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BKM Nearly Triples Transaction Activity in 2024

Newport Beach-based BKM Capital Partners, a vertically integrated institutional fund manager specializing in value-add light industrial properties, announced a record-setting year of growth and operational achievements. Over the past 12 months, the firm completed $2.45 billion in acquisitions and dispositions across 10.9 million square feet of small-bay light industrial space, a nearly 300% year-over-year increase in transaction activity.

“This has been a transformative year for BKM,” said Brian Malliet, founder, CEO and CIO. “We’ve delivered results that reflect not only the resilience of the light industrial sector but also the creativity and discipline of our team.”

BKM acquired 26 properties in 2024, adding more than 5.2 million square feet to its portfolio in deals totaling nearly $1.2 billion. These acquisitions were conducted primarily through joint ventures with seven institutional partners, including five new alliances, as well as through investments on behalf of BKM Industrial Value Fund III.

Pictured: Canyon Industrial Center, Portland, OR.

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