What We Do
We are a global investment and asset management firm.
Where value investing meets
investors with values.
Deals and relationships, both should be built to last.
We bring operational excellence.
Our experience lets us see opportunity clearly.
We build opportunities with investors.
We are driven by the power of the unseen deal.
We are not just investors, we are invested.
We create deals that defy conventional thinking.
Our investment approach
We identify themes and opportunities and capitalize on them while staying true to our investment philosophy.
Basis
We maintain an unwavering focus on underlying fundamental value when evaluating market opportunities. This reduces risk, protects capital, and increases returns.
Proactive
We have a bias for action and apply an active hands-on asset management approach to what we do. This means being decisive, acting with urgency, delivering excellence, and innovating every time.
Perspective
We go where others are not. We are thematic investors and focus on key economic drivers and underlying fundamentals to select the opportunities we pursue.
Our Business
Slate’s Investment Platform
Our investment platform is centered around three pillars with thematic strategies spanning the risk spectrum from core-plus to opportunistic.
Opportunistic & Value Add
Core Plus & Income
Development
We invest in underperforming or overlooked essential real estate across North America and Europe, executing a focused buy-fix-sell strategy. By acquiring assets at an attractive basis and executing hands-on, value-add initiatives – including strategic repositioning, lease-up programs, and targeted capital improvements – we seek to enhance operational performance, drive cash flow growth, and position assets for attractive exits.
Private
Our Core-Plus strategies target high-quality, income-producing essential real estate in North America and Europe, focusing on grocery-anchored retail, healthcare, and logistics assets that meet the everyday needs of communities. These Core and Core-Plus investments deliver durable cash flow, with minimal operational disruption and are positioned for long-term value creation. Through proactive, hands-on management, we seek to extend lease terms, drive rent growth, and preserve the lasting quality and performance of each asset.
Public
We manage one publicly listed investment vehicle on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) that owns and operates U.S. grocery-anchored real estate.
Our in-house development team has a history of global development deals and works across all asset classes. Our capabilities span the entire spectrum of residential and commercial development, including ground-up and repositioning opportunities. We invest in key urban markets with consistent and expected growth, and we target transit-oriented infill sites and complex land assemblies.
Opportunistic & Value Add
We invest in underperforming or overlooked essential real estate across North America and Europe, executing a focused buy-fix-sell strategy. By acquiring assets at an attractive basis and executing hands-on, value-add initiatives – including strategic repositioning, lease-up programs, and targeted capital improvements – we seek to enhance operational performance, drive cash flow growth, and position assets for attractive exits.
Core Plus & Income
Private
Our Core-Plus strategies target high-quality, income-producing essential real estate in North America and Europe, focusing on grocery-anchored retail, healthcare, and logistics assets that meet the everyday needs of communities. These Core and Core-Plus investments deliver durable cash flow, with minimal operational disruption and are positioned for long-term value creation. Through proactive, hands-on management, we seek to extend lease terms, drive rent growth, and preserve the lasting quality and performance of each asset.
Public
We manage one publicly listed investment vehicle on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) that owns and operates U.S. grocery-anchored real estate.
Development
Our in-house development team has a history of global development deals and works across all asset classes. Our capabilities span the entire spectrum of residential and commercial development, including ground-up and repositioning opportunities. We invest in key urban markets with consistent and expected growth, and we target transit-oriented infill sites and complex land assemblies.
Slate Real Estate Capital (SREC) provides transitional capital and flexible liquidity to strong sponsors and assets across the commercial real estate industry, benefitting from market intelligence and underwriting perspectives generated across the Slate organization. Our expertise includes:
Whole Loans
Origination and acquisition of transitional and bridge loans across all asset classes.
Mezzanine Loans & Preferred Equity
Basis-focused approach to investing in junior credit positions and structured preferred equity, including balance sheet liquidity solutions and construction mezzanine.
Debt Securities
Targeting attractive relative value commercial real estate debt securities, including CMBS, CRE CLO, and Unsecured REIT debt.
Our investment strategy is focused on investing in companies and projects that provide essential infrastructure for cities and communities. We target real estate adjacent opportunities in the infrastructure lower-middle market across North America and Europe. Sectors of focus include renewable energy, electrification, decarbonization, and resiliency.
