DNE Group

Overview

DNE Group is a prominent Chinese real estate investment firm specializing in new economy infrastructure projects, including logistics centers, industrial parks, and urban renewal initiatives. Established in December 2021 through the strategic merger of D&J and New Ease, the company is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm manages assets totaling over $15 billion, with a gross floor area exceeding 14 million square meters across various sectors such as logistics and cold chains, life sciences, modern manufacturing parks, urban redevelopment, and data centers. DNE Group offers comprehensive integrated infrastructure solutions to new economy clients, addressing their needs in research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, and corporate headquarters. The company's seasoned management team provides extensive capabilities spanning acquisition, development, construction, asset management, and fund management, aiming to deliver sustainable long-term value to its clients, capital partners, and stakeholders. DNE Group's vision is to lead China's new economy infrastructure industry by facilitating industrial upgrades, nurturing innovation, and contributing to local economies through employment and tax revenue generation. The firm has been recognized for its achievements, including being named 'Firm of the Year: China' at the 2022 Global PERE Awards for the second consecutive year. Additionally, DNE Group has engaged in strategic partnerships, such as a $250 million joint venture with Bain Capital in October 2023, to build new economy infrastructure in China. In October 2022, DNE Group listed its first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, raising RMB 1.5175 billion. This REIT, one of China's first industrial workshop REITs, provides investors with opportunities to tap into stable rental income from four industrial parks owned by DNE Group. The underlying assets of the REIT are located in the Yangtze River Delta region, encompassing cities like Shanghai, Kunshan, Wuxi, and Changzhou. The REIT's portfolio includes four premium intelligent manufacturing parks with a total gross floor area of 284,000 square meters and a 100% occupancy rate. The tenants of these parks are primarily in intelligent manufacturing industries such as high-tech materials, automobile equipment, and precision equipment. As of June 30, 2022, the projects enjoyed 100% occupancy, reflecting the strong demand for industrial infrastructure in the region. DNE Group's strategic initiatives and successful ventures underscore its commitment to advancing China's new economy infrastructure and its role as a key player in the real estate investment sector.

Investment Focus

• Focus on new economy infrastructure projects
• Emphasis on logistics centers, industrial parks, and urban renewal
• Targeting growth, late stage, pre-IPO, and buyout stages
• Geographical focus on China
• Interest in sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, logistics, industrial parks, urban redevelopment, data centers, life sciences, modern manufacturing, and cold chains