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Privatisation of Spanish airports to 'attract' local, foreign pension funds
EISER Infrastructure fund considers local investors familiar with Spanish market.
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Green certification gains traction in Italian office sector
Italian developer Gruppo Vitali has formally handed over its 'green' Innovation Campus development in Peschiera Borromeo, south of Milan to tenant Microsoft Corporation. The scheme - representing the first Leed-certified business park in Italy - will house the new Italian headquarters of the PC software giant, confirming international companies' taste ...
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Land Securities sells two London assets to USS for EUR 55m
Land Securities has sold two office assets in East London - 110 Cannon Street and Martin House - to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) for around £48.5 mln (EUR 55 mln). 110 Cannon Street is currently at the preliminary stages of a major 6,800 m[sup]2[/sup] refurbishment due to complete in ...
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ING REIM wins EUR 193m Korean mandate
ING Real Estate Investment Management has been selected by the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of Korea to invest £170 mln (EUR 193 mln) in the central London office market.
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Aberdeen appoints new head of business development
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Roberto Varandas as Global Head of Business Development - Property, a newly created role designed to meet the increased complexity and diversity of Aberdeen’s global client base. Varandas and his four-strong team will work closely with the group’s generalist Business Development and wider Distribution teams. ...
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AXA Real Invest II wins IPD award
AXA Real Invest II has won the 2011 IPD European Property Investment Award for Outstanding Investment Real Estate Performance, having achieved 'the highest total return relative to the national sector benchmark, annualised over three years to December 2010 for a specialist fund in Germany'.
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ICSC: Growing number of international retailers targeting Europe
A rising number of US retailers are targeting the UK and mainland Europe, Peter Gold, head of cross-border retail at CB Richard Ellis, told PropertyEU at the ICSC conference in Paris. 'US retailers are taking international growth more seriously again,' he said, pointing to Abercrombie & Fitch which recently opened ...
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Engel & Völkers opens residential agency in Chelsea
Property adviser Engel & Völkers is expanding its network within Europe and has now opened a residential office in Central London.
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Dev Secs, Brockton buy Notting Hill mixed-use block
A joint venture between UK property fund manager Brockton Capital and listed firm Development Securities has agreed to buy a Notting Hill office and retail block on Kensington Church Street, London for £47.5 mln (EUR 54 mln).
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Skanska, BL among top green companies in UK
Swedish construction and development giant Skanska has been named as the greenest company in the UK by the Sunday Times newspaper, which ranked the firm first in all categories of its 2011 Best Green Companies Awards.
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Batipart to launch full bid for France's Eurosic
Batipart, the holding vehicle of Charles Ruggieri, founder of Fonciere des Regions (FdR), is to mount a full bid for Paris-listed group Eurosic after acquiring a 19.5% stake in the company as part of an investment consortium. Batipart led the consortium that has acquired housing firm Nexity's and Banque Palatine's ...
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Mazzocco named new president of Assoimmobiliare
Aldo Mazzocco, Chief Executive of Italian REIT Beni Stabili, will be the new president of industry association Assoimmobiliare, long-time head Gualtieri Tamburini told delegates at the Expo Italia Real Estate fair held in Milan last week.
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BNP Paribas RE appoints two directors in Ireland
BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed David Browne and Ian Given as divisional directors within its Property Management and Professional Services Departments in Ireland.
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Union reopens global fund after revaluation of Japan portfolio
German fund manager Union Investment said on Thursday it has reopened its UniImmo: Global fund for redemptions following a three-month closure.
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Generali widens focus to high-street retail
The fund management arm of Italian insurance giant Generali is looking at a number of high-street properties for potential acquisition as a hedge against inflation, according to Giovanni Paviera, CEO of Generali Immobiliare Italia Sgr. The move represents a major change in the company's investment strategy which has traditionally focused ...
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Capital growth fuels non-listed funds in Q1: INREV
Capital growth from non-listed real estate funds in continental Europe increased to 1.0% in local currency in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest INREV Quarterly Index. This marks a turnaround on the last four quarters, when performance in continental European markets was driven by income returns and ...
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Sovereign debt crisis brakes recovery in Europe: CBRE
The EMEA region recorded below-average property investment transaction volumes of $41.9 bn (EUR 29 bn) in Q1 2011, reflecting continued uncertainty and caution arising from the sovereign debt crisis, according to the latest research by global property adviser CB Richard Ellis. The quarterly transaction average for the region is $51.7 ...
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DTZ buys 4x4 portfolio for EUR 32m
DTZ Investment Management said on Thursday that it has completed the purchase of the 4x4 Portfolio for £28.5 mln (EUR 32.5 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 7.58%. The vendor is Liverpool Victoria Asset Management.
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Altarea buys Nimes retail park project from Icade
French retail specialist Altarea Cogedim has signed an agreement with Icade to buy a 28,500 m[sup]2[/sup] retail park project in Nîmes in southern France, located next to Carré Sud and Cap Costières. Financial details were not disclosed.
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CEE industrial development shifts to regional cities: CBRE
Increased manufacturing productivity and its link with regional CEE markets is causing development activity to move from capital cities towards regional cities, according to CB Richard Ellis.
