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    Nannette books loss in H1

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Nanette Real Estate Group, the Central & Eastern European focused residential real estate developer, reported a pre-tax loss of EUR 5.6 mln in the first half of 2009 compared to a profit of EUR 4.4 mln in the year-earlier period. Turnover plunged to EUR 2 mln from EUR 10.6 mln ...

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    Santander provides £55m financing to London & Stamford

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Santander Corporate Banking has provided refinancing of £55.3 mln (EUR 63.4 mln) to London & Stamford Property for its City office building at One Fleet Place, London EC4.

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    Conwert appointed asset manager for German fund

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Alt+kelber, part of Vienna-listed residential property company Conwert, is taking on the asset management for a new closed-end property fund established by DWS, Germany's largest fund company. The planned fund volume of DWS ACCESS Wohnen is EUR 120 mln.

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    Court backs Brixton takeover scheme

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    The Board of Brixton announced on Monday that a London court has approved the share exchange scheme whereby the UK industrial real estate investment trust is to be taken over by its rival Segro.

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    Profile: Ian Coull of Segro

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    When Ian Coull moved from Sainsbury's to become CEO of Slough Estates (now Segro) in 2003 he was embraced as a the person who could shake up the company. After a few years his critics had become more vocal about the perceived lack of progress in transforming the company’s fortunes. ...

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    Eurohypo, RBS sign debt facility with Threadneedle

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Eurohypo, Europe's largest commercial real estate bank, has acted as agent and co-underwriter, on a 50/50 basis with Royal Bank of Scotland, to provide Threadneedle Strategic Property Fund IV - the latest open-ended property fund to be launched by Threadneedle - with a £130 mln (EUR 150 mln) debt facility.

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    UK entrepreneur sets up UK investment venture

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Martin Barber, the co-founder and former chief executive of Capital & Regional, is to return with a business aiming to buy UK commercial property, Financial Times reported on Monday.

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    Epra pushes for transparency

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Cross-border comparability of investment metrics such as net asset value (NAV) is becoming increasingly important. Epra's Best Practice Recommendations aim to raise the bar, writes Epra's Fraser Hughes, Mike Speelman and Gareth Lewis.

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    Aberdeen sees improved performance outlook for Benelux

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    The performance outlook for the Benelux property markets is improving, according to the latest report from Aberdeen Property Investors. Occupier markets may have weakened, but market re-pricing has reduced the scope for further outward yield shifts and rental growth prospects in the medium to longer term are improving, according to ...

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    C&W acquires Japanese asset manager

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield has acquired Pacific Investment Corporation, the private fund asset management subsidiary of Japanese real estate fund giant Pacific Holdings Group. The firm will operate in future as Cushman & Wakefield Asset Management KK.

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    NAI apollo: Frankfurt market is stabilising

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    The investment market in Frankfurt has reached a level of attractiveness that has not been seen for the last eight years, according to the latest office market report of NAI apollo for the first half of 2009.

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    Segro finalises Brixton takeover

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    London and Paris-listed Segro has become the leading industrial property REIT in Europe following the completion of the takeover of Brixton on Tuesday. The combined group has EUR 6.4 bn of property under management.

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    New development falls sharply in the Netherlands

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    The volume of new office developments in the Netherlands fell 30% in 2008 compared to 2007 while the number of building permits for new offices plunged by almost half. These are the key findings of the annual survey of the Dutch developers association Neprom in conjunction with PropertyNL.

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    Prime Property Management set to expand its German portfolio

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Prime Strategic Germany has changed its name to Prime Property Management and intends to expand in the following months. The company, which was founded in October 2007, specialises in asset management of commercial properties on behalf of national and international investors.

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    Max to take over Industrious Group as planned

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    UK real estate firm Max Property has received confirmation from the receivers of failed Industrious Group that it may complete the £232 mln (EUR 265 mln) acquisition as planned by 7 October.

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    Westfield books loss in H1 after more writedowns

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Westfield Group, the world's largest owner of shopping centres, reported a first-half net loss of A$708 mln (EUR 411 mln) reflecting a A$2.9 bn writedown on the value of its property portfolio.

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    Plaza Centers books loss in H1

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Plaza Centers, the emerging markets property developer, reported a net loss of EUR 28.4 mln in the first half of this year mainly reflecting fair value changes of issued bonds. In the year-earlier period, the Amsterdam-listed company booked a profit of EUR 44.5 mln.

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    London hotel occupancy exceeds 2008 levels

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    London hotel occupancy figures for July 2009 exceeded levels achieved in the same month last year, according to the latest HotStats survey by industry experts, TRI Hospitality Consulting.

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    Global CEO LaSalle IM moves to Asia

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    LaSalle Investment Management announced on Wednesday that its CEO Jeff Jacobson will relocate to LaSalle's Asia headquarters in Singapore effective 1 January 2010.