News – Page 963
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Morgan Stanley opportunity fund extends debt lifeline to hotel owner
EUROPE – A global opportunity fund run by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has provided €150m in mezzanine financing to BRE/Hospitality Europe Holding, an owner of a European hotel portfolio.
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HOOPP makes first direct purchase outside Canada
GLOBAL – The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) has made its first direct real estate investment outside Canada by acquiring a 50% stake in the Crown Estate's St James's Gateway development in London.
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AREA Property Partners buys Chicago area hotels for $51m
GLOBAL – AREA Property Partners has closed on its first hotel purchases of the year with the acquisition of three Chicago area properties for $51m (€38.6m).
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Lend Lease provides PGGM with direct infrastructure exposure
EUROPE – Dutch pension fund asset manager PGGM has committed £220m (€262m) in capital to become the principal investor in a joint venture with Lend Lease targeting social infrastructure in the UK.
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Texas Employees selects Urdang to manage quarter of REITs
GLOBAL – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has selected Urdang Real Estate Securities to run a quarter of its $465m (€351.7m) REIT portfolio.
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AP1 real estate company to invest €770m in property
SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden (AP1), Sweden's first national buffer fund, has created a new real estate company and will acquire more than SEK7bn (€767m) in domestic property assets.
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Invesco begins US acquisition trail for German investors
GLOBAL – Invesco Real Estate has made its first acquisitions in the US for German institutional investors in its MEAG US Immobilien Fonds IV.
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PGGM commits €57m to Chinese real estate joint venture
GLOBAL – A joint venture between UBS Global Asset Management and Gemdale Corporation has completed a second successful closing after Dutch investor PGGM agreed to commit as much as $75m (€56.6m) to Chinese real estate.
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Rothschild Realty Managers invests $200m in Welsh Property Trust
GLOBAL – Rothschild Realty Managers has invested $200m (€149.4m) into Welsh Property Trust, made through Rothschild's commingled fund, Five Arrows Realty Securities V.
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – Investment Property Databank, Cushman & Wakefield, IC Immobilien Service, Knight Frank, BNP Real Estate, Grosvenor Fund Management, Browne Jacobson
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Iowa PERS on the lookout for domestic REIT manager
GLOBAL – The Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has approved a request for proposal (RFP) for a new domestic REIT manager, allocating approximately $150m (€113m) for the search.
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Ohio PERS directs capital to local opportunities
UNITED STATES – Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is investing $250m (€187m) in local real estate investment opportunities as part of its so-called Grow Ohio programme.
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Fund managers ‘failing to withstand investor pressure’
GLOBAL – A director of one of Europe’s major real estate fund management houses has warned that managers risk investor rebellion if they fail to resist attempts by large pension funds to seize control of multi-investor pooled funds.
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Prime property, listed securities to dominate new allocations
GLOBAL – Pension funds will increase their allocations to real estate, focusing on prime assets and listed investments as they seek ways to anticipate global property markets, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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Chinese investors avoid spotlight in global expansion
GLOBAL – Chinese investors are targeting real estate funds as they switch their attention from domestic urban residential investments to strategic assets in advanced economies.
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CalSTRS moves into housing, acquires debt position
GLOBAL – California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has expanded into the residential housing sector for the first time with a $250m (€186m) allocation.
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Corio, Aviva Investors, Apollo Global Management, Madison International, CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, SEB Asset Management
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F&C REIT raises €240m for German retail acquisitions
GERMANY – F&C REIT Asset Management in Germany is looking to invest as much as €240m in German retail properties having raised capital for a new real estate fund and a segregated account with a German pension fund.
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USS adds Savoy House to burgeoning UK portfolio
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has resumed its acquisition programme in the UK with the purchase of Savoy Court in the West End of London for £45.5m (€53.9m).
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GI Partners, RREEF to take over CalPERS logistics
GLOBAL – GI Partners and RREEF are to take over the management of The California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) $2.5bn (€1.9bn) global industrial real estate portfolio from incumbent manager LaSalle Investment Management.
