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    CLS purchases German property

    2007-03-06T00:00:00Z

    London-listed property investment company CLS Holdings has acquired a mixed-use property in the west German city of Bochum for EUR 18 mln. The transaction reflects an initial yield of 6%. The property includes some 25,115 m[sup]2[/sup] of office and retail space and 643 parking spaces. It is mainly let to ...

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    VastNed Group’s board still wants to merge funds

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Dutch property investor VastNed Group is still seeking its shareholders’ support for a merger of its investment funds Retail and Offices-Industrial, it said. "A combined fund is not only beneficiary to our listing, ...

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    Habas acquires Zeeman’s family 12% stake in Nieuwe Steen

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – A major shareholder of property investor Nieuwe Steen Investments has sold its 12% stake to Israel-based Habas Group, the company announced. NSI founder Jo Roelof Zeeman and family have sold their shares for €22.24 each, ...

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    Dutch Homburg acquires Alexis Nihon after beating off Cominar

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE - Dutch real estate company Homburg has acquired Canadian real estate fund Alexis Nihon after a long-drawn bidding battle with competitor Cominar. Homburg increased its bid for Alexis Nihon after a friendly take-over bid offer from ...

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    Invista posts positive post-HBOS flotation results

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – UK property investment management firm Invista has posted £8.1m (€11.9m) profit before tax for four months’ trading since it demerged from HBOS in September. In a presentation to investors, Invista CEO Duncan ...

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    State of Wisconsin spreads $265m spread across US investments

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has made real estate investments totalling $265m (€200.5m) in three separate events. The most recent of these investments was a $75m commitment to the Cornerstone Apartment Ventures...

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    Property derivatives set for major euro expansion

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Data published last week by IPD showed trading in UK commercial property derivatives totalled £3.57bn (€5.2bn) in 2006 – a 300% increase over the previous two years. Iain Reid, Protego Real Estate Investors CE...

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    ING Clarion in US medical office buildings joint venture

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – The US-based ING Clarion Partners has setup an investment joint venture for the first time involving office buildings with Montecito Medical Investment Company. This venture represents another example of ING Clarion looking at ...

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    Wereldhave eyes expansion to east and west

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Property investor and manager Wereldhave is considering expansion into new markets, such as San Diego area on the US west coast and Turkey. "We will continue to renew our investments in conformity with our clients’ ...

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    Washington State adds $1.3bn to wide-ranging real estate

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE - Washington State Investment Board has approved new real estate commitments totaling as much as $1.3bn (€983.6m). The pension fund allocated up to $750m for an investment into GMS International, LLC, run by real estate manager...

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    Corio acquires provincial retail centre in Turkey

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Real Estate - Property developer and manager Corio has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a €49m retail centre under development in Turkey, the firm announced. The complex – AdaCenter, in the provincial capital Adapazari ?...

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    Orange County Employees to invest in REITs and timber

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Orange County Employees Retirement System has approved new capital for real estate searches to invest in global real estate securities and timber assets. It was advised by its consultant, Callan Associates. At a recent board m...

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    ING sells office and retail elements of Prague project

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – ING Real Estate Development has sold the office and retail section of the A7 Arena Holesovice project in Prague. The €37m sale - 15,500m2 of gross lettable area and 200 parking spaces - was made to FHA Czech, a subsidiary...

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    Illinois Teachers to invest $300m in US and European real estate

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois has taken action to invest $300m (€226.9m) into new real estate investments. Two of these investments involve committing capital to office buildings, one of …

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    Infrastructure boss takes over at Canada’s OMERS

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – The CA$48bn (€31bn) Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Scheme (OMERS) has appointed Michael Nobrega, the current head of its infrastructure subsidiary, as its new CEO. Michael Rolland, currently senior vice president...

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    ABP, Keva in property private equity move

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Finnish local government pension fund Keva and ABP, Europe’s largest pension fund, were among eight initial investors in a pan-European real estate private equity fund launched last week by Spanish property group Neinver....

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    Corestate in Zurich recruits Schulte Eistrup from Morgan Stanley

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – Corestate Capital, a new Zurich-based real estate asset manager, has hired Christian Schulte Eistrup as managing director with responsibility for capital raising and investor relations. The appointment is with immediate effect....

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    Patron Capital raises EUR 895m for its LP III fund

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    London-based private equity investment advisory firm Patron Capital has announced the closure of its third private equity fund, Patron Capital L P III, with total commitments of EUR 895 mln. Launched last December, Fund III is focusing on investments in real estate across a range of property assets in western, ...

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    Accor sells 91 hotels for EUR 863m

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Hotel group Accor has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell 72 hotels in Germany and 19 in the Netherlands to Moor Park Real Estate for EUR 863 mln, including a EUR 43 mln renovation programme.

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    EQT buys Nordic region's largest hotel chain

    2007-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Stockholm-based EQT has acquired the Nordic region's largest hotel chain Scandic for EUR 833 mln. The deal includes a total of 132 hotel sites in Scandinavia, with 128 under the Scandic brand and three under the Hilton banner. The sale is expected to be finalised in April, pending approval by ...