Latest Alternatives News – Page 115

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    Ex-army ‘new town’ set for sale

    2007-09-24T17:30:00Z

    UK - The UK government is to sell off decommissioned land earmarked for the development of a new town in southeast England.

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    UK hotel buy bucks prime trend

    2007-09-24T17:00:00Z

    UK - Deutsche Bank real estate subsidiary RREEF has bucked a trend towards international prime hotel acquisition by acquiring the Four Pillars Hotel Group, which has five mid-sector assets in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

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    US pension funds buy opportunity

    2007-09-24T16:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are investing more capital into commingled funds with opportunistic investment strategies.

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    Land investment is the new real estate

    2007-09-21T16:15:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Real estate managers are investing in land as a new specialist investment strategy.

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    CalSTRS extends senior housing exposure

    2007-09-21T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has expanded an existing joint venture with California-based Vintage Senior Advisors and invested more money in its senior housing venture.

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    Pension funds give euro focus to Goodman

    2007-09-11T17:00:00Z

    EUROPE – Asset management firm Goodman Property Investors has picked up a series of new European real estate mandates from pension funds in recent months, the latest of which is from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

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    EU institutions drive Brussels boost

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    BELGIUM - Brussels is the new Berlin, International Real Estate (IRE) indicated when it announced a sharper focus on value-added opportunities in Brussels real estate.

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    Milan buys flags future for Euro-office

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    ITALY - Segro, the serviced office firm, has acquired a Milan business park for €84.5m from fund manager Europa Capital Partners – a beachhead in a market segment known for the difficulty of cross-border investment.

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    Low returns fail to deter core pension fund investors

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Some US pension funds are still willing to invest a portion of their capital in core real estate despite returns being at an all-time low, according to consultants Townsend Group.

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    Ohio PERS to sell $1bn in real estate

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Strong interest in real estate acquisitions has promoted Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to spend the remainder of 2007 working on the sale of $1bn (€741.2m) in real estate assets.

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    CalPERS to rest capital in global hotels

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – California Public Employees Retirement System is planning to tap into the tourism trade next year with the development of a global hotel investment platform.

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    'Strategic' greenfields tap into residential potential

    2007-08-21T17:00:00Z

    UK – Pension funds seeking slightly higher returns on real estate portfolios are being encouraged to turn their attention to ‘strategic land’ investments in greenfield developments.

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    Morgan Stanley buys a place in assisted homes

    2007-08-13T00:00:00Z

    UK - Asset manager Morgan Stanley is moving into the UK senior living space through a joint venture worth $1.1bn with established real estate services firm Sunrise Senior Living. This is the first such assisted living market deal in the UK a

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    PREI sets up life science real estate venture

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has formed a joint venture with BioMed Realty Trust to invest in life science properties across the United States. The first transaction for the relationship involves three assets that are located in Cam...