German fund manager Real IS has acquired an office property in Australia鈥檚 capital city for a mutual fund.

Real IS said it bought the Maddocks House property at 40 Macquarie Street in the government district of Canberra from an undisclosed vendor for AUD29m (鈧17.8m).

Maddocks House has a total rental area of around 5,500sqm and is full-let on a long-term basis.

Axel Schulz, the global head of investment management at Real IS, said: 鈥淚n terms of our purchasing strategy, Canberra ticks all the boxes as the perfect location.

鈥淲ith our long-standing investment experience in the Australian market, we are successfully continuing to offer attractive investments for private investors.鈥