During 2018, European commercial investment transactions reached 241bn, as geopolitical concerns were brushed aside to leave volumes 3% above the five year average.
Industrial investment volumes reached 32bn last year, accounting for 14% of the total investment volume. This was the second highest level of investment on record, after 2017. We expect investor demand for European industrials to intensify during 2019 as e-commerce continues to grow across Europe and competition for prime development plots intensifies