M&E Realty Partners Launches with 835,000-SF Kentucky Acquisition

New real estate investment platform formed by EDC and Maynards targets value-add real estate opportunities across select markets in North America and the United Kingdom

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Epta Development Corp. ("EDC") and Maynards Group of Companies ("Maynards") today announced the launch of M&E Realty Partners ("M&E"), a new real estate investment platform focused on acquiring and actively repositioning compelling income-producing real estate assets across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The formation of M&E builds on a longstanding partnership between EDC and Maynards, including successful co-investments in both Canada and the United Kingdom.

The platform launches with its first strategic acquisition at 1000 Old Brunerstown Road in Shelbyville, Kentucky, an approximately 835,000-square-foot industrial facility situated on 82 acres within the greater Louisville market.   M&E combines EDC's real estate investment, development and asset-management capabilities with Maynards' global industrial network, valuation and asset-recovery expertise, providing M&E with an advantage in sourcing, underwriting and value creation.

"M&E Realty Partners was created around a simple investment thesis: combine proprietary access to opportunities with disciplined real estate execution. Maynards operates at the intersection of industry, corporate transformation and asset recovery, while EDC brings the investment, development and asset-management capabilities needed to translate those opportunities into long-term value. Shelbyville is a prime example of that strategy in action and an important first step in building M&E into a scalable investment platform with significant AUM."

    Chris Tsakumis, CEO & Managing Partner, M&E Realty Partners

"M&E Realty Partners is a natural evolution of a relationship that has already demonstrated the value of bringing our respective capabilities together. The platform gives us a dedicated vehicle to build on that experience and pursue opportunities where our combined industrial knowledge, relationships and real estate expertise can create long-term value."

  Taso Sofikitis, CEO, Maynards Group of Companies

A Focused Investment Strategy
M&E will focus on value-add real estate opportunities arising from industrial transformation, corporate restructuring, market dislocation, and capital recycling, particularly where real estate may be underutilized, operationally complex or overlooked by traditional investors with conventional risk parameters. Value creation will be driven through leasing, repositioning, redevelopment and disciplined asset management rather than reliance on market appreciation alone.

The Shelbyville acquisition reflects the type of opportunity M&E was established to pursue: a large-scale, infrastructure-rich industrial asset with significant existing improvements and multiple pathways for value creation. M&E intends to implement an active leasing and repositioning strategy, leveraging the property's scale, location and industrial infrastructure to attract manufacturing, logistics and other industrial users.

Shelbyville will also serve as the prototype for M&E's broader investment platform, establishing the underwriting, governance, asset-management and reporting disciplines intended to be applied across future acquisitions.

About M&E Realty Partners
M&E Realty Partners is a privately held real estate investment and asset-management platform formed by Epta Development Corp and Maynards Group of Companies. M&E focuses on opportunities where proprietary origination, complex transaction capability and active asset management can unlock long-term value.

SOURCE M&E Realty Partners