LADERA RANCH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop” or the “Company”), a self-managed and fully integrated self storage company, today announced that its board of directors has declared an updated estimated Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of $15.21 per share for its Class A and Class T shares, as of September 30, 2022. This was based on an appraisal that provided an estimated net asset value range of $14.15 to $16.38 per share, with a mid-point estimated value of $15.21 per share. SmartStop’s previous estimated NAV per share was $15.08 as of June 30, 2021.

“I am pleased to report that SmartStop’s estimated NAV per share has increased from our most recently declared NAV, despite recent economic volatility,” said H. Michael Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of SmartStop. “The increase in SmartStop’s NAV is a testament to the power of the SmartStop® Self Storage operating team and platform, our team of acquisition professionals who helped build this portfolio, and our long-term income and growth strategy.”

On December 6, 2022, SmartStop’s board of directors approved the estimated per share NAV of $15.21 based on the estimated value of SmartStop’s assets less the estimated value of its liabilities, or net asset value, divided by the number of shares outstanding on an adjusted fully diluted basis, calculated as of September 30, 2022.

Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc. (“Stanger”), an independent third-party valuation firm, was engaged to provide valuation services of SmartStop’s assets and liabilities, including 156 wholly-owned properties and interests in six joint venture operating properties. Upon the nominating and corporate governance committee’s receipt and review of Stanger’s appraisal report and net asset value report, the committee determined that an estimated value per share range of $14.15 to $16.38 was reasonable and recommended to the board that it adopt the mid-point valuation of $15.21 per share, as the estimated value per share for SmartStop’s Class A shares and Class T shares.

SmartStop acquired its 156 wholly-owned assets for approximately $1.9 billion and invested approximately $77 million subsequent to purchase. The total estimated mid-point value of the properties was approximately $2.7 billion as of September 30, 2022, representing an approximate 37% increase in the total value over the aggregate purchase price.

The appraisals were performed in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the real estate appraisal industry standards created by The Appraisal Institute, as well as the requirements of the jurisdiction where each real property is located.

The valuation was determined in compliance with the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives’ practice guideline regarding valuations of publicly registered non-listed REITs (“IPA guidelines”). Consistent with the IPA guidelines, the valuation does not include a portfolio premium that may reasonably be expected to accrue in a typical real estate valuation process conducted for transaction purposes, nor does it reflect an enterprise value.

For a full description of the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimated per share NAV and the limitations of the estimated per share NAV, please see SmartStop’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2022.

About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop)

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of approximately 450 self storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop® Self Storage brand. SmartStop, through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self storage programs. As of November 30, 2022, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of 176 properties in 22 states and Ontario, Canada, comprising approximately 120,600 units and 13.7 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 20 operating self storage properties in the Greater Toronto Area, which total approximately 17,050 units and 1.7 million rentable square feet. Additional information regarding SmartStop is available at www.smartstopselfstorage.com.

Contacts

David Corak
VP of Corporate Finance

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

949-542-3331

IR@smartstop.com

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

OTTAWA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX-IIP.UN) (“InterRent”) announced today that its distribution declared for the month of November 2022 is $0.0300 per Trust unit, equal to $0.3600 per Trust unit on an annualized basis. As previously announced, the Board of Trustees decided to increase the amount of future distributions as a result of InterRent’s portfolio demonstrating strong sustainable results. The November distribution represents a 5.3% increase over the previous 2022 monthly distributions. Payment will be made on or about December 15, 2022, to unitholders of record on November 30, 2022.

About InterRent

InterRent REIT is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust engaged in increasing Unitholder value and creating a growing and sustainable distribution through the acquisition and ownership of multi-residential properties.

InterRent’s strategy is to expand its portfolio primarily within markets that have exhibited stable market vacancies, sufficient suites available to attain the critical mass necessary to implement an efficient portfolio management structure, and offer opportunities for accretive acquisitions.

InterRent’s primary objectives are to use the proven industry experience of the Trustees, Management and Operational Team to: (i) to grow both funds from operations per Unit and net asset value per Unit through investments in a diversified portfolio of multi-residential properties; (ii) to provide Unitholders with sustainable and growing cash distributions, payable monthly; and (iii) to maintain a conservative payout ratio and balance sheet.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts

For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations

investorinfo@interrentreit.com
www.interrentreit.com

Team sees the Canadian economy slipping into a mild recession, contracting -0.5% for the year

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Russell Investments Canada Limited has released its 2023 Global Market Outlook, offering economic insights and market forecasts from the firm’s global team of investment strategists. Regarding the “Canada Outlook,” the team believes the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) very tight monetary policy will soon catch up to highly indebted households and potentially take the Canadian economy into a shallow recession. Meanwhile, a slowing global economy will drag on commodity prices and challenge Canadian exports.

“The good times of 2022 in terms of household spending and business investment may end in 2023, as the lagged effects of rate hikes are felt more intensely in the Canadian economy,” said Shailesh Kshatriya, director, investment strategies at Russell Investments. “However, as a mild recession gains momentum and inflationary pressures moderate, we believe the conditions should be in place toward the latter half of the year to allow the BoC to shift its policy stance towards interest rate cuts.”

The team also points out a couple of bright spots for investors amid talk of a recession: bond yields are more attractive, offering improved income, and government bonds may benefit from recession-driven risk-off sentiment.

In addition, the team remains positive on Canadian equities over the medium term due to better relative value and the potential for natural resource sectors to benefit from the energy transition.

