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Inarcassa secures external route for real estate
ITALY – Italian fund manager Fabrica is to create and manage a new €600m real estate fund based on the property assets of Inarcassa, the Italian pension fund for self-employed engineers and architects in Italy.
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Cordea Savills to tap income from UK real estate
EUROPE – Cordea Savills has secured capital commitments from three investors, including an unnamed European pension fund, for a new fund that will invest in core, income-producing commercial real estate in the UK.
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SanFran CCERS moves assets from bankrupt Capmark
UNITED STATES – The San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System is transferring the assets held in a separate account managed by Capmark Real Estate Equity Group following the asset manager’s bankruptcy.
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Merged Immofinanz dismisses Warsaw listing
EUROPE – The merger of the Austrian real estate companies Immofinanz and Immoeast has been approved by the shareholder meetings but the new joint Immofinanz is unlikely to replace Immoeast on the Warsaw stock exchange.
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Estcapital closes RealEnergy fund
Italian fund manager EstCapital has closed the first round of fundraising for its RealEnergy investment vehicle, Italy's first fund to invest in energy-producing real estate assets. The vehicle, which is marketed and managed by EstCapital's Palladium SGR unit, raised over EUR 20 mln from private and institutional investors at a ...
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James Lapushner leaves Morgan Stanley in Germany
James Lapushner has resigned as executive director and head of real estate acquisitions for Germany at Morgan Stanley, a spokesman for the firm in London confirmed on Monday. Lapushner will leave the company at end-March.
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Max acquires 10 offices from UBS Triton
Max Property Group announced on Monday that it has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of 10 office investments in the UK from UBS Triton Property Fund.
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Aviva teams up with Predica to develop Carpe Diem tower
Insurance groups Aviva France and Predica are teaming up to develop the Carpe Diem office tower project at Paris' La Defense business district. In a joint statement on Monday, Aviva France, part of the UK-based Aviva insurance group, and Predica, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Assurances, said they expect to ...
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La Caixa takes 5% stake in Metrovacesa
Spanish bank La Caixa has acquired a 5.18% stake in Spanish property giant Metrovacesa after exercising options on shares held by the group's former owners, the Sanahuja family.
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Green buildings command 16% sales premium: RICS
Research indicates that green buildings can command up to a 16% premium on being sold compared to a conventional property, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS' chief executive Louis Armstrong said research findings also indicated green buildings can attract a rental premium of between 3% and ...
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European hotel investment down 50%: C&W
Investment in EMEA hotels fell by over 50% in 2009, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality. Total investment volumes totalled EUR 3.2 bn in 2009 against EUR 6.4 bn in 2008, with 50% by value in 2009 being distressed sales. The 2009 total marked an 85% fall ...
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Landon Investments buys insurer's Barcelona HQ for EUR 50m
Landon Investments, the investment company of the Spanish Gallardo family, has acquired the head office of Swiss insurance giant Zurich in Barcelona for EUR 50 mln, Spanish paper Real Estate Press has reported. CBRE advised the buyer on the transaction.
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Knight Frank sells Moulin Rouge
Property services firm Knight Frank has advised on the sale of a mixed-use development which includes Moulin Rouge, home to the Parisian cabaret named after the large red imitation windmill on its roof. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BNP Paribas REIM carries out EUR 388m of transactions
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management said that it has carried out EUR 388 mln worth of transactions on behalf of its funds during 2009. This compares to some EUR 454 mln worth of deals completed in 2008, and some EUR 374 mln in 2007.
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Sicilcassa fund to sell EUR 300m portfolio
Italy's Sicilcassa pension fund has reportedly selected three potential buyers for the final stage of bidding to acquire its EUR 300 mln real estate portfolio in Italy.
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Liberty receives £525m loan for Lakeside mall
UK REIT Liberty International said on Friday that it has received a new seven-year financing facility from a consortium of seven banks for the Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock, near London. The £525 mln (EUR 600 mln) funding was arranged by WestImmo and Eurohypo and the lenders are DekaBank, Eurohypo, ...
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Prologis closes on EUR 622m of funding
European logistics operator Prologis has completed four financings worth a total of EUR 622 mln for its European property funds. The Prologis European Properties (PEPR) fund has received three new four-year loans of EUR 441 mln and will use the proceeds to refinance outstanding debt, the company said.
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Deloitte buys Driver Jonas to create new real estate advisory group
Deloitte, the accountancy firm, has acquired Drivers Jonas, the oldest property advisory firm in the UK, to create a 'new model in the real estate advisory market'. The deal will create a real estate group of around 700 partners and professionals, significantly extending Deloitte's capability in the market.
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PropertyEU records EUR 64b of deals in 2009
A surge of activity by European real estate investors in the last quarter of 2009 pushed the aggregate volume for the year to over EUR 64 bn, according to updated figures from PropertyEU Research. Almost 80% of the total comprised of transactions of EUR 50 mln-plus.
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CBRE strengthens its cross-border retail team
International property services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has announced a series of appointments to strengthen its cross-border retail team in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), in response to growing retailer demand for strategic advice on their international expansion plans.
