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  • PropertyEU Archive

    Vastned makes foray into Bordeaux

    2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Pan-European retail property fund VastNed Retail has entered the Bordeaux retail market with the acquisition of a prime high-street property portfolio from a private investor. The transaction represents an investment of some EUR 31 mln, reflecting a net initial yield of 5%.

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    Icade picked for 100,000-m[sup]2[/sup] Veolia project

    2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

    French property group Icade said it has entered into exclusive talks with Veolia Environnement regarding the potential development of a new 100,000 m[sup]2[/sup] complex which will house the future Paris office of the group in the Millénaire district of Paris. A decision is expected to be made in early 2012.

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    UK commercial real estate investment up 41%

    2011-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Direct commercial real estate investment in the UK climbed 41% year-on-year to £8 bn (EUR 9 bn) in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting a return of cautious optimism to the market, according to new research released from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

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    Thursday people roundup

    2011-05-05T15:15:00Z

    JPMAM, GE Capital Real Estate, Henderson Global Investors, Colliers, King Sturge, Quintain Estates

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    Grainger to manage insolvent homes for Lloyds Banking

    2011-05-05T14:30:00Z

    Listed residential property manager says deal is first of its kind in the UK.

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    InfraRed Capital Partners emerges from HSBC MBO

    2011-05-05T14:30:00Z

    HSBC Specialist Investments changes name to InfraRed Capital Partners following management buyout

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    Blackstone agrees to acquire Valad Property Group

    2011-05-05T13:00:00Z

    Private equity giant to pay $1.80 per share for Australian business, a 50% premium over 27 April closing price.

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    PEPR management rejects latest ProLogis bid

    2011-05-05T12:45:00Z

    ProLogis extends mandatory tender offer to buy all remaining shares in PEPR at €6.10.

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    Carrefour postpones spin-off of property arm

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    French hypermarket chain Carrefour is postponing the spin-off of 25% of its property arm following the unexpected departure of its executive director for France, James McCann.

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    Quintain boosts Wembley City team

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Quintain Estates and Development has hired investment banker Maxwell James to support Adrian Wyatt on the flagship Wembley City regeneration scheme in London. James will take on day-to-day responsibility for delivering a number of key milestones for the project, including overseeing the delivery of the London Designer Outlet and the ...

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    Corpus Sireo launches new resi management arm

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Corpus Sireo has announced the launch of a new business unit for the value-added management of residential real estate. The management of EUR 1.2 bn of housing property for proprietary and client accounts has already been transferred to the new residential division, which is led by Stefan Korthals.

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    Benson Elliot partners with Bank Sabadell in Barcelona

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Benson Elliot is teaming up with local lender Banco Sabadell to put a EUR 80 mln landmark project in Barcelona back on track. The European private equity real estate firm said it has signed an agreement to forward purchase Antic Cami de Valencia, a three-building, 20,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office complex which ...

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    Landshypotek sells Stockholm office for EUR 66m

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Swedish lender Landshypotek has sold an office building in Stockholm to private investment firm Industricentralen for just under SEK 600 mln (EUR 66 mln). Landshypotek said it has made a profit of around SEK 250 mln on the deal.

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    Immofinanz buys rest of Zagreb's Grand Centar

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Austrian property group Immofinanz has acquired the remaining 20% stake it did not already own in the Grand Centar office complex in Zagreb from Generali Immobilien for an undisclosed amount.

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    Citycon to redevelop shopping centre in Tampere

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Citycon has started the redevelopment of the Koskikeskus shopping centre in downtown Tampere, which will be extended by 1,500 m2, bringing the total leasable area to 28,600 m[sup]2[/sup].

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    BNP Paribas strengthens activities in Poland

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    BNP Paribas Real Estate has strengthened its business in Poland through extending its range of services to transaction, consulting and valuation. The team, who has recently joined BNP Paribas Real Estate APM Poland, has more than 15 years experience in real estate market in Poland adding depth to the company's ...

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    HSBC RE fund management arm completes buyout

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    HSBC Specialist Investments' management team has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in the business from HSBC Holdings and will rename the company InfraRed Capital Partners.

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    Savills signs strategic partnership in the US

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    International real estate advisor Savills has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with CresaPartners - North America's largest specialised tenant representation firm. The arrangement will see Savills and CresaPartners providing a tenant representation service to international clients in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.

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    Global funding gap shrinks by 17%, says DTZ

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The global debt funding gap is estimated to total $202 bn (EUR 136 bn) over the next three years, down 17% on an estimated of $245 bn made in November 2010, according to new research from DTZ.

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    Collliers poaches new retail boss from JLL

    2011-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Colliers International has recruited Stuart La Frenais to head its UK retail division. La Frenais previously spent 11 years at Jones Lang LaSalle where latterly he was head of retail and highly-instrumental in the acquisition of the Churston Heard business.