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    Banimmo buys EUR 45 mln Dolce Chantilly

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Belgium-based Banimmo has acquired the hotel and conference centre Dolce Chantilly from the property company AEW for EUR 45 mln. The property, located in the heart of the 80-hectare Chantilly forest, 38 km north of Paris, features 32 conference rooms, two swimming pools, an 18-hole golf course, as well as ...

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    Foruminvest to build Italian mall

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Foruminvest's Italian arm has been awarded the contract for its second shopping centre development project in southern Italy. The Mongolfiera Molfetta shopping centre will provide a gross lettable area of 35,000 m2, comprising 350 shops and restaurants anchored by a 10,000 m[sup]2[/sup] Coop hypermarket, and about 3,000 parking spaces. The ...

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    Acciona may get high profits through Endesa

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    While the battle for control of Endesa has not yet been resolved, Acciona's investments in Spain's biggest electric company are providing large revenues to the Spanish builder. The construction company has invested some EUR 7.55 bn to build up a total 21.03% stake in Endesa. This interest is currently ...

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    German open-ended funds book 4.3% increase in 2006

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    German open-ended funds booked an average 4.3% increase in value in 2006, the highest level in four years, the German investment funds BVI said based on its examination of the results of 30 of the largest open-ended funds last year. Over a period of 10 years, the average value increase ...

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    Henderson invests EUR 76 mln in France

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    London-headquartered Henderson Global Investors has completed four acquisitions on behalf of the AUB French Logistics fund for a total of EUR 76 mln. The asset management company purchased a 112,000 m[sup]2[/sup] business and warehouse portfolio comprising 21 buildings and a mixed warehouse, business and office building development of about 9,000 ...

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    INREV sets out corporate governance guidelines

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    The European association of non-listed real estate vehicles (INREV) has launched the first pan-European corporate governance framework for private real estate funds.

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    AXA acquires Rotterdam tower for Immoselect fund

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has acquired the Hofpoort office tower in Rotterdam on behalf of its German property fund Axa Immoselect. The vendor was IEF Capital, a joint venture between Dutch companies Bouwfonds Asset Management and Inflation Exchange Fund. The transaction price was not disclosed, but it is believed ...

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    Pradera fund buys EUR 70 mln mall

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Investment fund Pradera European Retail has acquired the Marina shopping centre from the property company Ballester for EUR 70 mln, Pradera's advisor Knigth Frank said on Monday. The mall is located 40 km from Alicante in southern Spain, next to the tourist town of Benidorm. Opened in 2000, the retail ...

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    Gruppo Statuto buys Crowne Plaza for EUR 123 mln

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Italian real estate investor Gruppo Statuto has acquired a 33.3% minority interest in Crowne Plaza Hotel in the financial district of London from a consortium of investors including InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel company by room count, and two Middle Eastern investors through Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. The ...

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    Immorente purchases Paris retail portfolio

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    French SCPI-listed property company Immorente has acquired a portfolio of Paris shops from Gecina for EUR 31.5 mln. The portfolio comprises 60 ground-floor shops located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Locare and Oudot & Associes advised on this transaction, French newspaper Business Immo reported.

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    ULI conference seeks to 'unlock' European growth

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Europe's economies must be more resourceful to compete for growth at a time when much of the attention has been grabbed by the waking powerhouses of China and India, according to the Urban Land Institute.

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    Atisreal boosts its presence in France

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    BNP Paribas RE's Atisreal unit has acquired the Paris-based hotel manager and property advisor SP & Partners for an undisclosed amount, and at the same time is creating the European-dedicated Atisreal Hotels unit in France. This new arm will focus on property transaction and consultancy, and will work in ...

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    Warburg-Henderson invests EUR 238 mln Europe portfolios

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    The Warburg-Henderson property joint venture has completed the purchase of two warehouse portfolios in Europe for EUR 115 mln and EUR 123 mln respectively.

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    Metrovacesa to develop 4th business park in Barcelona

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Metrovacesa, Spain's largest property company, has acquired a plot of land in Barcelona for EUR 33 mln. The company purchased a 3,769 m[sup]2[/sup] plot in Barcelona's business district and intends to develop a business park on the site, the company said in a press release. The property has a build-on ...

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    ING Bank to sell 6.5% of Sol Melia

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Amsterdam-based ING Bank has said it will sell up to 6.5% of hotel manager Sol Melia to a group of 'qualified investors' in Spain and overseas, confirming earlier market rumours. The Dutch group told the Spanish stock exchange commission CNMV on Tuesday that the offer comprises 12 million shares, which ...

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    DEGI reinvests office proceeds in EUR 204 mln factory outlet

    2007-01-16T00:00:00Z

    German real estate manager DEGI has ploughed the proceeds of what has been described as Italy's largest single office transaction of 2006 into the acquisition of a factory outlet centre in northern Italy. DEGI purchased the 'Franciacorta Outlet Village' in Rodengo Saino near Brescia in northern Italy from a consortium ...

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    Tyneside fund hires Colliers for property portfolio

    2007-01-15T00:00:00Z

    UK - South Tyneside Council pension fund has hired Colliers CRE to provide quarterly valuation services for its £375m (€567m) property portfolio. Colliers replaces incumbent Lambert Smith Hampton after winning a tender first announced last...

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    ING Dutch real estate funds return up to 21%

    2007-01-15T00:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - ING Real Estate’s three Dutch funds have realised returns of up to 21% during 2006. The best performer was the €1.7bn Dutch Retail Funds, which yielded 20.5%-21.1%, according to ING. Dutch Office Funds, with assets under ...

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    DIFA to sell €1bn in commercial property

    2007-01-15T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE – DIFA, a German provider of open-ended real estate funds, has announced plans to sell more than €1bn worth of German commercial properties held by its funds. DIFA said it had already hired Atisreal, the real estate consul...

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    Ohio Police & Fire commits capital to new commingled fund

    2007-01-15T00:00:00Z

    REAL ESTATE- The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has approved a $25m (€18.5m)investment into the Colony Investors VIII, L.P. The pension fund took this action with some assistance from its real estate consultant, The Townsend Group. The...