All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 5
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German dentists Versorgungswerk buys Frankfurt offices
GERMANY – Transaction, brokered by BNP Baribas, will see offices owned by IVG Spezialfonds.
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Deutsche Bank rebrands AM divisions under 'super-brand'
GLOBAL – Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management to serve as 'dominant super-brand' for combined group.
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NAMA plans further developments in Dublin central business district
IRELAND – Chairman pledges support for further offices in capital's business district.
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Sweden's AMF buys office buildings from Aberdeen fund
SWEDEN – Real estate unit of country's second-largest provider expands Stockholm footprint.
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AP3 buys SEK1bn property portfolio as fund returns 11%
SWEDEN – Buffer fund acquires more than 70 local retail properties from Axa Real Estate.
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EPRA finance director Lewis to leave in September
EUROPE – Departure comes after five years at European lobby group.
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LPFA 'pushing' for creation of London housing fund
UK – Chairman Edmund Truell open to taking on construction risk, higher-risk infrastructure.
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Mandates for alternatives grow by 70% in two years
GLOBAL – Towers Watson survey sees equity, bond awards account for 60% of total.
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Swedish buffer fund AP2 seeks to grow timber, agricultural portfolio
SWEDEN – Chief investment strategist sees assets as better diversifier than traditional real estate.
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Norwegian Pension Fund Global enters US real estate market
GLOBAL – Venture comes less than two months after mandate amended to allow US exposure.
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Goldman rejects 'mischievous, unfounded' Vervoer lawsuit
EUROPE – Asset manager dismisses claims formed with 'benefit of perfect hindsight'.
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Lancashire pension fund agrees £12m loan with UK solar farm
UK – Solar plant in Oxfordshire refinances debt with 23-year, inflation-linked bond.
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Irish finance minister calls on pension funds to consider infrastructure
IRELAND – Noonan highlights benefits of proposed Irish REITs to institutionals.
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USS agrees nearly £100m in financing to UK water provider
UK – Country's second-largest pension fund to provide 20-year, Class B debt to Affinity Water.
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German investor seeks manager for $30m real estate securities mandate
GLOBAL – Family office looks to invest in US, Canadian real estate, using IPE-Quest.
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Aviva Investors announces final close on $300m Tokyo fund
GLOBAL – Fund to target Japanese capital's office market while 'near bottom of cycle'.
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APG acquires stake in £350m UK residential property portfolio
EUROPE – Partnership with UK’s Grainger is asset manager’s first stake in UK residential.
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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – Aberdeen, AEW, Aviva, Blue Sky, C&W, IVG, Pramerica, Rockspring, Threadneedle
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NEST tenders UK, global real estate mandates
UK – DC fund currently has limited real estate exposure as part of diversified beta portfolio.
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Schroders core property fund raises €225m from Swiss institutionals
EEUROPE – Fund, only open to Swiss investors, to target German, French holdings initially.
