Latest reports – Page 2783
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E-commerce throws up new challenges for mall design
Designing a big shopping centre is more difficult and the risks are bigger than for a smaller centre, according to a panel of architects debating the issue at the ICSC annual conference in Berlin. But the biggest challenge for shopping centre design is the internet, according to Jose Quintela, chief ...
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Hammerson offers to buy back EUR 200m of bonds
UK REIT Hammerson has offered to buy back up to EUR 200 mln in bonds for cash to manage the company's near-term debt maturities and lower the running cost of debt. The tender offer relates to the EUR 700 mln of 4.875% bonds due on 2015.
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Banking trio finance German resi portfolio deal
Three European banks have provided an unnamed US investor with a EUR 158 mln loan for the acquisition of German residential real estate portfolio.
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GSW unveils EUR 200m share offer to fund new acquisitions
Listed Berlin residential property investor GSW has unveiled plans to raise EUR 200 mln through a share offer to fund new acquisitions. GSW is offering 9.5 million shares at EUR 21.50 per share to its existing shareholders.
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Dev Secs appointed manager for Cambridge Science Park
Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge has selected UK REIT Development Securities as development manager for a 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2) scheme at Cambridge Science Park, a centre for commercial research and development.
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Multi's Herman Kok wins ICSC researcher of the year
Herman Kok, research director at Dutch retail developer Multi Corporation, has received the Researcher of the Year award at the annual European ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) conference in Berlin on Wednesday for his 'outstanding contribution' to international retail real estate research.
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INREV launches data delivery white paper
INREV, the European association for investors in non-listed real estate vehicles, has published a white paper on the Standard Data Delivery Sheet (SDDS) an initiative to improve the efficiency and transparency of information flow between investors and fund managers.
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C&W appointed to sell Gallery Actor in Moscow
Cushman & Wakefield has won an exclusive mandate for the sale of the Gallery Actor shopping and office complex in the centre of Moscow. The owner is Metropolitan Insurance Group.
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TPG and Patron set new benchmark with former Lehman portfolio
The sale of the Uni-Invest portfolio on Tuesday has set a new standard in the Dutch office market and highlighted the poor quality of properties packaged together in commercial mortgage back securities (CMBS) at the peak of the market.
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Sveafastigheter JV acquires Ibis hotel in Stockholm
Nordic private equity group Sveafastigheter has added its 17th hotel to its Fund III through the acquisition of the 190-room Ibis Stockholm Hägersten from Pandox AB. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Inrev launches data delivery white paper
Inrev, the European association for investors in non-listed real estate vehicles, has published a white paper on the Standard Data Delivery Sheet (SDDS) an initiative to improve the efficiency and transparency of information flow between investors and fund managers.
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Queensgate launches EUR 600m Europe fund
Queensgate Investments, a new private equity real estate fund manager set up by Jason Kow, and LJ Investment Group, has announced the launch of a new fund with a spending power of £500 mln (EUR 600 mln) in the UK and Europe.
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TIAA-CREF, Mfi snap up Berlin's Gropius Passagen
TIAA-CREF, the pension fund manager for teachers in the US, and German retail specialist Mfi have formed an 80-20 joint venture to acquire the Gropius Passagen shopping centre in Berlin. The asset was sold by German property investor WealthCap on behalf of its closed-end HFS Immobilien Deutschland 11 fund. The ...
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Savills expects more forced sales in Dutch market
Softening yields in the Dutch office market have turned the Netherlands into an opportunity driven market for the first time in more than a decade, according to real estate advisor Savills. In the past few months, yields have already softened by 30-50 basis points and further easing is expected.
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London & Stamford sells Triangle portfolio for EUR 324m
London & Stamford Property has completed the sale of the Triangle distribution portfolio for £265 mln (EUR 324 mln) to BRE/Rhombus Bidco Sarl, an entity managed by a Blackstone real estate fund. The deal price includes £150 mln to repay related debt.
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German roundup: Pramerica, BAV, AXA, BEOS, HSH Nordbank, Colliers
Berliner Ärzteversorgung outsources asset management of real estate portfolio to Pramerica.
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Israeli bank sues Bank of America over 'fraudulent' RMBS
Suit questions underwriting standards used in mortgage loans bundled into RMBS.
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Infrastructure fund for London public sector pension schemes a 'ruse'
Think tank claims infrastructure fund 'bolted-on' to sway government on merger plan.
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Institutional investors more willing to provide infrastructure debt – FSI
Investors focusing on brownfield to avoid construction risk, says First State Investments.
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West Sussex pension scheme acquires final two assets of UK mandate
Fund acquires assets for £19m as part of £200m UK portfolio targeting core and core-plus.
