The Hampshire Companies Records Successful Year; Bolsters the Real Estate Investment Market
Company Inks 3.3 Million Square Feet in Leases
Morristown, N.J. (PRWEB) January 29, 2009 -- The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $2 billion, reports that it completed 43 acquisitions totaling 2.8 million square feet of space with a value of $267 million during 2008. The Company also leased 3.3 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space during the year. Hampshire sets its sights on an even more successful 2009.
"Our ability to read the marketplace and our experience in successfully navigating through over 40 years of real estate cycles positioned us for the great year that we had in 2008," said James E. Hanson II, President and CEO of The Hampshire Companies. "We continue to strengthen our investor portfolios while broadening our scope with new up and coming investment opportunities. We remain committed to our investors and to making sound investments on their behalf as we look forward to another successful year in 2009."
The Hampshire Companies continues to aggressively seek new acquisitions and deliver superior, above-market returns to its investors of the following Funds:
| | - The Hampshire Generational Fund, one of the firm's private equity real estate investment funds tailored to high net worth investors, which closed 2008 at $270 million of equity
- Hampshire Partners Fund VI, Hampshire's $235 million institutional real estate investment fund
- The Hampshire Partners Fund VII, Hampshire's $350 million institutional real estate investment fund
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To learn more about The Hampshire Companies and its Funds please visit www.hampshireco.com.
The Hampshire Generational Fund, LLC, is a commingled, discretionary real estate investment fund. The Fund caters to high net worth individual investors who are looking to diversify their investment portfolio by investing in real estate. The goal of the Fund is to invest in quality income producing assets that will appreciate over time and produce stable cash flow in order to generate quarterly distributions to our investors.
Hampshire Partners Fund VI is a commingled, discretionary value-added real estate investment fund. The goal of Hampshire Partners Fund VI is to deliver superior, above-market returns to its institutional investors through the acquisition, repositioning and operation of investment-grade properties in attractive locations. The focus of investment for this value-add fund is on industrial, retail and suburban office product located in the growth corridors of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Hampshire Partners Fund VII is a commingled, discretionary value-added real estate investment fund. The goal of Hampshire Partners Fund VII is to deliver superior, above-market returns to its institutional investors through the acquisition, repositioning and operation of investment-grade properties in attractive locations. The focus of investment for this value-add fund is on industrial, retail and suburban office products located in the growth corridors of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
About The Hampshire Companies
The Hampshire Companies is a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager based in Morristown, New Jersey. The Hampshire Companies is a vibrant, dynamic organization that combines creative vision and superior execution, thereby enabling it to create and enhance value in real estate investments in order to consistently outperform the market. Additional information on The Hampshire Companies and its funds is available online at www.hampshireco.com.
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