#EXPOREAL Asian investors pump €1b into German market

Asian investors have pumped €1 bn into the German market in the first three quarters of 2014, according to Richard Divall, head of cross-border capital markets for the EMEA region at Colliers International.

'There is a lot of Asian capital is looking at Germany now because it's getting harder to find assets in London. Asian investors are also looking at Paris,' he says.

So far this year, foreign direct investment has accounted for 43% of deals in Germany, according to Colliers.
The deal volume in the EMEA region is up 5% on the first three quarters of last year, at €128 bn, according to Colliers. Cross-border deals accounted for €61 bn, an increase of 18% on the same period last year.