Goodman Group is one of the world’s premier developers and managers of industrial property projects and investments. The group was co-founded in Australia by Gregory Goodman who remains CEO, and now has projects and customers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Investment in industrial property remains high as retailers invest in e-commerce and logistics, and alternative uses such as residential and data centers add appeal.
Bears
Falling interest rates, and strong demand for industrial property from investors and tenants helped Goodman Group. It remains to be seen how Goodman will manage the headwinds of higher interest rates and potentially lower demand for industrial property.
Goodman Group develops and manages industrial property investments worldwide. Rather than keeping all risk on its own balance sheet, many Goodman developments are on behalf of end-user tenants and funds management clients. A typical deal involves purchasing land for a tenant who wants to occupy the site, and/or an investor who will own the asset via a Goodman investment vehicle. Goodman charges leasing fees for locking in tenants, and fees for managing the development. Completed projects reside in Goodman investment vehicles, and Goodman charges asset and investment management fees to investors, in return for collecting rent and managing the site. Goodman also retains a minority stake in many projects, generating rental income and aligning its interests with its funds management clients.