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  • PropertyEU Archive

    Nexity awarded 141,000 m[sup]2[/sup] property management contract

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Nexity's property management unit, Nexity Saggel, has won the management contracts for two commercial portfolios with a total 141,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space from AEW Europe. The first portfolio includes six retail parks, one retail gallery and four shopping centres in France. The portfolio will be managed by Nexity's commercial property ...

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    King Sturge leases 10,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in Bucharest logistics park

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Property advisor King Sturge said on Thursday it had leased a 10,240 m[sup]2[/sup] unit at the Mercury Logistics Park in Bucharest to Romanian firm Dumagas Transport. 'This transaction demonstrates that the growth seen in the retail market is driving strong demand in the logistics sector,' said Mark Mannering, joint managing ...

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    Prologis to build 23,000 m[sup]2[/sup] Belgian site for Sketchers

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Euronext-listed logistics developer Prologis said it will develop a 23,000 m[sup]2[/sup] site in Liege, Belgium, for Sketchers EDC, the European arm of US footwear and apparel manufacturer Sketchers USA. Sketchers' new regional distribution and logistics hub will be located approximately 30 minutes west of the German border and one hour ...

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    Foster + Partners completes first Amsterdam office building

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Architects firm Foster + Partners said it had completed a new headquarters building for accountancy Ernst & Young in the Zuidas district, south of Amsterdam. Commissioned by ING, the 24-storey tower is 10% more efficient than the target environmental standards set by the Dutch government. No financial details were disclosed.

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    Ablon in EUR 280m Bucharest airport development

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Aim-listed CEE property firm Ablon Group said on Thursday it had acquired a 133,000 m[sup]2[/sup] plot close to Bucharest's Henri Cuanda airport. The company said it plans to develop a zone of modern ofices and high-tech facilities at the 'Airport City' site, to exploit the increasing commercial activity around the ...

  • Solid base required
    Magazine

    Solid base required

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    When should investors re-enter the market? Do we need someone to call the bottom or do we need a more fundamental return to stability in the banking sector?

  • Dependence and control
    Magazine

    Dependence and control

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    For many pension funds consultants play an important – but not necessarily central role. Sometimes it is better to do things yourself. Richard Lowe spoke to three pension funds about their views

  • We’re coming to get you
    Magazine

    We’re coming to get you

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    An apparent willingness to pre-empt demands for transparency is unlikely to make governments open their airports to sovereign wealth funds, says Shayla Walmsley

  • Education, education, education
    Magazine

    Education, education, education

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Investors have reacted to property derivatives with extreme wariness if not alarm; a recent study points to a lack of familiarity as the cause. Iain Reid reports on a new educational initiative.

  • Building synergies
    Magazine

    Building synergies

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Industry associations are reaching out to each other but it is still a very fragmented world out there. The Urban Land Institute draws together the industry’s many stakeholders from architect to investor.

  • Sustainability and the bottom line
    Magazine

    Sustainability and the bottom line

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Pension funds are starting to make progress towards sustainable portfolios but they are still hampered by the absence of a clear cost benefit analysis.

  • News

    CalPERS-backed real estate entity files Chapter 11

    2008-06-12T10:47:00Z

    UNITED STATES - LandSource Communities Development LLC, a US land investment entity backed by California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

  • News

    CalSTRS focuses eye on infrastructure

    2008-06-12T10:46:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has begun the process for eventually placing around $1bn (€644.m) of capital in infrastructure investments.

  • News

    Wisconsin follows the lower allocation trend

    2008-06-12T10:44:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Yet another US pension fund has moved to reduce its allocation to real estate this year, as the State of Wisconsin Investment Board has cut its allocated capital by 14%.

  • News

    RREEF makes fresh executive hires

    2008-06-12T10:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES - RREEF Alternative Investments has added to its executive staff with the hiring of Susan Barlow as managing director and head of global client relations.

  • News

    Thomas Properties and UBS sign office contract

    2008-06-12T10:42:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Thomas Properties Group has created a new office building acquisitions joint venture with UBS Wealth Management to purchase assets in selected markets across the United States.

  • News

    Tricon Capital creates new investment platform

    2008-06-12T10:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Tricon Capital Group has created a new investment platform for the recapitalisation of single-family communities.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    SNS in running for Copenhagen waterfront project

    2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

    SNS Property Finance of the Netherlands is vying to become a financial partner of the Marmormolen development on the waterfront in Copenhagen, Karl-Gustav Jensen, CEO of City & Port Development told PropertyEU on Wednesday. The warehouse pier is to be transformed into a major mixed-use project.

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    Multi and Fortress to form office JV in Netherlands

    2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Multi Vastgoed, the Dutch subsidiary of Multi Corporation, is joining forces with Rotterdam-based Fortress Groep in a 50/50 office development joint venture in the Netherlands. The parties signed contracts at the Provada real estate fair in Amsterdam on Wednesday to contribute development portfolios of 14 projects with a total development ...

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    Aled Spa buys luxury Capri hotel

    2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Rome-based real estate group Aled Spa has purchased the JW Marriott Tiberio Palace Resort & Spa and its serviced apartments on the Italian island of Capri in a sale-and-leaseback deal. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.