In May, MedicX contributed editorially to the bi-annual Estates Gazette healthcare property feature, providing commentary on the healthcare real estate opportunities in European and international territories as well as the differences from the UK market sector.

MedicX European MD Allan Weiner and Head of Healthcare Dr Mike Shillingford offered an insight into the German model, prior to the launch of the latest MedicX fund, the MedicX German Fund.

With a confirmed pipeline of €130 million of German Medical Office Buildings (Gesundheitszentren) established and a number of large European institutional investors highlighted to form part of the first close, the new fund is poised to provide MedicX the European platform for further growth into other EU countries.

Mike Adams and Allan Weiner will be attending the EXPO REAL 2011,
the largest B2B trade fair for commercial real estate in Europe with focuses on networking, market orientation and valuable business contacts. Across the 64,000 square metre site, 1,645 exhibitors present their real estate product portfolios.

EXPO REAL participants cover the entire spectrum of the real estate industry: project developers and managers, investors and financiers, consultants and agents, architects and planners, corporate real estate managers and expansion managers as well as representatives from economic regions and cities.

To discuss the German Fund in further detail and to request a copy of the INREV due diligence questionnaire, please speak to Allan Weiner on +44 (0) 1483 869500 or email allan.weiner@medicx.com

North West Healthcare Properties REITS's acquisition of a portfolio of five German MOBs confirms the attractiveness of the German MOB as a distinctive asset class. NWHP is Canada's largest owner of healthcare property and manager of medical office buildings and healthcare facilities.

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The MedicX team received recognition with nominations for the prestigious Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards 2011 for both Healthcare Property Developer and Investor of the Year.

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This year, IPD invited MedicX CEO Mike Adams to lead a keynote presentation on healthcare investment, offering investors an insight into the healthcare property investment space.

Each year, IPD announce the UK Annual Healthcare Property Index UK which measures un-geared total returns from directly held standing healthcare property investments, with 2010 returning 11.1%.

Over the last four years, healthcare property has outperformed commercial Returns from primary care property delivers 5.8% whilst secondary care reported 5.5%.

Along with other peers in the sector, MedicX was instrumental in the creation of the healthcare specific index and as a leader in this field, MedicX continues to support the objectives of the IPD and raising the profile of this relatively new but important index.

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With more and more investors turning to alternative assets and sources of income to find payouts that will beat historically high levels of inflation, MedicX Fund is increasingly becoming a fund of choice.

2011 has provided MedicX Fund with the opportunity to continue delivering progressive long-term returns to its shareholders and take advantage of further attractive opportunites to add to the already high quality property portfolio. In March, the Fund successfully raised a further £34 million for investment in primary care property throughout the UK. Recent investments include schemes in Raynes Park, Woolwich, Hounslow, Rochdale and Immingham.

A specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern purpose-built primary healthcare properties in the United Kingdom. Listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE All Share Index.	The investment objective is to achieve a rising rental and capital growth from the ownership of a portfolio of mainly modern, purpose built, primary healthcare properties.