All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 38
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E-Capital, Caisse des Depots buy 3500 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail
E-Capital and Caisse des Depots' H2 unit have acquired the Hippodrome shopping centre in Reims, northern France from the National Public Establishment for Commercial and Artisan Area Development and Restructuring (EPARECA), Caisse d'Epargne Champagne-Ardennes and SEM Reims development.
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Great Portland to pay EUR 43 mln to become REIT
UK-based Great Portland Estates (GPE) will pay EUR 43.2 mln to convert to one of the first real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the UK. GPE estimates that the switch would eliminate tax liabilities of almost EUR 193.4 mln. The group also announced on Wednesday that the valuation of its ...
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Immofinanz sells EUR 750 mln in convertible bonds
Immofinanz Immobilien has announced the EUR 750 mln sale of convertible bonds. The placement was offered solely to institutional investors and involved 49.4 million shares at a conversion price of EUR 15.18, reflecting a 32% premium over the EUR 11.5 reference share price.
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Aberdeen buys in Finland, enters Germany
Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired a commercial portfolio in Finland valued at EUR 280 mln from the Finnish insurance and pension group Ilmarinen. The purchase includes 47 properties spread across the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Vaasa.
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BGI launches new real estate trackers
Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), has listed five new iShares ETF Trackers on Euronext in Amsterdam. Three of the trackers will follow the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Property Yield index, US Property Yield index and Global Property Yield index.
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Endesa bidding war moves closer to resolution
Spanish courts have removed the final legal obstacles to the presentation of takeover bids for Endesa. Madrid judges lifted an injunction against the gas supplier Gas Natural on Wednesday, six days after the Supreme Court also removed the injunction, therefore unblocking Gas Natural's EUR 21 bn cash-and-share offer to Endesa ...
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Redevco buys retail site in Bratislava
The Slovakian subsidiary of Redevco Central Europe has purchased almost 30,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of land in Bratislava for a retail development. The plot was sold for an undisclosed sum by the Slovakian subsidiary of Generali Immobilien on 1 January.
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ING RE to develop retail centre in Le Havre
ING Real Estate Development has signed an agreement to purchase 60,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of land in Docks Vauban in the harbour area of the French city of Le Havre for the development of a new retail and leisure centre. UNESCO added the famous port city to its world heritage list in ...
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Large investments in UK property market
Several real estate groups have announced investments in new real estate projects in UK in recent days. The retail sector leads the charge with a EUR 130 mln buy of four retail parks across the country by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), and Thornfield Properties has been appointed for ...
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Jeronimo Martins may rush store openings in Poland, Portugal
Portugal's second biggest retailer Jeronimo Martins is planning to open 90 new stores in Portugal and between 300 and 360 in Poland from 2007 to 2009, newspaper Diario de Noticias reported citing an official source of the company.
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PRUPIM acquires Scottish mall for EUR 122 mln
Real estate investment manager PRUPIM has purchased the Wellgate Shopping Centre in the Scottish city of Dundee from HBG UK's property development unit through its M&G property fund for EUR 122 mln. HBG acquired the shopping mall in June 2003 and invested in a revamp scheme which included the creation ...
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Monteverde buys Mola for EUR 143.5 mln
Construction group Monteverde has announced the purchase of the Spanish property company Mola for EUR 143.5 mln. Spanish Mola's portfolio includes two office buildings in Madrid and a mixed-use property that is also located in the Spanish capital. Monteverde is specialised in the luxury property sector. In September 2006, it ...
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Pramerica buys Eastern Europe portfolio for EUR 198 mln
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has acquired an office portfolio in Prague and Warsaw from BA-CA Real Invest for EUR 198 mln. The portfolio, purchased through an auction organised by the real estate advisor CB Richard Ellis, was previously owned by the closed-ended fund Immobilieninvestments.
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CAM sells 2.44% of Metrovacesa for EUR 308 mln
Savings bank Cajas de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) has sold a 2.44% stake in Metrovacesa for EUR 307.8 mln. The Spanish lender declined to reveal the profit it made through the share sale of a company that more than doubled its value last year. The shares were sold at EUR ...
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AXA REIM purchases 3 buildings in France
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM) has purchased three logistics buildings in France through its Spanish unit Ahorro Familiar for EUR 46.2 mln. The properties are located in north-eastern France and have been acquired through a sale-and-lease-back agreement with the transportation group Transalliance, news agency Europa Press reported.
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Vornado submits $38 bn counter-bid for Equity Office
The prospect of the largest bidding war in the history of the real estate has moved one step closer after a group led by Vornado Realty Trust, the second largest real estate investment trust in the US, submitted a $38 bn (EUR 26 bn) counter-bid for peer Equity Office Properties, ...
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Amec to develop EUR 455 mln project in Swindon
London-based Amec Developments has been appointed to develop a EUR 455 mln renewal project in Swindon in the south-east of England. The mixed-use site in Swindow Town Centre includes 55,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space, 25,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail space, a 13,000 m[sup]2[/sup] hotel and 450 residential units. Construction is scheduled ...
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Acciona may form an alliance with Ballester
Acciona Inmobiliaria, the real estate unit of Spain's fourth-biggest builder Acciona, may form an alliance with Ballester to create one of Spain's ten largest real estate companies and list it on the stock exchange, Spanish newspaper El Economista said citing a source from the sector.
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Hotel sector restructuring to benefit property investors
The European hotel sector has seen strong investment activity in 2006, with a number of corporate initiatives coming from the sector leaders, the real estate investment bank Eurohypo said in a new report. The lender estimates the global transaction volume in 2006 will amount to EUR 60 bn, after EUR ...
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Big Yellow REIT conversion is 'not guaranteed'
UK-based Big Yellow Group said that a disagreement with UK tax officials may derail its plan to convert to a REIT. The officials object to the change in tax treatment of the company's rental income. Big Yellow will hold further talks with the tax authorities and aims to proceed with ...
