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    Austerity measures polarise property investment market: DTZ

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    The introduction of austerity measures in Europe's crisis-hit countries is polarising the investment market, driving returns to around 25% higher in the least exposed markets such as the Nordics and CEE, according to new research released on Wednesday by global real estate services firm DTZ.

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    BNP wins mandates in Germany, France

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management has won a property management mandate from Credit Suisse for two new buildings in Berlin.

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    BarCap close to selling £1bn of student homes - report

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Barclays Capital is in advanced negotiations with Dutch pension fund PGGM to sell its majority stake in University Partnerships Programme, the UK's largest developer of university campuses, according to a news report in the Financial Times. The deal is expected to fetch close to £1bn (EUR 1.15 bn), representing ...

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    LVAM sells London mixed-use asset for EUR 26m

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    LV= Asset Management, the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has sold 8/9 Long Acre, London, to a private investor for a price in excess of £22.5 mln (EUR 26 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 4.5%.

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    Atenor to build new 13,000 m[sup]2[/sup] scheme in Luxembourg

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Belgian listed developer Atenor Group has announced the acquisition of HF Immobilier, the owner of a site on the former Brewery Henri Funck area at Rue de Neudorf in Luxembourg City.

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    London office take-up rises by 72% in August: CBRE

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Central London office leasing activity bounced back sharply in August with nearly 1 million sq ft (92,000 m2) of take-up across all markets, according to research released by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) on Wednesday.

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    Heitman adds to European acquisition team

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Chicago-based investment manager Heitman announced on Wednesday that Jerome Fouille has joined the firm as a senior vice president within the acquisitions team. Fouille, a French native, will be based in the firm's London office. He will report to Rob Reiskin, managing director and co-head of Heitman's European operations.

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    Starwood offloads Paris' Hotel Montparnasse

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Starwood Group has sold the Concorde Montparnasse hotel in Paris for around EUR 87 mln. The buyer is Didier Ferré, the founder and director of the Ferré Hôtels Group.

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    Multi appoints new CEO, extends EUR 850m loan

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Europe's largest retail developer Multi Corporation has announced the appointment of Heino Vink as its new chief executive, replacing Glenn Aaronson, who is switching to a new position as non-executive chairman of the Forum Turkey Fund. Aaronson will be charged with preparing the fund for a public listing within the ...

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    Savills strengthens team in France

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Pierre Olivier Defour and Stéphanie Gauchot-Bardet to join its office agency team in Paris. Both have joined the West Ile de France team headed by Serge Vayer.

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    InfraRed to acquire Cologne's highest office tower

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    UK fund manager InfraRed Capital Partners is partnering with AIRE KölnTurm Beteiligungs to acquire KölnTurm, the highest office scheme in Cologne, according to a notice published on the website of the Federal Cartel Authority. The vendor isTignato Beteiligungsgesellschaft, part of EH Estate Management, a subsidiary of Eurohypo.

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    Union buys Crowne Plaza project in Amsterdam

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg-based German open-ended fund Union Investment has acquired the Crowne Plaza hotel development in south Amsterdam. The property was acquired for Union Investment's UniImmo: Deutschland fund. Financial details were not disclosed.

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    Gazeley buys plot of land for Hamburg development

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Global logistics property developer Gazeley has acquired a large plot of land in the south of Hamburg for the development of up to 70,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of logistics space. Construction work is expected to start once the anchor tenant is secured, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

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    Klépierre included again in DJSI indices

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    French shopping centre REIT Klépierre has been included in both Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, the DJSI World and Europe indices, for the 5th year in a row, SAM Research

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    Laura Thompson joins C&W's UK occupier management team

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield has appointed, Laura Thomson, as a partner and head of corporate occupier management for the UK within its Corporate Occupier & Investor Services team (CIS).

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    Sweden's AMF appoints new board member

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    AMF Fastigheter, the property investment and development investment arm of one of Sweden’s biggest pension funds AMF, has elected Gustaf Hermelin to its board.

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    Westfield Stratford City opens its doors in London

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Australia's Westfield Group has launched its most ambitious project to date in East London, the £1.8 bn (EUR 2.1 bn) Westfield Stratford City retail project.

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    Kungsleden sells to the City of Stockholm

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden is selling two commercial properties for a total price of SEK 279 mln (EUR 31 mln), reflecting a yield of 6.4%. The buyer is St Erik Markutveckling, a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Stockholm.

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    Patrizia buys apartments in northern Germany for EUR 126m

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    German residential specialist Patrizia Immobilien has acquired a total of 567 apartments with a total surface area of 55,000 m[sup]2[/sup] for EUR 126 mln so far this year for the real estate special funds and third-party mandates it manages. The properties are located in Berlin/Potsdam, Bremen, Hannover and Hamburg.

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    IVG appoints new CFO and COO

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Germany´s largest listed company IVG Immobilien has appointed Hans Volkert Volckens as chief financial officer (CFO) and Christian Kühni as chief operating officer (COO).