Regarding the Canadian dollar, the team believes it will likely hover around 70-80 cents to the U.S. dollar as it searches for direction in an uncertain environment for commodities and the global economy.

The team assesses their investment decision-making building blocks of cycle, valuation, and sentiment as follows:

• Cycle: With recession as the team’s baseline assessment for the Canadian and U.S. economies, the business cycle outlook is negative. However, the team expects the cycle outlook will improve as BoC policy shifts from a restrictive hold to gradual easing, although in their view that may only occur in late 2023.
• Value: Traditional valuation measures such as price-to-earnings indicate decent value; however, the team is concerned about profit margins eroding as the economy slows. Therefore, the team rates value as neutral.
• Sentiment: Canadian equities have avoided a technical bear market in 2022, defined as a peak-to-trough pullback of at least 20%, and with domestic shares rebounding from the October lows, the team’s contrarian indicators are only modestly oversold. Overall, the team assesses sentiment as slightly positive.

“We are concerned about the business-cycle outlook,” Kshatriya said. “A more constructive view hinges on a policy pivot from the BoC, which may require patience. Therefore, while valuations are reasonable and the equity sentiment is not alarming, our cycle concerns are an overriding factor that keeps us neutral in an absolute sense and a possible pause to Canadian equities outperformance. Relative value, however, favors Canadian over U.S. equities over the medium term.”

Global market outlook

Globally, Russell Investments’ strategists believe a recession seems likely in 2023 and equity markets may struggle, but an economic recovery should be on the horizon by year-end.

“The main issue for 2023 is whether inflation pressures ease sufficiently to allow central banks to step away from rate hikes and potentially begin easing,” said Andrew Pease, global head of investment strategy at Russell Investments. “We expect inflation will be on a downward trend as global demand slows. This should allow central banks to eventually change direction and may set the scene for the next economic upswing.”

Russell Investments’ global asset-class views for 2023 include:

• Fixed income will make a comeback after experiencing the worst year of returns in 2022.
• Long-term bond yields should decline moderately as recession risk looms. The team’s target is 3.3% for the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield by the end of 2023.
• Equities have limited upside with recession risk on the horizon.
• The U.S. dollar could weaken late in 2023 as central banks start to unwind rate hikes and investors begin to focus on a global recovery.
• A weakening U.S. dollar could be the trigger for non-U.S. developed market equities to finally outperform U.S. stocks, given their more cyclical nature and relative valuation advantage over U.S. stocks. A weaker U.S. dollar could also be the trigger for emerging markets to outperform.

Looking toward 2023, the team offers the following asset-class preferences:

• Although non-U.S. developed equities are cheaper than U.S. equities, the team has a neutral preference until the Fed become less hawkish and the U.S. dollar weakens.
• Emerging market equities could recover if there is significant China stimulus, the Fed slows the pace of tightening, energy prices subside, and the U.S. dollar weakens. For now, the team believes a neutral stance is warranted.
• High yield and investment grade credit spreads are near their long-term averages, although the overall yield on U.S. high yield at near 8.5% is attractive. Spreads will come under upward pressure if U.S. recession probabilities increase and there are fears of rising defaults. The team has a neutral outlook on credit markets.
• Government bond valuations have improved after the rise in yields, and the team sees U.S., U.K., and German bonds as offering good value and Japanese government bonds offering fair value. “The risk of a further significant sell-off seems limited given inflation is close to peaking and markets have priced hawkish outlooks for most central banks,” Pease said.
• Real assets: Real-estate investment trusts (REITs) look attractively valued relative to global equities and listed infrastructure, and the team believes they should benefit from declining bond yields. The team sees the outlook for commodities as mixed, given the expected slowdown in the global economy.
• The U.S. dollar (USD) has made gains this year on Fed hawkishness and safe-haven appeal during the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The team believes USD could weaken if inflation begins to decline and the Fed pivots to a less hawkish stance in early 2023. The team believes the euro and Japanese yen would be the main beneficiaries.

For more details on the outlook, the team’s full report is available here.

About Russell Investments Canada Limited

Russell Investments Canada Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russell Investments Group, Ltd. Established in 1985, Russell Investments Canada Limited has its head office in Toronto.

About Russell Investments

Russell Investments is a leading global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 86-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has CA$376.9 billion in assets under management (as of 9/30/2022) for clients in 32 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Russell Investments has offices in 19 cities around the world, including in New York, London, Toronto, Tokyo, and Shanghai.

Contacts

Steve Claiborne, 206-505-1858, newsroom@russellinvestments.com

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CapitalStructure–H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with over $52 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has provided mezzanine financing to a German multifamily portfolio of 2,446 units concentrated in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.

Riccardo Dallolio, Managing Director and Head of H.I.G. Realty in Europe, commented: “We believe that the German residential market currently presents a good set of opportunities for our capital. Our sector specific knowledge coupled with our flexible approach to invest across the capital structure, has allowed us to become a capital partner of choice for high quality real estate operating platforms.”

Chris Zlatarev, Managing Director at H.I.G. Realty in Europe, added: “We are delighted to close another multifamily financing transaction in Germany enabling the implementation of substantial value add initiatives across the portfolio.”

About H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. is a leading global alternative assets investment firm with over $52 billion of equity capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Bogotá, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach:

1. H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
2. H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. is also a leading CLO manager, through its WhiteHorse family of vehicles, and manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.
3. H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
4. H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 300 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $30 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.

* Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.

Contacts

Riccardo Dallolio

Managing Director

rdallolio@higrealty.com
P +44 (0) 207 318 5700

F +44 (0) 207 318 5749

www.higcapital.com