Latest reports – Page 3001
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PropertyEU Archive
Lloyd Fonds buys office building in Utrecht
Hamburg-based Lloyd Fonds and its Dutch partner Innova Investments have announced the signing of an agreement to purchase a seven-storey office building in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from VolkerWessels for EUR 25 mln, representing a yield of just over 6%. The building is earmarked for a new Holland fund which will ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Martinsa-Fadesa clinches debt extension
Spanish property developer Martinsa Fadesa, which filed for credit protection three years ago, said that it has reached a deal to refinance its debt burden after receiving backing from 73% of its creditors.
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PropertyEU Archive
GI Partners buys EUR 214m of European mortgages
Private equity firm GI Partners has partnered with Dutch investment and advisory firm Principal Company to acquire a portfolio of non-conforming residential mortgages which are collateralised by assets in the Netherlands and have a face value of EUR 214 mln.
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PropertyEU Archive
Westimmo may divest non-performing loans into bad bank - report
Germany's Westdeutschen Immobilienbank (WestImmo) is considering divesting its poorly performing or non-performing real estate loans into a workout unit or bad bank of parent WestLB, in a bid to make the real estate lending business more attractive to sell, according to a news report in the Financial Times Deutschland.
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PropertyEU Archive
CEE investment activity hits EUR 1.2b so far this year
Real estate investment turnover in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached EUR 1.2 bn in the first two months of 2011, according to new research released on Tuesday by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). This figure includes the acquisition of Oesterreichische Volksbanken's Europolis real estate unit by CA Immobilien Anlagen, one ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Deutsche Pfandbrief funds Pradera's Polish purchases
Germany's pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided EUR 24 mln worth of financing for the acquisition by the Pradera Open-Ended Retail Fund of two shopping centres in Lodz and Torun, Poland.
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PropertyEU Archive
Aberdeen AM aims to recycle Degi Europa assets
Aberdeen Asset Management is looking at ways to recycle assets from its Degi Europa fund to create portfolios attractive to institutional investors, the group's head of property Andrew Smith told PropertyEU at MIPIM in Cannes.
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PropertyEU Archive
Altarea Cogedim to launch EUR 500m office fund
France's Altarea Cogedim has announced the first closing of an office-focused property investment vehicle which raised EUR 350 mln of equity from top-tier French and international institutional partners.
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PropertyEU Archive
Panattoni to build Czech BTS facility
Industrial space developer Panattoni Europe has announced the signing of a development contract for a build-to-suit project at Panattoni Park Prague-Airport, near the Czech capital.
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PropertyEU Archive
Marriott to build six hotels in major Russian cities
Worldwide hotel operator and franchisor Marriott is planning to open six further hotels in major Russian cities after the opening in June 2010 of its Marriott Courtyard Pushkin hotel in St. Petersburg and a second hotel in Kazan.
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PropertyEU Archive
Invesco RE sells Apsley Mills retail park
Investment manager Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has sold the Apsley Mills retail park in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, to the Crown Estate for £35 mln (EUR 40 mln).
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News
UK residential has outperformed overseas CRE funds – Wellcome Trust
Martin Hurst finds that UK residential holdings are looked upon favourably at the MIPIM conference.
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News
European pension funds retreat to home regions for property
DTZ reports a 17% increase in global property capital, forecasts Asian repricing.
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News
British housing shortage could top 750,000 by 2025 – IPPR
Think tank's report forecasts drastic shortage even if economy falters.
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News
LaSalle IM launches property derivatives business
Investment manager to set up company in partnership with brokerage BGC Partners.
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News
70% of Americans bullish on real estate market – Prudential RE
Potential homebuyers, sellers believe market will recover in the next two years.
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Magazine
A meeting of minds
The merger of ING REIM and CBRE Investors has created the world’s largest real estate investment manager. Richard Lowe speaks to Pieter Hendrikse and Matthew Khourie, and explores what the merger means for investors and the fund management industry
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Magazine
Slowly but surely
With large investors focusing on joint ventures, there has yet to be any real resurgence in the capital-raising market, although progress is being made by a select few managers. Richard Lowe reports
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Magazine
It’s (still) safety first
Investors run for home – but for some home’s a big place; regulation is high on investors’ minds. These are some of the findings of the latest INREV Investment Intentions Survey, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineInvestors edging up the risk curve
In spite of the uncertainties risk appetite remains strong, with investor focus set to shift to near-prime and possibly secondary assets, writes Sotiris Tsolacos
