All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 643

  • PropertyEU Archive

    'C&W to advise Eurohypo on Spanish loan portfolio'

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield has received an instruction to advise Eurohypo on a EUR 400 mln loan portfolio in Spain, well-informed sources have told PropertyEU. The German bank owns more than 50% of the portfolio. with other lenders reportedly including Spain's Kutxa bank.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Christie+Co advises Hotasa on sale of Spanish hotel portfolio

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Specialist property agent and adviser Christie + Co has been appointed by Spain's Nueva Rumasa to advise it on the sale of the Hotasa hotel portfolio.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Metro AM appoints Western European manager

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Metro Group Asset Management has announced the appointment of Jean-Christophe Bretxa to the position of Regional Manager West Europe. Bretxa, who will take on this position on July 1, 2011, joins from Redevco, the private retail property company, where he has been managing director in charge of the property business ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Double appointment at JLL Retail Capital Markets teams

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Jones Lang LaSalle has made two key appointments to its European Retail Capital Markets teams in Spain and Sweden, strengthening its leading position in the retail investment market in EMEA. Jose Manuel Llovet joins as head of Retail Capital Markets in Spain from Unibail-Rodamco, where he was most recently director ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    CBRE appoints new managing director Germany

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis said it has appointed Peter Schreppel to the position of Managing Director for Germany. Schreppel (42), who joined CBRE in 2002, succeeds Martin Drummer, who has held the position for over 10 years.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    More distressed assets to hit German market

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Real estate investment volume is set to increase to some EUR 24 bn in Germany this year, according to Timo Tschammler, managing director of DTZ Germany. 'We won't see the massive increase we saw last year, but overall, market sentiment has improved slightly compared to 2010,' he said in an ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Savills redefines lending list criteria as banking rules impact on UK market

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    International real estate advisor Savills has named the UK commercial property market's Top 16 'most active bigger ticket lenders'. These lenders are those who, according to Savills' enquiries, are both actively seeking and have actually achieved total new lending over the last six months of at least £75 mln (EUR ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Lend Lease, LCR to build new district in London Stratford City

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Lend Lease and London & Continental Railways (LCR) have unveiled details of a 371,000 m[sup]2[/sup] development in Stratford City at the MIPIM property trade fair in Cannes. The project, named The International Quarter, will be led by offices and complemented by some retail accommodation, 350 new homes, 1.2 hectares of ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAGAZINE: Ghelamco gears up for Polish building spree

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    At a time when many local Polish players are having difficulties finding financing due to tighter conditions and lack of track record, Belgian developer Ghelamco claims it is at a distinct advantage.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Bullish outlook for European hospitality sector: DLA Piper

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    A survey of top executives has revealed a dramatic rise in confidence in the European hospitality industry in 2011, with 67% of respondents describing their 12-month outlook for the industry as bullish, according to a survey by DLA Piper. This marks a significant increase from 2010, when 27% said they ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    CBRE completes financing for ING REIM deal

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis Group announced on Tuesday that it has raised $800 mln (EUR 574 mln) of new-term loans under its credit agreement to finance the acquisition of the real estate investment management businesses of Netherlands-based ING Group.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Colliers' new UK chief sets out strategy

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Tony Horrell, the new CEO of Colliers International UK, will make beefing up the advisory firm’s London team and boosting its client base his top priorities for the near term.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Partners Group, Duet provide debt for Copenhagen deal

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Private investment manager Partners Group has announced that it has teamed up with Duet Private Equity's European real estate debt platform to provide mezzanine financing for the acquisition of the Magasin du Nord flagship department store property in Copenhagen, Denmark. The financing was provided as part of a transaction to ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Cordea Savills names head of Fund Finance, UK

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Cordea Savills, the international property fund manager, has appointed Alexandra McGhee as head of Fund Finance, UK, with overall responsibility for the financial control and reporting on funds administered from London, Stockholm and Luxembourg. In her new role, McGhee will report to Richard James, chief financial officer for Cordea Savills.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Tours de Levallois project seeks new investors

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    The Tours de Levallois project in the Parisian suburb of Levallois is looking for new investors after the city recovered development rights from Saudi entrepreneur Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    UK tops investment league in Europe: Savills

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Savills has ranked the UK, which accounted for some 42% of total European investment volume in 2010, as the top investment market in Europe, followed by Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands. In terms of top cities, the international real estate adviser rates London, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin and Hamburg as ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Recovery underway in logistics market: King Sturge

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    King Sturge's new European Logistics and Industrial Markets research highlights the recovery is underway across Europe's major logistics and industrial markets. The report provides an assessment of relevant macro economic trends and logistics and supply chain management dynamics, and includes commentary and analysis of 13 country markets namely: Belgium, Bulgaria, ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Soric puts Portuguese luxury resort up for sale

    2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Specialist hotel real estate broker Soric International said it has been appointed to handle the sale of the privately-owned Quinta Splendida on the Portuguese Island of Madeira. The 166-room resort has recently undergone major investment, including the addition of a 1,400-m[sup]2[/sup] luxury Wellness Spa. Hotel group Steigenberger is the preferred ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MIPIM: Union to plough EUR 1.5b into real estate this year

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Union Investment Real Estate is embarking on a EUR 1-1.5 bn investment drive with the aim of expanding its foothold outside its home market.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MIPIM: Foreign investment in Sweden soars by 135%

    2011-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Sweden is firmly back on the agenda for cross-border investors with a 135% rise in foreign investment. International real estate advisor Savills reports an increase of foreign investment from SEK 5.8 bn (EUR 654 mln) in 2009 to SEK 13.6 bn in 2010 and ranks Sweden fourth on the list ...