Colonial SFL: CMD feedback: let's talk about the additional 5% growth

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Colonial SFL: CMD feedback: let's talk about the additional 5% growth

Barclays | Colonial SFL

No change in strategy, prime, prime, and prime offices: Strategically, the message remains

unchanged and focused on prime offices, with Colonial reiterating its positioning as a pure-play

prime CBD landlord. The group continues to see its core markets – Paris, Madrid and Barcelona

– as structurally attractive, underpinned by supply constraints and strong demand for high-

quality assets. At the margin, there is some incremental colour on expansion, with management

indicating it may look at opportunities in the top four German cities. However, this would be

done in a highly disciplined way, with investments below €200m, executed through

partnerships, and focused on active asset management rather than passive ownership,

targeting higher returns. There is also some openness to alternative uses such as student

housing, but again this remains opportunistic rather than a strategic pivot.

First pre-let in France: On the growth side, the medium-term trajectory is reaffirmed, but with

a more conservative risk profile. Management made it explicit that there are no major

development schemes planned over the next three years, with growth instead coming from

refurbishment, repositioning and embedded pipeline projects such as Alpha X. The recent

signing of a first pre-let within the pipeline supports visibility, but the broader message is one of

de-risking, with less exposure to large-scale developments and a greater reliance on

incremental value creation within the existing portfolio.

Capital recycling: Capital allocation continues to revolve around recycling rather than

expansion. The company emphasised that “what we own is what we like”, with disposals used