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'Hypo Real Estate set to fail EU stress test for banks'
Nationalised German lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE) is set to fail a pan-European stress test designed to determine banks' financial health, according to unconfirmed reports by press agencies Reuters and Bloomberg.
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Investor interest in sustainable buildings remains high: survey
Sustainable buildings are likely to account for a much higher proportion of professional European investment portfolios in the medium term as investors increasingly recognise that sustainability makes financial sense. Besides developing new green buildings, refurbishing existing buildings with a strong focus on sustainability is an emerging trend. These are among ...
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Prologis to develop three distribution facilities in Europe
Logistics space provider Prologis said on Tuesday it has signed agreements to develop three logistics facilities in Europe totalling around 36,100 m[sup]2[/sup].
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CEE transactions triple as German funds return to real estate
EUROPE – A resurgence of investment activity in the real estate markets of central and eastern Europe (CEE) saw transactions triple in the first half of 2010 compared with a year ago, according to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
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Swiss BVK invests in neighbouring city Winterthur
SWITZERLAND – The pension fund for the civil servants of the Canton of Zurich (BVK) will help develop a site in the centre of nearby Winterthur.
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Schroders backs Palmer's new Mayfair venture
UK – Schroder Property's multi-manager business has agreed to seed a new UK real estate fund managed by Mayfair Capital Investment Management.
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Real estate fundraising plummets to 2004 levels: Preqin
GLOBAL – Capital raised by private equity real estate fund managers has fallen to the lowest level since 2004, according to data providers Preqin.
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Shopping centre fund opens doors to £1bn CMBS restructure
UK – One of the biggest restructurings of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) since the start of the financial crisis has been given the go-ahead for a leading UK shopping centre fund.
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Evans Randall signs up European Commission for Brussels tower
UK private equity group Evans Randall has signed a 15-year usufruct agreement for a further 6,500 m[sup]2[/sup] at its Covent Garden prime office development in Brussels with the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), a European Commission agency.
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Bouwfonds REIM buys three properties for EUR 49m
Bouwfonds Real Estate Investment Management said on Monday it has acquired three properties for its open-ended European Residential Fund for a total sum of EUR 48.63 mln. The three properties are located in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg), Hamburg (Harburg) and Stockholm (Nacka, Gubbängen and Vallentuna).
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Investment in European retail property doubles in H1:JLL
European retail real estate transaction volumes amounted to EUR 10.6 bn in H1 2010, more than double the EUR 5 bn recorded in the same period in 2009, according to preliminary figures published byJones Lang LaSalle on Monday.
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Rockspring acquires EUR 88m of property in the UK
London-based property fund manager Rockspring Property Investment Managers said it has acquired four properties for a total sum of £74.8 mln (EUR 88.5 mln) in London's Midtown (WC1), Shardlow (Derbyshire), Cardiff and Swindon.
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CBRE Investors buys industrial asset in first French deal
CB Richard Ellis Investors said its Pan European Core Fund (PEC Fund) has acquired a prime light industrial asset in Paris Nord 2 for EUR 15.2 mln from Sophia GE, an affiliate of GE Real Estate. The deal marks PEC Fund’s first acquisition in France and second purchase in Europe.
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Morgans Hotel Group secures EUR 118m loan with Aareal Bank
Morgans Hotel Group, the operator and 50% owner of the London joint venture that owns the Sanderson and St Martins Lane hotels, said it has signed a £100 mln (EUR 118 mln) loan with Aareal Bank to refinance the mortgage debt secured by the two hotels. The new loan matures ...
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Uncertain outlook for Dublin office market: CBRE
The office sector in Dublin witnessed healthy office take-up levels in the second quarter of 2010, but the medium to longer term outlook remains uncertain, according to the Q2 Dublin Office Market View Publication published by property adviser CB Richard Ellis.
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EPF welcomes EU's new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The European Property Federation has welcomed revisions to the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. 'The first EPBD was a revolution, and this one is too because now the Directive’s energy efficiency renovation requirements extend to the entire building stock, not just buildings over 1000 m2, and all new build ...
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Foreign appetite for prime Central London stock remains voracious
With over £2 bn (EUR 2.36 bn) of transactions exchanging in the past three weeks the Central London commercial property market continues to show its resilience and attraction to overseas investors, according to specialist central London investment consultancy Gresham Down Capital Partners.
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Pirelli RE shareholders approve name change
Shareholders have approved the name change of Pirelli Real Estate to Prelios S.p.A, the company said in a press release. As announced earlier, Pirelli RE is to be separated from the Pirelli & C group by the end of this year. Under the plan, Pirelli group will assign its 58% ...
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French economics minister to attend MAPIC
Christine Lagarde, the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, will attend MAPIC as part of the programme focused on France, the guest of honour at the 16th edition of this international market for retail real estate.
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Christie + Co markets Campanile hotels in UK
Investment advisory firm Christie + Co is marketing 18 hotels in the UK on behalf of Starwood Capital’s Louvre Hotels, The portfolio comprises 17 Campanile assets and one Première Classe-branded property.
