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    ING RE appoints new bosses to development and finance units

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Banking group ING has announced the appointment of Hein Brand as general manager of Real Estate Development (RED). Brand, who has headed ING Real Estate Finance for eight years, replaces Menno Maas who is stepping down from the helm of ING RED in January.

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    Icade in talks to buy Morgan Stanley's La Lucette - report

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    French property company Icade is close to acquiring Morgan Stanley's Paris-based property investment arm Compagnie La Lucette, French newspaper La Tribune has reported, without quoting sources. La Lucette is 94.7%-owned by the US bank and has a market capitalisation of some EUR 270 mln at present.

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    Allianz RE buys office building in Munich for EUR 100m

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Allianz Real Estate Germany has acquired a building complex in the Nymphenburger Straße in Munich for an investment volume of about EUR 100 mln. The complex was acquired from E.on Energie for various Allianz companies under the control of Allianz Lebensversicherung.

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    Casino sells EUR 85m worth of assets

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    French retailer Casino has reportedly sold two portfolios of retail assets to Sofidy and Uffi Ream for a total of EUR 84.5 mln. According to French magazine Business Immo, the company has disposed of 60 mini-markets to French property manager Sofidy.

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    Corio pulls out of Turkish shopping centre developments

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Dutch shopping centre specialist Corio said on Monday it has pulled out of the Akkoza (25% interest) and Akasya (7% interest) shopping centre development projects in Turkey (EUR 79.5 mln) and removed them from its pipeline. The company said it had reached an agreement with the developers to cancel its ...

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    Kungsleden sells four properties for EUR 11m

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden is selling four commercial properties for a purchase price of about SEK 112 mln (EUR 10.7 mln), excluding transaction costs. The total sales price corresponds to book value and is about SEK 4 mln below acquisition cost.

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    Swiss Life buys four nursing care facilities from Hochtief

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Hochtief Projektentwicklung has sold its nursing care facilities in the German towns of Langweid, Albstadt, Fuldatal and Klettgau to the life assurer Swiss Life. It was agreed the purchase price would be disclosed. The properties, each of which will house up to 80 residents, will be run on the house ...

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    TAG acquires residential portfolio for EUR 43

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg-based property group TAG Immobilien has acquired 787 residential units for a total of EUR 43 mln. The transaction increases the firm's residential portfolio by 51,300 m[sup]2[/sup] or almost 20%. TAG said the deal is being financed by assuming existing bank debt as well as the non-cash issue of 2.4 ...

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    Siemens RE buys Moscow office building

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Siemens Real Estate has acquired an office building in the Moscow business district of Zamoskvorechye from Russian property company Legion Development. The financial details of this transaction were not disclosed.

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    AEW-Mountgrange jv sells retail warehouse at 7%

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    A joint venture vehicle managed by AEW Europe and Mountgrange Investment Management has completed the sale of a B&Q retail warehouse in Nelson, Lancashire, UK. The property was acquired by IRP Holdings, a fund run by F&C REIT, at a yield of 7%. The sale follows a successful rent review ...

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    Züblin prolonged financing in Holland and Germany

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Züblin Immobilien has successfully concluded its negotiations for upcoming mortgage refinancing obligations in the Netherlands and Germany. All mortgage financing contracts which were due to mature in the coming twelve months have been prolonged. The company also announced that it has sold its property at Avenue Hermann Debroux 17/19 in ...

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    DIC Asset extends 10,000-m[sup]2[/sup] lease with Axa in Wiesbaden

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Frankfurt-based DIC Asset has annnounced that it has extended an existing lease agreement with insurance company AXA Service in relation to an office building on Wiesbaden's City-Ring ahead of time. Cologne-based Axa Service has extended its lease on the 10,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office and storage space in the Hessian capital ...

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    Mirax finds partner for $400m project in Moscow

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Russia's Tashir Group will partner with Mirax to develop a $400 mln office and residential building next to Mirax Plaza on Moscow's Kutuzovsky Prospekt, Russian newspaper Kommersant. According to the paper, Tashir will receive 55% of the development in exchange for financing the project next to Moskva-City.

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    Major European markets stabilise ahead of expectation: DTZ

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    European capital city rent indices are indicating stabilisation across all sectors, according to DTZ Research. The Retail and Industrial sectors are returning positive growth figures of 0.4% and 0.13% respectively for Q4 2009, and office markets are expected to turn positive in Q1 2010. This is a result of general ...

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    Corio in talks to acquire part of Multi's portfolio

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Corio revealed on Friday that it has entered exclusive talks with international inner-city retail developer Multi Corporation to acquire part of Multi's portfolio. The statement confirms longstanding market rumours of talks between the two Netherlands-based companies.

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    Citycon sells EUR 40m in bonds

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Finnish property company Citycon said it has sold EUR 40 mln worth of bonds to investors to finance its development projects and potential acquisitions. 'The bond issue demonstrates Citycon's ability to raise long-term financing on competitive terms for its investments. The bond gathered subscriptions from some 400 investors and the ...

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    Office development pipelines across CEE fall by 30% since end-2008

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    The significant reduction in Central and Eastern Europe's (CEE) office development pipeline since the end of 2008 should create more investor-friendly conditions in certain markets, according to new CB Richard Ellis research.

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    Sponda starts development of City-Center scheme

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Finnish property investment company Sponda said it is developing a new office and shopping centre in the City-Center commercial complex in Helsinki. The company plans to invest a total of EUR 125 mln in the construction of the mixed-use development, which is being built in several phases and will extend ...

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    Mirland agrees new $30m loan with Uniastrum Bank

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Mirland Development Corporation, a leading residential and commercial property developer in Russia, announced on Friday that it has entered into a loan agreement with CB Uniastrum Bank, under which the bank will extend a non-revolving credit facility of up to $30 mln.

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    UBS secures Valencia shopping centre

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    UBS Real Estate, acting on behalf of its fund UBS (D) 3 Kontinente Immobilien, has acquired Ribera del Xúquer shopping centre located in Carcaixent, Valencia, from Grupo Lar and Eroski. The scheme comprises a 22,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail gallery and a 12,476-m[sup]2[/sup] Eroski hypermarket and petrol station. The fund has ...