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Ivanhoe Cambridge, a global real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers alongside Lighthouse Canton,( the existing asset manager with a track record of managing the portfolio ) announced its investment in a 0.85M sq.ft life science R&D office-labs portfolio in Genome Valley, Hyderabad.The MN Park portfolio will receive investment from Ivanhoe Cambridge and Lighthouse Canton in an 80:20 ratio, respectively. The initial focus will be on consolidating the portfolio with select value accretive acquisitions in relevant life science R&D clusters in India. The transaction also includes the completion of development on identified land options within the portfolio to cater to tenant expansion requirements."This new investment in MN Park allows us to reinforce our conviction in life science real estate, a key focus area of our diversification strategy into high growth, innovation-focused sectors," commented Chanakya Chakravarti, Managing Director, India, at Ivanhoe Cambridge. "We anticipate that India will further cement its position in the global life science arena in the post pandemic world. A new healthcare focus positions office-labs as a unique and exciting opportunity. We look forward to participating in this high growth sector by expanding the portfolio through select acquisitions in partnership with an aligned asset manager. MN Park offers diversification to Ivanhoe Cambridge's India exposure, thereby enhancing portfolio resilience," he addedAdding to this, Sanket Sinha, Head, Asset Management, Lighthouse Canton, Singapore, said, "This is the first time a global pension fund is investing in life sciences R&D real estate in the country. Genome Valley, being the core of that investment reinforces Hyderabad's leadership position in the life sciences R&D sector. Our collective vision is to invest circa $100mn and double the existing infrastructure, thereby adding over 1mn sq. ft. of life sciences facility in the next few years."MN Park is India's largest privately owned portfolio of leased life sciences R&D office labs. It offers fully fitted lab spaces, incubation and R&D facilities, storage spaces, office spaces, large open recreational spaces, and a host of amenities occupied by global and domestic credit tenants operating strategic R&D facilities engaged in mission critical, core innovation focused healthcare research.Speaking on the investment by Ivanhoe Cambridge, Shilpi Chowdhary, CEO, Lighthouse Canton, said, " The life sciences office labs has been a high conviction theme for the firm since our acquisition of MN Park portfolio in 2016. We are pleased to be co-investing with Ivanhoe Cambridge, a firm which is deeply aligned with this strategy. We aim to continue delivering high quality infrastructure that will set a benchmark for such assets in the country and look forward to continue supporting the growth of the life sciences sector across India." Ivanhoe Cambridge's investment in MN Park is in line with its global strategy of focusing on sectors that foster innovation and long-term growth fundamentals. In March 2021, Ivanhoe Cambridge partnered with Lendlease to develop a 1.15-acre project featuring a state-of-the-art life science building with world-class amenities, located at 60 Guest Street, a land parcel in the Boston Landing campus in Allston/Brighton, Massachusetts.India is an established pharma and life science innovation hub for global and domestic companies and the world's largest vaccine manufacturing destination characterized by a technically sound talent pool and world class R&D capabilities. Genome Valley is India's first master planned cluster for life science R&D activities with India's largest concentration of multi-tenanted lab space.It offers a deep life science ecosystem and a synergistic environment facilitating infrastructure sharing, technical collaboration, and access to a world class pool of scientists. The portfolio is occupied by 20+ leading global and domestic pharma and bio-tech companies, vaccine manufacturers and contract research organisations.This story is provided by PRNewswire.will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/PRNewswire)( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Ivanhoe Cambridge, a global real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (cdpq.com) one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers alongside Lighthouse Canton,( the existing asset manager with a track record of managing t ...