European investors – Page 157
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Studies show shift from direct holdings to property funds in Germany
GERMANY – Commerz Real, Universal Investment cite introduction of AIFMD.
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Institutions start to buy Spanish shopping malls
EUROPE – CPPIB, Intu acquire Parque Principado for €162m, while Henderson makes investment case.
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Valad raises £150m for European Diversified fund
GERMANY – Investment manager on lookout for core plus, value-add assets in Germany, UK.
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BlackRock acquires private equity real estate firm MGPA
GLOBAL – Independent advisory operates in Asia-Pacific region and Europe.
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Experts criticise UK's institutional framework for infrastructure
UK – Independent commission presented as sensible alternative to 'sub-optimal' set-up.
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Pension funds to increase infrastructure investment – IPE survey
GLOBAL – Lack of governance stymies interest in secondaries, while small funds fear lack of scale.
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AnalysisAlternative managers failing to disclose information to investors – study
GLOBAL – Survey respondents concerned over lack of information at initial marketing stage.
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HS2 could offer 'manageable chunks' of investment through redevelopment
UK – High speed rail link could see pension investors benefit from station-adjacent redevelopment.
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ERAFP calls on French regulators to allow infrastructure investment
FRANCE – Scheme cannot invest in open-ended funds, restricted when investing in non-listed.
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German roundup: BVK, CA Immo, Commerz Real, IVG
GERMANY – BVK takes over €300m refinancing of Frankfurt tower from Austria's CA Immo.
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Prologis raises €450m for European logistics fund
NORTH AMERICA – Company opens fund to investors for first time since launch in 2007.
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Ilmarinen to ramp up private equity, real estate investment
FINLAND – Finnish pensions firm looking for infrastructure investments in Finland, overseas.
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First State secures capital from new investors for infrastructure fund
EUROPE – Fund, launched in August 2009, has €1.5bn target size.
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Nordic real estate adviser Catella shuts down Norwegian office
EUROPE – Company 'not satisfied' with earnings at Oslo office.
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AP1 acts as lead investor in Aberdeen secondaries fund
EUROPE – Aberdeen European Secondaries Real Estate receives €151.5m of initial commitments.
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EIOPA rolls up sleeves on new HBS proposal for IORP II
EUROPE – Aims to present further tested technical proposals to new European Commission next year.
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A G Barr plugs pension deficit with £22m property deal
UK – Makes funding arrangement backed by real estate worth £21.7m to address deficit.
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ESMA publishes final reporting guidelines for AIFM Directive
EUROPE – Agency calls for additional periodic reporting for alternative investment funds.
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Germany's BVK teams up with Deutsche Hypo on real estate loan JV
GERMANY – Initial target volume for 'indefinite' agreement set at €500m.
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Nordic roundup: KPA Pension, NCC, PensionDanmark
EUROPE – KPA Pension acquires three residential rental properties in Stockholm.
