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Redington, M&G talk up UK social housing debt opportunity
UK – Pension funds in the UK are being encouraged to consider financing social housing as an alternative to inflation-linked bonds.
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Investors back L&G’s tried and tested industrial fund
UK – Legal & General Property (LGP) has raised new equity for its Industrial Property Investment fund (IPIF) following interest from existing investors to increase their exposure.
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CalPERS acquires 12.7% stake in London Gatwick Airport
GLOBAL – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has acquired a 12.7% stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
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European retail warehousing to outperform: Henderson
Retail warehousing in Europe is expected to be an outperformer in 2010 versus other core market sectors, according to the latest 'Think' report published by Henderson Property Investors.
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Caisson Investment opens Dutch office
Caisson Investment Management, the independent property investment management group, has opened its first Dutch office in Amsterdam. Vincent Spruijt and Jouke Boomsma have been appointed to head the Netherlands team, which will provide fund and asset management services in the Netherlands and continental Europe.
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Hammerson takes control of Battery Retail Park
London-listed real estate firm Hammerson has acquired the remaining 75% it did not already own in Battery Retail Park, Birmingham from its partner TIAA-CREF for £49.5 mln (EUR 59 mln).
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SEB fund acquires City of London office for EUR 134m
SEB Asset Management announced on Monday that it has acquired the Condor House office building in the City of London for its open-ended SEB ImmoPortfolio Target Return fund. The vendor is Evans Randall Group and the total investment costs come to EUR 134.3 mln.
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Salans advises AEW Europe on Polish transaction
International law firm Salans advised the European Property Investors Special Opportunities (EPISO) fund on the purchase of five warehouses in Poland from Panattoni Europe and Standard Life Investments for EUR 91 mln last month. The EPISO fund is co-managed by AEW Europe and Tristan Capital Partners.
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MGPA appoints Simon Treacy as CEO
Simon Treacy has been appointed the new CEO of independent private equity real estate investment advisory firm MGPA from 1 September. As planned, Treacy succeeds Jim Quille who has been CEO since the company was founded. Quille will remain with MGPA as chairman of the board of directors and a ...
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CBRE appoints McKinnon & Clarke as utilities partner
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Energy and Sustainability team has announced an exclusive new partnership with global energy consultancy McKinnon & Clarke (M&C). The agreement will enable CBRE to help purchase cost-effective electricity, gas and water, and offer invoice validation services on behalf of its clients across Europe.
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Valad makes appointments to European executive
Pan-European multi-let investment manager Valad Property Group has announced two new appointments to its European executive. Michael Bruhn, head of Valad Nordic, and Klaus Kortebein, head of Valad Germany, join CEO Marty McCarthy, COO Christian Bearman, CFO Fraser Kennedy and group head of funds management, David Kirkby on the European ...
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IGD Siiq buys Palermo mall for EUR 54m
Bologna-based retail property group Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ (IGD SIIQ) has purchased the Torre Ingastone shopping centre in Palermo, on the Italian island of Sicily, from developer Cogei Costruzioni. The investment will amount to just over EUR 54 mln, excluding taxes.
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EHF urges EU to focus on renovation of existing housing stock
RICS and other members of the European Housing Forum will urge EU Ministers today to focus on the renovation of existing housing stock as a means of raising Europe’s living standards, creating employment and ensuring quality, decent and affordable homes for all. EU Housing Ministers are due to meet today ...
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Carlyle Group secures 11,700 m[sup]2[/sup] letting in Copenhagen
Carlyle Group, the global private equity firm, has let a further 11,700 m[sup]2[/sup] at its Skt. Petri Passage office development in central Copenhagen. The property is now 75% let.
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Foreign buyers drive Italian retail investment
Some EUR 2.5 bn of Italian retail assets is up for grabs in Italy as developers look to cash in on rebounding property prices, according to Davide Dalmiglio, head of JLL's retail capital markets in Italy. 'Despite the large availability of product, as little as 10-15% of total stock corresponds ...
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Generali to step up real estate exposure
Italian insurance giant Generali is looking to invest up to EUR 300 mln in the Italian market this year as part of plans to increase the weight of its real estate exposure.
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Union Investment buys office asset in Sweden for EUR 58m
Hamburg-based fund manager Union Investment is acquiring an office property in Sweden for SEK 555 mln (almost EUR 58 mln). The vendor is listed Swedish real estate company Fabege. The property at Päronet 8 in Solna Strand in the municipality of Stockholm comprises 21,600 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space.
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Metric picks up Northern Irish retail park for EUR 34m
Metric Property Investments has exchanged contracts to acquire Damolly Retail Park, Newry, Northern Ireland for an initial payment of £28.4 mln (EUR 34 mln). The vendor is private property firm Corbo.
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Aberdeen trades assets in Denmark
Aberdeen Property Investors (API) has acquired a landmark office building in greater Copenhagen for around DKK 300 mln (EUR 40 mln). Located in the Tuborg port area, the property offers 11,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space in Hellerup and is earmarked for API's Property Fund Denmark. The vendor is the Danish ...
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High energy costs scare off retailers, says Douglas
Retail property owners and investors are ramping up asset management strategies to maintain shopping centres performance in a difficult economic environment across Europe, but costs continue to be a big concern for centre management and their tenants.
