Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June 2016 | Page 49

›› ›› OFFSHORE MARC EDWARDS Fund Manager Tower Property Fund recently announced its largest acquisition to date – a Euro 66 million deal that sees the fund expanding its offshore presence through the purchase of four retail centres in Croatia. The acquisition results in retail properties making up 50% of the fund’s total portfolio which the company has been working towards for some time. CEO Marc Edwards said the acquisition was “an excellent move for Tower”. www.reimag.co.za BRONWYN CORBETT Investment Officer Delta Africa announced solid interim quarterly results for the nine months ended 31 March 2016. Commented Chief Executive, Bronwyn Corbett: “Despite a challenging operating environment, our relentless efforts are increasingly gaining traction and we declared a profit of US$22.1 million for the reporting period, compared to a US$4.9 million loss in the comparative nine month period”. KEILLEN NDLOVU Listed Property Specialist Stanlib’s head of listed property funds, Keillen Ndlovu on Monday said that he is encouraging investors to diversify their money by looking at offshore property investments. Offshore property stocks have had a strong run over the past year and continue to stake their dominance in SA’s listed property sector. JUNE 2016 SA Real Estate Investor 47