• Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation invested JPY 8.79 billion in silent partnership interests backed by land leasehold interests at 17 Seiyu stores.
• Transaction targets a CRE carve-out with Trial Holdings, positioning for potential future direct acquisition of the underlying real estate.
• Land leases add revenue-based percentage rent alongside fixed rent, aiming to capture upside from store sales growth.
• Tokyo-area properties account for 74% of the underlying assets; assumed distribution yield is about 4.7%.
• Trial’s plan projects Seiyu sales rising to JPY 580 billion, implying an 8.6% three-year CAGR.

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