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PropertyEU Archive
Prupim appoints MGPA's CIO as new boss
Prupim, the real estate fund management business of M&G Investments, has appointed Alex Jeffrey as its new chief executive. He is expected to take up his new role in July.
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Falling knives
The bearish sentiment expressed in this year’s edition of Emerging Trends does not come as a surprise, but some of the metaphors are disheartening nevertheless. This year’s report, compiled by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, kicks off with a chapter entitled ‘Prepare for the Big Freeze’ in a stark ...
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Greece kicks off EUR 25b property sale programme
The Greek government is pressing ahead with plans to privatise billions of euros of public real estate assets in an attempt to strengthen its beleaguered finances.
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Troubled banks hold key to uncertain property market – PwC/ULI
New lenders to have no significant impact on 'near paralysed' European markets.
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Saxo, Resolution JV to treble rents on repositioned residential property
Joint venture to deploy remaining capital on target-€255m fund in coming months.
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Former directors at Philips pension scheme found guilty of fraud
Will F and successor Rob L received bribes for divesting large blocks of property portfolio, court found.
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Dutch pensions giant ABP sues Goldman Sachs over mis-selling
€246bn scheme claims investment bank knew the CDOs it sold ABP had been 'destined to fail'.
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Danish pensions group PKA to 'spread risk' by boosting alternatives
PKA, which manages five pension funds in healthcare sector, returns 9.4% for 2011.
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Natixis to set up Pfandbrief mortgage bank in Germany
French bank Natixis has unveiled plans to establish a new business unit specialising in the financing of European commercial real estate transactions through the issue of Pfandbriefe, or covered bonds.
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International tenants flock to Freeport’s expanded outlet centre in Lisbon
Freeport, the retail outlet operating unit of Carlyle Europe Real Estate, has reached almost 100% occupancy at its Alcochete outlet retail centre near Lisbon following the completion of a new extension that is due to open today. International retailers including Helly Hansen, Claire’s, PreNatal and Dockers have signed up to ...
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Consortium takes control of Foncière Paris France
Paris Hôtels Roissy Vaugirard, a vehicle controlled by insurers Allianz and Covéa together with property company Cofitem-Cofimur, has raised its stake in Foncière Paris France to 68%, thereby sealing its hostile takeover offer for the French listed office landlord.
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'Big freeze' puts pressure on investors
The withdrawal of heavyweight lenders Eurohypo and Société Générale at the end of last year marks a sea change for the European real estate industry, according to the 2012 Emerging Trends report.
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French and Dutch markets hit hardest by economic jitters
The French and Dutch real estate markets were badly affected by increasing nervousness due to the weakening economic climate in the last quarter of 2011, according to the Royal Institution of Charters Surveyors (RICS).
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Structural shifts put pressure on investors
The withdrawal of heavyweight lenders Eurohypo and Société Générale at the end of last year marks a sea change for the European real estate industry, according to the 2012 Emerging Trends report.
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PropertyEU Archive
Nexity ties up with Française AM to launch services arm
French property group Nexity is partnering with asset manager La Française AM to create a new real estate management and services giant in the French property industry.
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Invesco buys Manchester scheme for EUR 50m
Real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate has agreed to buy 1 New York Street, a BREEAM Excellent-rated office property in central Manchester, from local office property firm Bruntwood for £42 mln (EUR 50 mln). The asset is earmarked for the £150 mln Invesco Real Estate - UK III Fund.
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JV acquires former Royal Danish Conservatory of Music
A Danish-UK joint venture has acquired the former home of the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen for an undisclosed sum. The investment was carried out by the Saxo Properties and London-based investment firm Meghraj on behalf of a group of private investors.
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Anixton brokers sale of Waterside building in Brussels
Ireland's troubled O’Mahony holding has sold the Waterside office building in Brussels to a joint venture of the Intégrale mutual insurance fund and the Ogeo Fund for close to EUR 20 mln.
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Alternative property gains traction in uncertain climate
Highly specialised non-core investments are gaining traction as alternatives to traditional property types, according to the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe report published by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
