All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 1503
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PropertyEU ArchiveBlackstone expands Dutch light industrial holdings with €130m buy from HIG
US private equity firm Blackstone has acquired 264,000 m2 of light industrial multi-let properties in the Netherlands from HIG Capital for €130 mln, a day after announcing a €1.3 bn buy of similar assets in the Netherlands and Germany from UK REIT Hansteen.
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PropertyEU ArchiveLog4Real champions energy efficiency in European logistics
German logistics real estate developer Log4Real is incorporating global industrial energy management systems into its recently launched European expansion programme, with new sustainable technologies aimed at transforming the market's traditional tenant and investment model.
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PropertyEU ArchiveApcoa taps institutional debt market for €435m refinancing
European car park operator Apcoa has refinanced its existing debt facilities by placing a €435 mln term loan in the European debt markets.
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PropertyEU ArchiveINREV Currency hedging adds to risk-adjusted performance for property funds
Non-listed real estate funds that use currency hedging strategies have experienced a reduction in risk of between 25% and 36% compared with unhedged funds, according to new research commissioned by INREV and carried out by academics at Western Sydney University.
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PropertyEU ArchiveLaSalle picks emerging Amsterdam hub for ERAFP's first Dutch deal
LaSalle Investment Management has paid €130 mln for the 64,000 m2 Bright Offices complex in the Sloterdijk sub-market of Amsterdam as its first Dutch investment on behalf of its mandate for French pension fund ERAFP.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBRIEFING Blockchain set to have a ‘serious impact’ on property sector
Blockchain is set to change the real estate sector much sooner than most property professionals realise. Indeed, the industry will see serious applications within the next two to three years, according to Ragnar Lifthrasir, president of the International Blockchain Real Estate Association (IBREA).
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PropertyEU ArchiveBRIEFING Scotland looks to Europe for foreign investment
Whether or not a second independence referendum takes place or not, Scotland is already looking beyond the UK and has developed a comprehensive strategy to strengthen the economy and attract foreign investments into the real estate sector.
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PropertyEU ArchiveMulti remains committed to Turkish market
Shopping centre developer Multi Corporation, owned by US private equity giant Blackstone, has confirmed that it does not plan to sell its portfolio in Turkey.
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PropertyEU ArchiveOrion raises €1.5b for European RE Fund V
Orion Capital Managers has collected a total of €1.5 bn of investor equity commitments for its fifth European real estate fund.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBuwog boosts earnings by 14%, steps up development pipeline
Buwog, the German-Austrian residential property group, saw recurring funds from operations (FFO) rise 14% to €85.4 mln in the first nine months of the 2016/17 fiscal year as a €277 mln fair-value adjustment boosted gross rental yield to 5.2%.
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PropertyEU ArchiveHines and Universal spend €190m on Spanish high street for BVK
Hines and Universal-Investment have deployed €190 mln in two high street property transactions in Spain on behalf of the €1.3 bn mandate from German pension investor BVK.
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PropertyEU ArchiveCambridge & Counties increases UK real estate lending to €679m in 2016
Cambridge & Counties saw its property lending balances grow by £167 mln to £588 mln (€679 mln) in 2016, a rise of 41%.
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PropertyEU ArchiveInternos disposes of four assets in France for €50m
Internos, the pan-European investment manager, has disposed of four assets in France for a total of €50 mln.
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PropertyEU ArchiveUnion Investment pays €62m for Skanska's Maraton office in Poznan
Union Investment Real Estate has acquired the recently delivered Maraton office property in the Polish city of Poznan, from developer Skanska, for €62 mln.
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PropertyEU ArchiveAXA IMRA agrees Berlin hotel sale-and-leaseback deal
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets (AXA IMRA) has agreed to acquire a four-star Berlin hotel via a sale-and-leaseback transaction with the Spanish-headquartered Abba Hotels.
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PropertyEU ArchiveThor Equities hires former Apollo Real Estate CFO
Thor Equities, a global urban real estate specialist, has appointed former Apollo Real Estate executive Fess Wofse as chief financial officer.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBRIEFING Asian investors up exposure to European real estate
Asian investors, including many newcomers, are increasing their investments in European real estate despite geopolitical concerns, experts told PropertyEU’s Global Capital Flows & Investment Roundtable which took place at Mipim in Cannes.
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PropertyEU ArchiveAtrium sees earnings slip as Russia continues to bite
CEE shopping centre owner Atrium European Land saw earnings per share slip 6% in 2016 following a 15% decline in net rental income (NRI) from the company’s Russian operations.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBRIEFING Undersupply fuels European student housing market
Universities in continental Europe are attracting more international students but the supply of purpose-built accommodation is lagging behind.
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PropertyEU ArchiveSLI to start euro lending in summer as institutions target continental growth
Standard Life Investments (SLI) expects to start euro-lending on real estate by the middle of this year, writes FinanceWatch editor Jane Roberts.
