The Company was founded in 1991 as the Schroders International Property Fund N.V. and was subsequently renamed Eurocommercial Properties N.V. in 2000 when it became independent.
At the outset Eurocommercial invested in a variety of countries, including France where the Company made its first investment in 1992 with the acquisition of Les Atlantes shopping centre in Tours. In 1994 Eurocommercial purchased Curno in Bergamo, marking its first acquisition in Italy. Eurocommercial moved into the Swedish market in 2001 with the purchase of Burlöv Center in Malmö.
The Company has €2.2 billion of retail property assets. 41% of these assets are in Italy, 37% in France and 22% in Sweden.