{"id":584,"date":"2025-06-06T09:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=584"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:51:02","slug":"us-private-equity-firm-makes-big-ticket-uk-student-housing-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=584","title":{"rendered":"US private equity firm makes big ticket UK student housing acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has agreed to buy nine purpose-built student accommodation assets for \u00a3212 million.<\/p>\n<p>The seller is Unite Student, the UK\u2019s largest developer and owner of student accommodation, while the deal is set to go through in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The portfolio comprises 3,656 beds across nine high-quality PBSA assets in five well-located university markets: Aberdeen, Leicester, Leeds, Nottingham and Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Foulon, global head of commercial real estate for Lone Star, said: \u201cThis transaction aligns with Lone Star\u2019s global strategy of investing in resilient sectors of the housing market where we can leverage our expertise to unlock long-term value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to see attractive opportunities in the UK\u2019s PBSA sector, which benefits from the growing student population demand and a continued shortage of high-quality accommodation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said that the value of the assets could be increased through targeted capital investment and operational enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition marks Lone Star\u2019s second transaction with Unite in the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>With this latest investment, Lone Star\u2019s PBSA portfolio exceeds 10,000 beds in the market, offering enhanced scale and geographic diversification across top-tier university locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has agreed to buy nine purpose-built student accommodation assets for \u00a3212 million. 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