About Us - Presima

who we are

Presima is a specialist asset manager that has excelled in its listed global real estate market, and is wholly owned by Slate Asset Management.

With one of the longest track records in the industry¹, we have a high conviction approach to investing in global REITs on behalf of well renowned institutional investors, with alpha generation over the long-term.

Our process to capture market dislocations rapidly and cost-efficiently between private and listed real estate is based on extensive fundamental research supported by proprietary technology.

1. The Concentrated Strategy inception is 1999.

1998

A Team Is Born

The Real Estate Group within the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (Caisse) is formed as an investment team to manage its real estate securities portfolios.

1999

Concentrated Strategy

The team launches the Concentrated Strategy, managed exclusively for the Caisse.

2004

Presima Is Created

This investment team is rolled into a distinct entity, Presima, to offer its global real estate securities expertise to other institutional investors. The Caisse remains majority shareholder.

2005

Third Party Management

Presima’s Concentrated Strategy is offered to institutional investors via two Canadian Pooled Funds.

2006

First Incursion Into the U.S.

Presima registers with the SEC and offers its expertise to U.S. institutional investors. First U.S. tax-exempt mandates received.

2010

New Horizons

MLC Asset Management, the direct investment management business of the National Australia Bank Group, acquires Presima. The firm becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of MLC Asset Management.

2011

Expanded Offering

Presima’s Yield and Enhanced Yield Strategies are offered to institutional investors via Canadian Pooled Funds.

2013

First Steps in Australia

Presima launches the Global Property Securities Concentrated Fund which is offered to institutional and retail investors in Australia.

2013

Expanded Client Solutions

Presima’s Global Real Estate Concentrated Collective Fund (CIT) is opened to qualified retirement plans in the United States.

2014

Increased Coverage

Increase and reorientation of investment team coverage to enhance company coverage.

2016

Bespoke Solution

Presima Global Value Strategy is offered to institutional investors via a separate mandate.

2016

'40 Act Fund

The Concentrated Strategy is offered to U.S. domiciled investors through a sub-advised Investment Company Act fund ('40 Act).

2017

Bolstered Leadership

Marc-André Flageole is named the Head of the Investment Team.

2019

Going Green

Conversion of the Enhanced Yield Strategy to the ESG Enhanced Yield Strategy via the addition of filters eliminating poor performers from the investment universe, based on ESG criteria.

2021

Uncharted Territory…

Launch of the Presima ESG Real Asset Strategy a specialised investment solution, combining listed REITs and infrastructure stocks.