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    Sjælsø sells three retail projects in Sweden for EUR 43 mln

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Copenhagen-listed real estate development group Sjælsø has entered into an agreement with Alecta Pensionsförsäkring to sell three retail projects in Sweden for SEK 427 million (EUR 43 mln). Alecta is one of the largest pension funds in Sweden with more than 1.7 million customers.

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    Deka Immobilien acquires office project in Stockholm from Skanska

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Construction giant Skanska has sold its ongoing office project Bylingen in Stockholm to Deka Immobilien for SEK 576 mln (EUR 58 mln). Deka is contributing the property to its WestInvest ImmoValue property fund. The property is fully leased and comprises about 14,500 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space and studios for media ...

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    La Lucette announces sale of La Colisee to Allianz

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Stanley's French property investment vehicle La Lucette announced that it has signed a preliminary agreement with German insurance group Allianz to sell the Colisée office building in Courbevoie, north-west of Paris. Although the financial details were not disclosed, market experts indicate that the transaction amounts to around EUR 160 ...

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    Alpstar Capital announces new head of real estate

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment advisor, has announced the appointment of Biren Amin as Head of Real Estate, a new position for the company.

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    Cordea Savills boosts institutional business team

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Cordea Savills, the international property fund manager, has announced the appointment of Charles Smith as Associate Director for its institutional business team.

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    CBRE Investors reshuffles European top management

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Global investment manager CB Richard Ellis Investors has announced the appointment of a new three-strong team to lead its Continental European operations. The move, with immediate effect, was sparked by the resignation of CBRE Investors' former president and CEO, Thibault de Valence and François Lex, which decided to pursue new ...

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    CBRE strengthens Corporate Services team

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis has strengthened its Global Corporate Services (GCS) team in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region with the appointment of Senior Directors Paul Copeland and Ralph Holland.

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    Multi restarts construction of New Karolina

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Multi Development Czech Republic has announced the restart of construction of its major inner-city development in Ostrava after a one-year break due to the financial crisis. This follows Multi’s recent announcement of closing the EUR 99 mln funding deal through a syndicated loan from four banks.

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    ING RED puts Dolce Vita Tejo mall on the market

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    ING Real Estate Development is in talks with a number of investors to sell its EUR 300 mln Dolce Vita Tejo shopping centre in Lisbon, Portugal. An ING RED spokesperson confirmed to PropertyEU on Thursday that the shopping centre has been put up for sale, without adding details on the ...

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    MPL offers UK fund to German inverstors

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Managing Partners Limited (MPL) has launched a property fund for German investors: the British Property Opportunities Fund. The international fund manager said on Thursday that the open-ended investment vehicle gives German investors 'the opportunity to invest in one of Europe’s most exciting property markets where deep discounts are available'.

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    Eurasia sells Volna centre for $140m

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Russia's Eurasia Industrial and Investment Group has reached agreement to sell the Volna business centre in Moscow to local insurance group Sogaz. The transaction price amounts to around $140 mln (EUR 103 mln).

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    Topland to sell £200m of smaller assets

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Topland Group is seeking to take advantage of the recovering investment market to sell £200 mln (EUR 239 mln) of smaller assets.

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    Corio boosts earnings in 2009

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Listed retail specialist Corio saw its direct result (from rental income) rise 6.9% in 2009 to EUR 218 mln. The indirect result came to a negative EUR 350.1 mln compared to a negative EUR 443.7 mln in 2008 reflecting further writedowns of the portfolio. In total, the value of the ...

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    Neinver outlet centres boost sales in Europe by 28%

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Neinver, one of Europe's leading retail operators, with 11 outlet centres and more than 1,000 stores, ncreased the turnover of the outlet centres it operates in Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland and Portugal, by 28% in 2009 compared to 2008.

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    Lunkewitz sells Renaissance Haus for EUR 53m

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Frankfurt-based publisher Bernd F. Lunkewitz has sold the Renaissance Haus scheme in Munich to an unnamed institutional investor for around EUR 53 mln. Built in 1902, the historic office building was completely renovated between 2001 and 2003 and currently provides 14,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of leasable area divided across seven floors.

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    Benson Elliot makes first UK acquisition

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Benson Elliot Capital Management, one of Europe's leading private equity real estate firm, has acquired the mixed-used centre CBXII on Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes for £20.6 mln (EUR 23.4 mln). The property was acquired from the CASPAR Fund, managed by Henderson Global Investors. The deal reflects an initial yield ...

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    AXA IM extends redemption freeze on Immoselect fund

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    AXA Investment Managers Deutschland has decided to extend a redemption freeze on its Immoselect open-ended property investment fund for a further nine months. The decision comes after the expiration of a first three-month closing period for the fund.

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    RICS: energy efficiency must be top EU priority

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    RICS has co-signed a letter calling on European policy makers to focus on the security of supply, competitiveness and climate benefits of energy efficiency during the European Summit.

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    London & Regional offloads Moscow property

    2010-02-19T00:00:00Z

    UK investor London & Regional Properties has sold the Ulanskiy office complex in the city centre of Moscow to Russian oil group Lukoil. The property offers 7,200 m[sup]2[/sup] of lettable space, of which 5,800 m[sup]2[/sup] are currently vacant.

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    Average retail rents in UK set to stabilise soon: C&W

    2010-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Average retail property rents declined just over 8% in 2009, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest quarterly update on the UK market. The property adviser notes that although rents declined by a further 1% in the final quarter of 2009, the rate of softening has begun to ease and ...