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    Aberdeen Property Investors expands presence in Italy

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Property Investors has relocated to new offices in Milan. The move underscores the Group’s commitment to the Italian real estate market, the company said in a press release.

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    REITA weclomes relaxed rules for borrowing limits

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Reita, the education and awareness campaign for property investment and REITs in the UK, has welcomed the decision by the UK tax authorities (HMRC) to relax the rules surrounding commercial property borrowing limits for self-invested personal pensions (Sipps).

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    Beni Stabili to swap offices in Turin for new building

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Italian property company Beni Stabili plans to swap its 42-48% interest in three office projects in Turin for a new property, CEO Aldo Mazzocco told PropertyEU in an interview during the second day of the EIRE property fair in Milan.

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    Troostwijk sees slump in Dutch industrial market

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Take-up in the Dutch industrial market plunged 45% in the first five months of the year ro 760,000 m2, according to a new report from Troostwijk Research. Investment volume fell even more sharply by 55% compared to the year-earlier period to EUR 190 mln while supply edged up by 5% ...

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    Prologis signs leasing deal in Spain

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Prologis European Properties (PEPR), Europe's largest owner of modern warehouse distribution facilities, has announced the conclusion of a lease extension and expansion with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, covering a total of 40,800 m[sup]2[/sup] in Sant Boi de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain.

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    Icade launches Costieres Parc shopping centre

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    French property developer Icade said it has launched the development of the Costieres Parc shopping centre in the southern French city of Nimes. The project, which is scheduled to open in early 2012, will offer 28,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail space currently being marketed.

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    Arcandor files for insolvency; Metro reiterates interest

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Embattled German retail group Arcandor AG filed for insolvency with a court in Essen on Tuesday after weeks of pleading for state aid came to nothing. The collapse of the company, which owns the Karstadt department store chain and the Primondo mail-order group, will affect around 43,000 employees. The Thomas ...

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    Hines fund signs long-term lease in Paris

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    The Paris office of international real estate company Hines announced on Monday that Prisma Presse, a leading European magazine publisher, has signed a long-term, 23,753-m² lease for the entire Coeur de Seine Building which is under construction in Gennevilliers, to the northeast of Paris.

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    Yields stabilise in UK market

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Prime yields for UK commercial property stabilised at 7.35% across all sectors in May, according to the latest research from real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield. This is the highest level since 1992. Only prime yields on regional out of town offices remained under outward pressure during the month, the ...

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    Helios develops Estonia's largest retail/logistics park

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Helios Properties and Süda Maja are to develop Estonia's largest retail and logistics park with an end value of EUR 250 mln. DTZ acted as joint venture advisor for Süda Maja and will be retained as letting agents on the project, the adviser said in a press release.

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    Drivers Jonas appointed to manage pan-European portfolio

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    UK-based Drivers Jonas has won a mandate to manage a pan-European office portfolio. The portfolio, put together by a Luxembourg fund comprises 29 multilet office properties in France, Germany and the Netherlands with total rental income of about EUR 11 mln per annum generated from over 150 tenants and 111,000 ...

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    DEFO renamed Union Investment Institutional Property

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment has renamed its DEFO (Deutsche Fonds für Immobilienvermögen) fund Union Investment Institutional Property. Established in 1977, the fund is a specialist provider of institutional property funds. The rebranding coincides with an expansion of the company’s management team, with Ingo Hartlief joining Martin Eberhardt and Wolfgang Kessler. Occupying the ...

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    La Lucette sells project in Clichy

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    French property company La Lucette is going forward with its strategy to dispose of non-strategic assets with the sale of an office project in Clichy, France. The scheme was bought by an OPCI investment vehicle managed by French fund manager Stam Europe for an undisclosed amount.

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    Jon Zehner joins AREA Property Partners

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    AREA Property Partners (AREA), the global real estate investment group, has appointed Jon Zehner as a senior director at its European headquarters in London. Zehner joins AREA from JP Morgan Chase & Co, where he worked for over 25 years, most recently as JP Morgan's managing director and head of ...

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    Standard Life sees signs of UK recovery

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, believes that confidence is returning to the commercial property market, with the UK furthest advanced in the cycle.

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    Hollister leases store at Victoria Square

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    US-based lifestyle brand Hollister has secured a 8,200 sq ft (743 m2) retail unit at Victoria Square in Belfast, joining names such as Cruise, Ted Baker, Reiss, Firetrap, All Saints, Urban Outfitters, Top Shop, River Island, H&M and Levis. The announcement follows hard on the heels of news from developer ...

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    UK and Nordics to lead recovery - C&W

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The UK and Nordic markets, led by Norway, are expected to see an earlier and possibly stronger recovery from the economic crisis than other markets in Western Europe, according to the latest Economic Pulse report from Cushman & Wakefield. In Eastern Europe, recovery will be led by Poland, and, to ...

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    Allen & Overy signs leasing deal in Frankfurt

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    US developer and property manager Tishman Speyer has signed a long-term lease for over 9.000 m[sup]2[/sup] at the Podium building in Frankfurt with the international legal practice Allen & Overy. The deal is one of the largest lease agreements signed in Frankfurt this year. The Podium building is part of ...

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    'Distressed' tag prevents investors using non-listed fund exit

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    The majority of European non-listed real estate funds are designed to enable early exit, but investors are being held back from exiting by the fear they will be labelled as distressed sellers, and will consequently have to sell their stakes at a hefty discount.

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    Credit Suisse to sell EUR 2bn of debt to Lone Star: report

    2009-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Swiss bank Credit Suisse is reportedly close to selling EUR 2.3 bn of loans with Dutch property as collateral, to US private equity firm Lone Star. The bank granted the loans in 2007 following two major office deals in the Dutch market.