Latest reports – Page 3039
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Aerium fund gets EUR 181m refinancing for CEE retail assets
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a EUR 181 mln facility to Bainbridge Capital Retail Properties for the refinancing of 13 retail properties across Central Eastern Europe (CEE). The transaction was closed on 21 December 2010.
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CBREI sells Copernic II to BNP Paribas vehicle
CB Richard Ellis Investors has announced the sale of the Copernic II office complex to Opera Rendement, a SCPI managed by BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management. Cardif Assurance Vie, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas Assurance, is the main shareholder of the SCPI.
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Colonia sells stake in commercial property portfolio
Frankfurt-listed Colonia Real Estate has sold its 4.8% stake in the joint venture with Oaktree Capital Management (OCM) for strategic reasons. The buyer is OCM German Real Estate Holding by way of a share buyback. The purchasing price comes to about EUR 4.5 mln.
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AEW Euroffice Fund buys office building in Berlin
AEW Europe's EUR 800 mln European core fund, Euroffice, has purchased the Berlin Nordbahnhof office property from Frankonia and LVM.
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Mercedes sells and leases back Madrid HQ
The real estate arm of Spanish insurance group Mapfre has acquired the headquarters of Mercedes Benz in northern Madrid for around EUR 28 mln, well-informed sources have told PropertyEU. The scheme was sold through a sale-and-leaseback structure to Mapfre Inmuebles for a yield of over 6%.
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Union snaps up Centurion complex for EUR 71m
Germany's Union Investment Real Estate is strengthening its Hamburg portfolio with the acquisition of its first asset in the large HafenCity urban development project.
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Immofinanz buys 49% of EHL Immobilien
Austrian property group Immofinanz has acquired a 49% stake in property services firm EHL Immobilien after signing a partnership agreement with the company for the asset and centre management of a 'significant part' of the Immofinanz group's portfolio.
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Cofinimmo acquires 2 nursing homes in Belgium
Cofinimmo has acquired two nursing homes in Belgium valued at EUR 33.4 mln. The Brussels-listed real estate company said the transactions are in line with the investment value determined by an independent real estate expert.
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German banks review activities following DG Hyp move
A number of German banks are reviewing their activities following the announcement by DG Hyp in late December that it planned to withdraw from international markets and focus on operations at home.
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NSI expands its retail portfolio in Rotterdam
Amsterdam-listed property company Nieuwe Steen Investments (NSI) has acquired Zuiderterras, part of the shopping centre Zuidplein in Rotterdam, from IVG Institutional Funds for EUR 24 mln.
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Over 50 European firms sign up for 'Regulated by RICS' label
An initiative by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to offer Continental European real estate firms the opportunity to become RICS-regulated is proving successful with over 50 companies signing up by end-December. Another 15 firms have already been approved and received the 'Regulated by RICS' label, Diane Telford, RICS ...
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Fimit-First Atlantic merger to spark new consolidation wave
Fimit's merger with First Atlantic is expected to unleash fresh consolidation in the Italian fund management industry which has seen an explosion in the number of players in the past 10 years.
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Open-ended funds have 'youthful' property profile: BVI
Germany's open-ended property funds (GOEFs) have an extremely youthful real estate profile, according to the results of a survey carried out by fund industry body BVI. One-third of the funds' properties are younger than five years, while close to another third are between five and 10 years old. Around 80% ...
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King Sturge recruits Tim Harlow and Liz Wheeler
King Sturge has recruited Tim Harlow and Liz Wheeler to spearhead the expansion of its International Corporate Real Estate operation. Harlow and Wheeler join from BNP Paribas Real Estate, where Harlow heads the international corporate services team. He joins as Partner and will work with Head of Corporate Real Estate, ...
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Michael Abel joins Europa Capital
Michael Abel has joined London based Europa Capital from J.P.Morgan Asset Management. He will be focusing on new acquisitions in Central Europe. Whilst at J.P.Morgan, Michael worked for the European Property Fund, an investment fund with EUR 3.5 bn assets under management based in London, where he focused on retail, ...
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Overseas buyers dominate London market: C&W
Central London commercial property investment transactions for 2010 totalled around £9.9 bn (EUR 11.6 bn), an increase of one-third on the £6.6 bn in 2009, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
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Redevco acquires three Karstadt stores
Redevco Services Deutschland has acquired three retail properties that are under long-term lease to Karstadt and Karstadt Sport. Redevco bought the buildings, located in Hannover, Munich and Viernheim, from Highstreet. The parties have agreed not to disclose the price.
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AXA's debt investment capacity hits EUR 2.5b
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM) has raised EUR 350 mln in the first close of its pan-European debt fund, Commercial Real Estate Senior 1 (CRE 1).
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Linker to join IVG Institutional Funds
Irmgard Linker is to join the management board of IVG Institutional Funds in mid-2011 where she will be in charge of accounting and taxes, controlling, organisation and EDV. At present, Linker is a managing director (COO) of Schroder Investment Management in Germany as well as a managing director of Schroder ...
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Alternative lenders line up to fill funding gap
A new breed of alternative lender is emerging to fill an estimated EUR 35 bn European funding gap which is expected to widen in the wake of a mountain of debt maturities in the next 24 months. 'We see an increasing number of alternative lenders taking the stage, with announcements ...
