bridge team and UniSuper to design and create investment structures that met the partnership objectives in the industrial sector.”

“We look forward to seeing the redevelopment of the site and are grateful to the Richmond Bridge team for the opportunity to work on this exciting industrial redevelopment.”