Latest reports – Page 3545
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New tenants move into Croatia's first international logistics park
Two new tenants have signed up for Zagreb Business Park, Croatia's first international logistics park. As exclusive leasing agent King Sturge has signed up Kuhne & Nagel for 19,000 m[sup]2[/sup] as well as leading fashion retailer Sportina Group, who leased 4,320 m[sup]2[/sup] of warehouse and 1,540 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space. ...
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Rockspring's new TransEuropean fund spends EUR 150m
TransEuropean IV, a new closed-end, valued-added cross-border property fund established by Rockspring Property Investment Managers, has acquired eight assets in the Benelux, France and Spain for EUR 152 mln. London-based Rockspring said the fund purchased retail warehouses in the Dutch city of Hoorn and in Sandweiler in Luxembourg. The fund ...
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Knight Frank forms European partnership
Property consultant Knight Frank has announced the unification of its UK and continental European operations into a single partnership. From 1 May 2008 the company's will align its operations in continental Europe with its UK and Irish offices. From that date Knight Frank will have 100% ownership of its offices ...
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Qatari fund JV gets $2.5b loan for London's Chelsea Barracks
The property investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has secured $2.5 bn (EUR 1.64 bn) in funding for the joint venture purchase of the Chelsea Barracks in London. Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment in what it describes as one of the 'UK's largest Islamic finance deals'.
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Multi opens Espacio Buenavista mall in Oviedo
Multi Development's Espacio Buenavista shopping centre opens its door to the public on Tuesday in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo. The 40,000 m[sup]2[/sup] retail scheme forms part of a new Santiago Calatrava-designed complex that also features a congress centre, the head office of the Principality of the Asturias and ...
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Ellier and Davy acquire EUR 43m property in Stuttgart
Dublin-based residential and commercial developer Ellier Developments has bought a building in Stuttgart's principal retail high street for EUR 43 mln in a joint venture with Davy Private Clients, an Irish wealth management specialist. Ellier was involved in the expansion and complete refurbishment of the 8-storey Konigstrasse 19a building, which ...
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Irish property market remains sound - CB Richard Ellis
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) have issued an upbeat assessment of the Irish property market. CBRE says in its latest bi-monthly report on the country that it has not found any evidence of the economic downturn impacting on office take-up in Dublin. But it notes a greater emphasis among tenants on ...
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Grainger publishes formal offer for FranconoRheinMain
The German subsidiary of UK property company Grainger has published its tender offer for the acquisition of the shares in FranconoRheinMain AG, a residential property company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Grainger is the largest listed residential property company in the UK.
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Invesco and Pramerica duo launch new European opportunity fund
Two leading property figures have established a new investment management company to take advantage of the 'exciting and profitable opportunities' in the European real estate market. Internos Real Investors is the brainchild of Andrew Thornton, former chief operating officer of Invesco Real Estate Europe, and Jos Short, who was ...
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BNP Paribas in running for Sacyr's stake in Eiffage
French bank BNP Paribas is among the financial institutions said to be in talks to acquire the 33% stake held by Spanish construction firm Sacyr Vallehermoso in French services and construction company Eiffage. Newspaper Les Echos reported that BNP Paribas, a former shareholder in Eiffage, is the latest in a ...
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AP3 urges lifting of infrastructure limits
SWEDEN - Swedish buffer fund AP3 is stepping up its efforts to persuade the Swedish government to lift restrictions on pension fund investments in infrastructure.
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Swedish shoppers overtake industrials
SWEDEN - Swedish retail has overtaken office as the market’s best performing sector, according to the 2007 Swedish Annual Property Index.
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European property to slow despite pensions intervention
Investment in commercial property, having survived the 2007 credit crunch, will tail off in 2008 despite a liquidity injection from liquid investors, investment house Aberdeen has predicted.
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Dubai wealth fund offers €3.1bn for Colonial
GLOBAL – Sovereign wealth fund the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) is seeking approval from two major shareholders in Colonial for its €3.1bn offer for the Spanish property firm.
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Doubt over debt deal could put BAA on block
SPAIN - Infrastructure firm Ferrovial has claimed it will go ahead with its £9bn (€11.7bn) refinancing plans despite rumours suggesting Australian infrastructure investor Macquarie was circling the UK airports operator BAA.
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EC pursues UK and Belgium over EPC status
EUROPE – The Belgian and UK governments are being taken to task by the European Commission for their failure to implement EU requirements stating how energy performance in buildings is measured.
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Norway appoints Partners Group for real estate advice
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has appointed PartnersGroup to provide real estate consultancy services to the NOK 2.1trn(€265bn) Government Pension Fund - Global.
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German doctors mull infrastructure
GERMANY – The €9bn Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV), the German pension fund for doctors in the North Rhine region, is contemplating a move into infrastructure investments.
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CalPERS allocates $2.4bn to timberland
UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has made an initial new allocation to invest 1% of its total plan assets in timberland, which means $2.4bn (€1.6bn) could be invested to the property type over several years.
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New Jersey considers $350m for non-core
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment is looking at placing $350m (€232m) into non-core real estate investments through commitments to six commingled funds.
