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    German optimism losing momentum: King Sturge

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The sobering macro-economic sentiment has spilled over into the real estate industry in Germany dashing hopes for a strong recovery in 2010. The poll-based Real Estate Climate, mirroring the industry sentiment, clearly suffered in the May survey of the monthly King Sturge Real Estate Economy Index.

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    Viveris REIM buys EUR 65m office building from Gecina

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    French investment manager Viveris REIM said that it has acquired a new office building in the Montrouge area of Paris from Gecina for EUR 65 mln. The 10,500-m[sup]2[/sup] scheme was purchased on behalf of Viveris Reim's SPPICAV Delta Immo vehicle.

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    Altarea, ABP and Predica create SPV for Cap 3000

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    French retail specialist Altarea, pension fund giant ABP and life insurer Predica have created a new vehicle, Altablue, through which to conduct their purchase of the Cap 3000 shopping centre in Nice. The three partners bought the mall from Galeries Lafayette in early May for EUR 450 mln. The deal ...

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    Citycon signs new EUR 50m loan

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Helsinki-listed shopping centre developer-owner Citycon has signed a EUR 50 mln unsecured floating rate term loan facility with Pohjola Bank. The loan will mature in five years.

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    XXI Century in talks with potential partners

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    XXI Century Investments has confirmed that it is in talks with a number of potential strategic partners in a bid to address its perilous financial condition. The AIM-listed firm cautioned that the talks are at a preliminary stage. 'There is no certainty that such negotiations will result in a successful ...

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    Pradera to launch EUR 600m European retail fund

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Retail specialist Pradera Europe plans to launch its third European retail fund in the second half of the year, chairman Colin Campbell told PropertyEU in an exclusive interview. The vehicle - Pradera European Retail Fund III - is targeting EUR 300 mln of fresh equity from European institutional investors. With ...

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    Aberdeen acquires office asset in Helsinki for EUR 22m

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Property Fund I Sicav-Fis has acquired the fourth and final phase of Falcon Business Park outside Helsinki from NCC Property Development. The investment volume for the Falcon Gentti property comes to SEK 213 mln (EUR 22 mln).

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    Montea purchases logistics platform for EUR 35m

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Euronext-listed Montea said it has acquired a class-A logistics platform in Saint-Cyr-en-Val, south of the French city of Orléans for over EUR 35 mln, reflecting a gross yield of 8.5%. The investment will be entirely funded with bank loans and/or a capital increase, the Belgian logistics group said.

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    Hotel chain Abba in sale-and-leaseback in Madrid

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Hotel chain Abba has sold the Abba Castilla Plaza de Madrid in a EUR 33 mln sale-and-leaseback transaction. The deal reflects a yield of over 7%. The buyers are a consortium of private investors led by Grupo Milenium.

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    Metrovacesa sells EUR 122m worth of property

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish property company Metrovacesa has sold a portfolio of Madrid assets worth some EUR 122 mln to French group Continental Property Investments.

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    Corestate acquires 'ailing' residential portfolio

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Swiss real estate investor Corestate Capital has announced the acquisition of an 'ailing' portfolio of 2,300 apartments in Germany for EUR 77 mln. The portfolio comprises 137 properties located mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia. The vendors were unnamed foreign investors who acquired the assets during the peak of the German real ...

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    Accrue Capital makes first acquisition

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Accrue Capital, the real estate private equity house founded by Stephen Webster and John Slade, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of private property company Heathcroft Properties.

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    Shell Netherlands to centralise offices

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Shell Netherlands is in advanced talks to centralise a number of its offices in one location of up to 20,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in the Weena area of Rotterdam, PropertyNL, the sister publication of PropertyEU, has reported.

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    Skanska sees green potential in Czech market

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Swedish construction and development firm Skanska sees a promising future for more green buildings in the Czech market, in particular in Prague and Ostrava, Britta Cesar, managing director Skanska Property Czech Republic, told PropertyEU in an interview.

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    Unsettled skies for global real estate markets: JLL

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    'Unsettled skies' loom over global real estate markets, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's latest Global Market Perspective. In January, the adviser forecast a 'cool recovery' ahead.

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    Pirelli RE to change its name to Prelios

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The board of Pirelli & C. Real Estate propose changing the company's name to Prelios. The name change will be put forward to the next shareholders' meeting and will take effect following the finalisation of the separation of Pirelli RE from the Pirelli & C group.

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    Santander postpones sale of Banif assets

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Spain's Banco Santander has postponed the sale of the real estate assets held by its EUR 2.6 bn Banif property fund due to lack of investor demand.

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    AEW/Tristan acquires Polish warehouses for EUR 91m

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    European Property Investors Special Opportunities (EPISO), a fund co-advised by AEW Europe and Tristan Capital Partners, has completed the purchase of five core warehouses in Poland from Panattoni Europe and Standard Life Investments for about EUR 91 mln.

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    Doughty Hanson, Multi set to develop Valdebebas site

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    A joint venture of UK investor Doughty Hanson, Dutch retail developer Multi and Proactive Asset Management has signed a preliminary agreement with the city of Madrid to carry out the development of the large-scale Valdebebas site in the northern part of the Spanish capital.

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    Norwegian Property extends lease with 14% rental uplift

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian Property has agreed with the Norwegian Labour and Welfare organisation (NAV) to extend the existing lease contract in Ibsenkvartalet for 5 years from 1 October 2011.