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- Stoneweg European Real Estate Investment Trust (formerly Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust, ticker: CWBU.SI), a Singapore-listed real estate investment trust established in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, invests directly or indirectly in a diversified portfolio of income-producing commercial real estate assets primarily across Europe with a minimum 75% weighting to Western Europe and at least 75% to light industrial/logistics and office sectors; its holdings include approximately 112 properties encompassing light industrial/logistics facilities (around 68 assets such as warehouses and distribution centers in France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy and the United Kingdom) and Grade A office spaces with strong ESG characteristics situated in or near major gateway cities in the Netherlands, Italy, France, Poland, Germany, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the United Kingdom, delivering an aggregate lettable area of about 1.4 million square meters, over 800 tenants and a weighted average lease expiry of roughly 5.0 years. The trust targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to stable rental income from high-quality pan-European assets, with around 87% exposure to Western Europe and a majority focus on logistics/light industrial properties valued at over €2 billion. In late 2024, Stoneweg Icona Capital Platform completed a transformative €280 million acquisition of the REIT's previous sponsor Cromwell Property Group's 27.8% stake, full ownership of its Singapore-based manager Cromwell EREIT Management Pte. Ltd. and European property manager Cromwell Europe (overseeing 200 staff across 14 offices in 12 countries), prompting a rebranding to Stoneweg European REIT effective January 2, 2025, alongside a new sponsor logo across properties and communications; subsequent developments include plans for stapling with Stoneweg European Business Trust (effective June 2025, forming Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust with counters SET and SEB), an S&P 'BBB-' rating assignment in January 2025, earmarked asset divestments of €50-70 million in 2025-2026 (including an exit from Slovakia), and a proposed 2025 annual general meeting alongside an extraordinary general meeting for the stapling.