aBOUT CROSSWIND CAPITAL

Crosswind Capital Fund Management Limited (“CWC”) is an alternative asset and investment manager based in Abu Dhabi (UAE) with satellite offices in London (UK), Florence (Italy) and Ainring (Germany), specialising in high-performance operational real estate investments within the European Student Housing and Self Storage sectors. CWC serves institutional and family-office investors, building strong businesses that deliver long term value and strong risk-adjusted returns to the underlying real estate.

The CWC team has a strong track record of success in both real estate and private equity investments. CWC leverages institutional expertise and an opportunistic investment approach to manage pan-European operational real estate. Our seasoned team brings in excess of 30 years of collective experience applies a deep understanding of recession-resistant and downside-protected opportunities. CWC is currently raising capital for its inaugural funds, which each dedicated to a targeted vertical: Student Housing and Self Storage.

The asset classes benefit from:

CWC Generates Real Estate Alpha by Leveraging Operational Expertise in Identified Verticals in Markets with the Most Compelling Demand/Supply Imbalances.

CWC invests in operational real estate assets whose value is driven by the performance of the underlying occupational business. The initial focus of CWC is in the Self-Storage and Purpose-Built Student Housing sectors, where the team has the most experience and offers the strongest tailwinds.

Student Housing

In 2018, the CWC team recognised the rising demand for modern student accommodation across Europe, noting in particular the stark demand/supply imbalance across the University cities of Italy. The team spent two years researching the sector, forming local partnerships and acquired its first asset in 2020, with the second asset following shortly thereafter. The quality of the end-product and professionalism of the management team was endorsed at the highest level by a leading American university taking a long-lease of both assets at market-leading rents.

CWC is now fundraising to build-upon the team's experience of sourcing, developing and managing student accommodation of the highest quality in a market that promises huge unmet demand for at least the next several decades. The strategy delivers opportunistic returns, unlocking value from the sourcing, permitting (in certain circumstances) and operation of assets that target an 8%-10% yield on cost.

Self Storage

It is apparent that the American market model for self storage is a blueprint for Europe, having formed decades earlier and becoming an integral part of peoples' lifestyles. The CWC team saw the same demand drivers in Europe (known colloquially as the "3 Ds" - Death, Divorce, and Downsizing) and in 2020 started researching the sector, forming local partnerships and acquiring its first asset in 2021, assembling a portfolio of four open and trading assets, with one in the development phase as of Q1 2025. The provision rate per one million of the population of self storage in Germany is approximately 2% of that in the USA and so there is substantial room for the market to grow in the region.

CWC is now fundraising to build upon the team's experience of sourcing, developing and managing self-storage assets of the highest quality in a market that promises huge unmet demand for at least the next several decades. The strategy delivers opportunistic returns, unlocking value from the sourcing, permitting (in certain circumstances) and operation of assets that target a 10%-14% yield on cost.