Latest reports – Page 3091
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Former Merrill Lynch team focuses on UK, France
Peakside Capital, launched by the principals of the former Merrill Lynch real estate investment team, is setting its sights on UK and France after a long period of absence from these markets due to pricing concerns.
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Bagnolifutura puts Naples mixed-use project up for sale
Italian publicly-held company Bagnolifutura is seeking investors for a large commercial real estate development project in Bagnoli, in the western districts of Naples. The company, which is headed by Mario Huebler, said it plans to sell the development site through a public bidding process with a starting price of EUR ...
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Alstria carries out capital increase as it eyes opportunities
Alstria office REIT announced on Wednesday that it successfully placed 5.6 million shares with qualified investors as part of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The company increased its nominal share capital from EUR 56 mln to just under EUR 61.6 mln , having partially used its authorized capital and excluded the ...
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WP Carey names Trevor Bond as CEO
WP Carey, the global investment firm that specialises in corporate sale-and-leaseback and build-to-suit financing, has appointed Trevor Bond as CEO.
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ING REIM exchanges on EUR 195m retail hat trick in UK
ING Real Estate Investment Management said that it has acquired £167 mln (EUR 195 mln) of UK retail assets in three separate transactions on behalf of its client, the West Midlands Metropolitan Authorities Pension Fund.
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HSBC sells Nottingham retail park for EUR 66m
The Specialist Investments unit of HSBC bank has sold Victoria Retail Park in Nottingham, UK to The Crown Estate for £57 mln (EUR 66 mln). The investment volume represents a net initial yield of 5.45%.
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Club Med sells ski resort near Turin
French resort corporation Club Méditerranée has announced the sale of its three-Tridents ski resort in Sestriere, in northern Italy for an undisclosed amount. The disposal is part of the group's strategy of moving its Italian resorts upmarket, initiated last week with the launch of the five-Tridents project for the Cefalu ...
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Matthew Howard to head CBRE's specialist retail AM team
Matthew Howard has joined CB Richard Ellis to lead the property advisor's new specialist retail asset management team in the UK.
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Natixis in talks to buy property lender
French mortgage lender Credit Foncier de France and French mutual banking giant BPCE's Banque Palatine said that they have entered into exclusive talks to sell their jointly-owned subsidiary Cicobail to Natixis, BPCE's investment and financial services arm.
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UFG Rem spends EUR 51m on Paris office
French fund manager UFG Rem has acquired office building Le Malesherbes located at Levallois-Perret, in the north-western suburbs of Paris from UBS Real Estate KAG for nearly EUR 51 mln. The acquisition was carried out for three of the group's SCPI vehicles. The property offers 10,200 m[sup]2[/sup] of space and ...
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Westimmo sale unaffected by merger talks
Dusseldorf-based banking group WestLB has said that the opening of merger talks with BayernLB will not influence ongoing discussions about the sale of WestLB's dedicated real estate lending unit Westimmo.
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Union Investment acquires hotel project in Dresden
Union Investment has acquired the Holiday Inn Express hotel development in Dresden for one of its special open-ended real estate funds. The financial details were not disclosed.
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Icade agrees on La Lucette merger
French listed property company Icade said that it has agreed to merge with its commercial real estate unit, Compagnie La Lucette. 'The respective boards of directors of Icade and its 99.78% owned subsidiary approved the terms of the merger of Compagnie la Lucette into Icade,' Icade said in a statement.
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Pirelli RE sells slice of Milan redevelopment project
Italy's Pirelli Real Estate has sold its stake in the Bicocca major redevelopment project to the real estate holding company of businessman Edoardo Caltagirone, for over EUR 60 mln. The Progetti Residenza project, part of a major regeneration in the northern part of Milan, was held in a 65/35 partnership ...
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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides EUR 70m for Catalyst deal in UK
German real estate lender Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a £59.51 mln (EUR 70 mln) facility to a special purpose company owned by Catalyst European Property Fund for the acquisition of the Stratford Shopping Centre from Land Securities Group. The transaction was signed on 20 August 2010 and funded on 16 ...
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Spain's ACS launches takeover bid for Hochtief
Spanish construction group Actividades de Construccion y Servicios (ACS) has launched an all-share bid for the 70% of Hochtief it does not already own, but said it is targeting a controlling stake of just over 50%. The Spanish group is offering eight ACS shares for every five of the German ...
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JP Morgan seeks European expansion
JP Morgan Asset Management has announced the opening of two new European offices in Paris and Frankfurt. The expansion move is aimed at identifying new commercial real estate opportunities as well as managing the company's existing assets in France and Germany.
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Retail operators go east: Jones Lang LaSalle
The increasing saturation of retail space in Western Europe provides a strong incentive for retailers and investors to expand into Eastern markets, particularly India and China which have unconsolidated local retail markets but growing consumer populations. That is one of the key conclusions of part seven of Jones Lang LaSalle's ...
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Henderson launches fifth US apartments fund
US – Henderson Global Investors is planning to launch a fifth fund targeting the US multi-family market, which it has identified as the best-positioned sector in the country.
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European debt strategies finding traction with investors, says LaSalle
EUROPE – LaSalle Investment Management has raised institutional capital for a new real estate debt strategy as a number of fund managers position themselves to capitalise on widespread deleveraging of banks.
