All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 708
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CPI takes 50% stake in Prague's flagship Copa Centrum project
Czech Property Investments (CPI), a Prague-based company owned by financier Radovan Vitek, has purchased a 50% stake in the Copa Centrum Narodni in a landmark transaction for the Czech property market.
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CPI completes EUR 73m purchase in Slovakia
Czech Property Investments (CPI), a Prague-based company owned by financier Radovan Vitek, has completed the purchase of a logistics park in the Slovakian town of Lozorno, near Bratislava, from Aire GmbH & Co (formerly AIG International Real Estate). The transaction, totalling EUR 73 mln, is the largest investment deal in ...
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BAM, Amber to develop Federal Ministry's HQ in Berlin
A consortium led by the German arms of Dutch development group BAM and UK contractor Amber has won the EUR 115 mln contract to develop the new Berlin headquarters for the Federal Ministry for Education and Research.
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Funding dynamics shift as UK investors gain confidence: Lloyds Bank
Investors in the UK appear more prepared to accept alternative sources of financing, according to the latest Commercial Property Confidence Monitor released on Friday by Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets together with the Investment Property Forum.
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Taco de Groot named CEO at Vastned Retail
Dutch property fund VastNed Retail has appointed Taco de Groot as new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1.
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Berggruen acquires Berlin portfolio for EUR 130m
Berlin-based IMW Immobilien has signed a contract to sell a portfolio of 24 properties to Nicolas Berggruen, the billionaire owner of the bulk of Karstadt chain of department stores in Germany, for about EUR 130 mln. The sales agreement between IMW and Nicolas Berggruen Berlin Holdings involves all of the ...
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Metrovacesa finalises EUR 2.5b refinancing with banks
Spanish listed real estate company Metrovacesa said it has finalised debt refinancing agreements totalling EUR 2.5 bn following a EUR 1.4 bn capital increase last week.
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Land Secs acquires leisure complex for EUR 23m
UK REIT Land Securities has bought a leisure and restaurant complex in the English spa town of Bath in an off-market transaction for £20 mln (EUR 23 mln). The vendor of the 8,300 m[sup]2[/sup] Kingsmead complex is real estate investment company Aprirose.
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Canary Wharf prelets half of 25 Churchill Place tower
Canary Wharf Group has signed a prelet agreement for half of its 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) tower development at 25 Churchill Place in London's Canary Wharf office estate. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is to occupy 23,000 m[sup]2[/sup] over the promenade, ground and the first nine office floors in ...
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Picton recruits 5-strong ING UK REIT team
UK-based real estate group Picton is recruiting five employees from ING Real Estate Investment Management in the UK. The five are all members of the team of London-listed ING UK Real Estate Income Trust, which is transforming itself into a self-managed company called Picton Property Income Limited.
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AREOF to buy two shopping parks in Romania
Argo Real Estate Opportunities Fund (AREOF) plans to acquire two Era shopping parks in the Romanian cities of Oradea and Iasi. The closed-ended investment company said the properties will be purchased from funds managed by Argo Capital Management Cyprus, an associate of AREOF's investment manager.
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CBRE Investors buys retail asset in Oslo
Global real estate investment manager CBRE Investors has acquired a retail asset in the centre of Oslo on behalf of its Pan-European Core Fund (PEC). The financial details were not disclosed.
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Kronberg JV makes first purchase in Berlin
Residenz Berolina, a joint venture of Kronberg International and the Medical Association of Styria, has announced the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 32 properties in Berlin. The vendor is an unnamed Danish family holding company. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Development completions in CEE at record low: CBRE
The office stock in Central & Eastern Europe grew modestly during the first half of 2011, but development completions remained at the lowest level on record, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
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CBRE strengthens crossborder retail teams
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has strengthened its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia retail teams with several senior appointments. In Sweden, Magnus Hammar has been appointed to the role of head of Retail and Logistics Advisory and will be based in Stockholm. His experience primarily includes asset management ...
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Signa picks Hyatt to operate Vienna hotel project
Austrian private investor Signa Group has signed a management agreement with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts for a planned five-star luxury hotel in Vienna's city centre.
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Retail takes 37% share of Europe's investment market in H1
Retail property investment activity is increasingly following Europe's stronger and faster growing economies such as the Nordics, Germany, Poland, and Russia, according to the latest data from global real estate adviser CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
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Aareal reports EUR 3.2b of new business in H1
German property bank Aareal reported that its new business lending rose 10% year-on-year to EUR 3.2 bn during the first half of 2011. According to the bank, newly acquired business more than doubled year-on-year, whilst the share of loan renewals declined significantly.
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Experts see CMBS returning in 2012: Hatfield Philips
The moribund commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) market is expected to revive within the next two years, according to a new report issued on Tuesday by special services Hatfield Philips.
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APF International buys Dutch retail portfolio
APF International has acquired a diversified portfolio of retail properties on behalf of its Vastgoed CV APF XI fund. The vendor is Green Real Estate.