Case Studies
World Seafood Center: A Strategic Seafood Logistics Hub
Asset & Location
WSC comprises approximately 55,000 square meters of newly constructed seafood logistics space designed to support specialized processing, storage, and distribution requirements. An adjacent development plot provides flexibility to support future expansion in line with tenant needs.
Sector Fundamentals
Demand for seafood industrial space continues to grow, supported by strong global demographic trends and Norway’s position as a leading exporter of seafood. These dynamics underpin long-term demand for high-quality, well-located logistics facilities serving the sector.
Value Creation & Asset Management
Slate works closely with tenants at WSC to support operational requirements and evaluate future growth opportunities, including potential expansion aligned with occupier demand. Through proactive asset management and tenant engagement, Slate aims to enhance the long-term performance and resilience of the asset.
The investment reflects Slate’s focus on essential real estate assets supported by strong industry fundamentals, modern design, and strategic locations within supply-constrained markets.
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Investing in Essential Retail Along Copenhagen’s Core Transit Corridors
Portfolio Characteristics
The assets are anchored by leading Nordic grocery operators, including Coop, Salling, and Lidl, with a significant amount of portfolio income secured by essential, necessity-based tenants. These characteristics support stable cash flows and position the portfolio to benefit from resilient consumer demand.
Market Dynamics
Denmark’s highly restrictive zoning environment significantly limits new grocery store development, creating long-term supply constraints that support income durability and tenant retention. These favorable structural dynamics underpin strong long-term fundamentals for well-located grocery-anchored assets.
Value Creation & Asset Management
The acquisition was sourced from a seller primarily focused on residential development, presenting an opportunity for Slate to apply its active asset management expertise to the grocery retail component of the portfolio. Through proactive tenant engagement and targeted leasing initiatives, Slate seeks to enhance income stability and unlock additional value over time.
This investment reflects Slate’s thematic focus on essential real estate in supply-constrained European markets and its ability to scale high-quality portfolios alongside leading tenants in resilient sectors.
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Cold-Link Logistics: Building a Scalable Cold Storage Platform
Platform & Operating Portfolio
This investment is underpinned by an existing portfolio of eight operating cold storage warehouses, representing approximately 170,000 pallet positions as of January 1, 2026. The majority of the portfolio has been constructed or significantly renovated since 2023, offering modern, high-quality facilities designed to meet evolving customer and supply-chain requirements.
Management & Alignment
Cold-Link is a founder-led business, with the founding management team rolling a significant portion of their recapitalization proceeds and continuing to lead day-to-day operations. This alignment reinforces continuity, operational expertise, and a shared focus on long-term value creation.
Growth Strategy
Slate expects near-term growth to be driven by increased utilization of recently completed facilities, the expansion of select existing assets, and greenfield development opportunities in markets with established customer relationships. Additional potential upside is supported by a disciplined, opportunistic M&A strategy targeting undervalued or underutilized cold storage facilities.
This investment reflects Slate’s strategy of partnering with proven operators in essential infrastructure sectors, leveraging aligned management and scalable platforms to drive long-term value creation.
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THE SLATE DIFFERENCE
We are a dynamic, global organization with a reputation for bringing innovative opportunities to our partners and executing with excellence as a team.
Sayed M. Alaali, Managing Director | London, UK
Global
Footprint
We have a unique perspective
Institutionally validated, internationally regulated
Regulated by the SEC and CSA, with ESG embedded across our platform
Technologically
Innovative
Our proprietary analytics software platform integrates all aspects of Slate’s operations
Nimble &
Entrepreneurial
Strong culture that rewards creativity and hustle
Proactive, hands-on approach
Experienced owner-operators with a hands-on approach to asset management
Owned & controlled by the management team
Alignment of interests through equity investments in all our vehicles
Our focus on Responsible Investment
Buildings, communities, and value – for the long term.
We are focused on embedding leading responsible investment strategies across our business to enhance value for our partners, reduce environmental impact, deliver healthy and resilient spaces for our tenants and communities, and provide an engaging workplace for our employees.
PODCAST
Slated to Discuss
Welcome to Slated to Discuss, a podcast by Slate Asset Management. Slated to Discuss will feature fresh and forward-thinking perspectives from thought leaders and trailblazers, interviewed by a rotation of Slate leaders. Here, we will explore trends, developments, and issues shaping the world of real estate and infrastructure.
