January 2026
catena
Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner
SEK 2.8 billion
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering

Catena

Van Lanschot Kempen acted as Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 2.8 billion Accelerated Bookbuild Offering by Catena

Transaction highlights

  • Capital increase via Accelerated Bookbuild Offering of 6,036,010 new shares, corresponding to 10% of Catena’s outstanding shares prior to the transaction and generating gross proceeds of c. SEK 2.8 billion (c. €257 million). The use of proceeds of the directed share issue is to finance the company’s intended acquisition, as announced on 22 December 2025, of a portfolio of logistics properties in Sweden, Finland and Denmark with a value of c. SEK 9 billion
  • The acquisition will mark Catena’s entry into Finland. It is a natural step in the company’s evolution, branching out further into the Nordics and building upon a stellar track record in the Swedish logistics market. Finland's logistics market offers interesting opportunities due to its strategic location as a Europe-Asia gateway, combined with a strong focus on digitalisation and sustainability and advanced infrastructure
  • The new shares were placed at SEK 456 per share, representing a discount of 3.8% versus the closing price prior to transaction announcement and a discount of 3.2% to the 10-day VWAP. In light of the volatile market backdrop with the EPRA index trading down 1.8% on the day of launch and Catena’s shares closing only marginally down, the discount is a testament to the strength of investor appetite for Catena
  • The transaction was launched on the back of a market sounding exercise that provided visibility on indications of interest well in excess of the deal size, with demand from long-only investors covering the deal. Catena’s two largest shareholders, Backahill INTER AB and WDP Invest NV, together holding approximately 28.6% of capital and votes in the company, had pre-committed to subscribe for their pro-rata share
  • In a multiple times covered orderbook allocations were skewed towards long-only investors, shareholders and market-sounded accounts

Company description

Catena is a Swedish logistics property company that owns, develops, manages and sells logistics properties. As of 31 December 2025, its portfolio consists of 136 logistics properties, primarily located in southern and central Sweden and with a total value of c. SEK 44.5 billion, and a 4.5 million square meter landbank. Its operations currently take place in the regions of South, West, and East of Sweden, as well as in Denmark.

Background Van Lanschot Kempen European Real Estate

With this transaction Van Lanschot Kempen has supported Catena in raising more than €1.1 billion of capital over the last five years. Moreover, it adds to Van Lanschot Kempen’s list of achievements in the European Real Estate logistics sector, among which:

  • SEK 12.8 billion of capital increases by Catena
  • €280 million of capital increases by Montea
  • SEK 1.1 billion Accelerated Bookbuild Offering by Swedish Logistic Property
  • €800 million of Accelerated Bookbuild Offerings by WDP
  • €150 million Accelerated Bookbuild Offering by Argan 
  • €625 million green loan raise by DHG
  • €1.2 billion public takeover of Deutsche Industrie REIT-AG by CTP, advising CTP
  • €480 million of capital increases by Tritax EuroBox
  • €948 million initial public offering by CTP

Thomas ten Hoedt Van Lanschot Kempen

Thomas ten Hoedt

Managing Director
European Real Estate

Emailt.tenhoedt@vanlanschotkempen.com
Kathrin Erfurth Van Lanschot Kempen

Kathrin Erfurth

Managing Director
Equity Capital Markets
Portrait of Albert Pranger, employee at Van Lanschot Kempen

Albert Pranger

Executive Director
European Real Estate
Ronald Evers Van Lanschot Kempen

Ronald Evers

Executive Director
Equity Capital Markets