Real Estate News – Page 716
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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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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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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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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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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.
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Wisconsin State to ramp up real estate investment to $900m
GLOBAL – The Wisconsin State Investment Board has said it is looking to step up its real estate investment activity.
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Ohio Police & Fire approves $30m commitment to opportunity fund
GLOBAL – The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has approved a $30m (€23.1m) commitment into the Savanna Real Estate Fund II.
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Partners in first closing for real estate secondaries fund
GLOBAL – Partners Group has raised €750m for its first fund dedicated to acquiring stakes in existing real estate investments through the secondary market.
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IPF research shows UK property 'not an inflation hedge'
UK – Commercial real estate in the UK does not provide a hedge against inflation, according to research commissioned by the Investment Property Forum (IPF).
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Insurance companies creep into European real estate lending market
EUROPE – Insurance companies are beginning to enter the European real estate debt market, although it may take some time before they are as active as their counterparts in the US.
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Ohio School Employees makes $30m follow-on commitment with Carlyle Group
GLOBAL – The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has approved a $30m (€22.5m) commitment into the Carlyle Realty Partners VI commingled fund.
