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Rebranded DEGI to focus on institutional and Master KAG services
GERMANY – Aberdeen Immobilien KAG, previously known as DEGI, will in future focus its business on the institutional sector, pan-European funds and on offering fiduciary services, according to Hartmut Leser, country head for Aberdeen in Germany.
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PropertyEU Archive
Recovery strategies top agenda at Mipim
If survival strategies were the main focus of Mipim's conference programme in 2009, this year's edition will highlight recovery positions and strategies for getting beyond the crisis. With titles such as 'A year of Reckoning' , 'Riding out of the Storm', 'Face the Present - think long term' , ...
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PropertyEU Archive
German banks again dominate top UK lenders list
Three German banks have joined the list of top lenders to UK commercial property compiled by property adviser Savills, boosting the already strong German presence in the list to 60% of the total. With the addition of Aareal Bank, Bayerische Landesbank and Deutsche Bank, 13 of the list of 21 ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Mipim preview: 'Infrastructure is becoming an attractive option'
Europe's real estate markets have put the worst of the crisis behind them and are clearly on an upward trend, says Daniel Piazolo, managing director of Investment Property Databank in Germany and moderator of a panel at Mipim on institutional behaviour. While this will clearly benefit cash-rich institutional investors, they ...
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PropertyEU Archive
European office markets move at mixed speeds: King Sturge
Europe's office markets are continuing to move at different speeds on the back of a faltering economic recovery, with the yield gap between cities remaining wide, according to King Sturge's latest European Property Indicators report. At 5%, the lowest yields are still to be found in Copenhagen, unchanged since mid-2008, ...
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PropertyEU Archive
PropertyEU Who's Who goes online
PropertyEU is launching the digital version of Who's Who 2010. From today, subscribers can access profiles on Europe's leading real estate decision makers online via a special website address with their login and password.
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PropertyEU Archive
Union Investment acquires mixed-use complex in Warsaw
Union Investment has acquired the Lipinski office and retail complex in Warsaw's central business district for one of its open-ended real estate funds for institutional investors. The vendor is construction company Reinhold Polska, which is owned by the Swedish Reinhold Group. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
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PropertyEU Archive
Immoeast seals EUR 250m refinancing with Helaba
CEE property developer Immoeast has reached an agreement with the German regional bank Helaba for the refinancing of a EUR 250 mln loan in a property-backed deal involving three Polish assets. The portfolio comprises the Silesia City Centre in Katowice, which is planned for an extension starting this year, as ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Reyal Urbis reaches deal to refinance EUR 4.6b of debt
Spanish property company Reyal Urbis has signed a long-awaited agreement with banks to refinance its debt burden of EUR 4.6 bn. Under the new accord, the Madrid-listed firm has extended the maturity date on its debt to December 2015. The deal also envisages an initial period (until June 2013) in ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Warsaw and Madrid offices in favour with risk takers: Savills
The office markets of Warsaw and Madrid are in favour with investors seeking to move up the risk curve in 2010, while London and Paris CBD offices are preferred by risk-averse buyers, according to the latest European hot spots survey published by real estate adviser Savills.
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PropertyEU Archive
London Heathrow remains most expensive industrial location: C&W
London Heathrow remained the world's most expensive industrial location in 2009, followed by Tokyo and Hong Kong, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Industrial Space Across the World report published on Tuesday. Asia Pacific saw the biggest rental falls, while South America emerged as the most resilient region.
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PropertyEU Archive
Occupier conditions improve in CEE capitals: JLL
Occupier conditions in the cities of Bucharest, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw are set to improve over 2010 as rents fall and vacancy rates increase, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's report 'Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore: Unsure? A 2010 Central European Perspective' published on Tuesday. The report outlines the attractiveness of CEE markets ...
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PropertyEU Archive
PropertyEU teams up with MIPIM on City Leaders project
MIPIM, the world's leading property fair, and PropertyEU, the pan-European information source for the real estate sector, have joined forces to publish the first European City Review in September 2010. Entitled City Leaders, the publication will provide an overview of the leading cities in Europe in terms of investment locations, ...
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Magazine
Property as a hedge
Pension funds are increasingly considering the role of property in an LDI or inflation hedging strategy. Julie Henderson examines some of the issues
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Magazine
Another ill-conceived fine mess?
The proposed AIFM directive has raised hackles among alternative fund managers. Peter Cluff looks at its progress so far
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Magazine
Future directions
Regulatory changes and investor demands for different structures and more transparency from managers will shape the development of real estate investing in the years to come, says Simon Redman
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Magazine
Lessons to be learnt
Looking at where pooled funds struggled in the crisis provides guidance on how they can be stronger in future. Bill Hughes draws some conclusions
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Magazine
Dealing with debtors
Banks may at last be gearing up to tackle problem loans, with a mix of solutions depending on the borrower, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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MagazineNo early lending thaw
The demands of stricter regulation and the need to deal with existing problem loans is squeezing bank lending. Paul Leatherdale explains
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MagazineOpportunities and obstacles
Debt delinquencies, foreclosures, bankruptcies still loom large in the US real estate market. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports on debt coverage at the AFIRE conference
