All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 723
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Sweden's AMF appoints new board member
AMF Fastigheter, the property investment and development investment arm of one of Sweden’s biggest pension funds AMF, has elected Gustaf Hermelin to its board.
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Union buys Crowne Plaza project in Amsterdam
Hamburg-based German open-ended fund Union Investment has acquired the Crowne Plaza hotel development in south Amsterdam. The property was acquired for Union Investment's UniImmo: Deutschland fund. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Gazeley buys plot of land for Hamburg development
Global logistics property developer Gazeley has acquired a large plot of land in the south of Hamburg for the development of up to 70,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of logistics space. Construction work is expected to start once the anchor tenant is secured, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Westfield Stratford City opens its doors in London
Australia's Westfield Group has launched its most ambitious project to date in East London, the £1.8 bn (EUR 2.1 bn) Westfield Stratford City retail project.
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Kungsleden sells to the City of Stockholm
Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden is selling two commercial properties for a total price of SEK 279 mln (EUR 31 mln), reflecting a yield of 6.4%. The buyer is St Erik Markutveckling, a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Stockholm.
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Laura Thompson joins C&W's UK occupier management team
Real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield has appointed, Laura Thomson, as a partner and head of corporate occupier management for the UK within its Corporate Occupier & Investor Services team (CIS).
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Savills strengthens team in France
International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Pierre Olivier Defour and Stéphanie Gauchot-Bardet to join its office agency team in Paris. Both have joined the West Ile de France team headed by Serge Vayer.
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Starwood offloads Paris' Hotel Montparnasse
Starwood Group has sold the Concorde Montparnasse hotel in Paris for around EUR 87 mln. The buyer is Didier Ferré, the founder and director of the Ferré Hôtels Group.
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Atenor to build new 13,000 m[sup]2[/sup] scheme in Luxembourg
Belgian listed developer Atenor Group has announced the acquisition of HF Immobilier, the owner of a site on the former Brewery Henri Funck area at Rue de Neudorf in Luxembourg City.
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BarCap close to selling £1bn of student homes - report
Barclays Capital is in advanced negotiations with Dutch pension fund PGGM to sell its majority stake in University Partnerships Programme, the UK's largest developer of university campuses, according to a news report in the Financial Times. The deal is expected to fetch close to £1bn (EUR 1.15 bn), representing ...
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Skanska to sell Stockholm office for EUR 120m
Skanska's Commercial Development Nordic unit is selling the Hagaporten 3 office property in Solna, Stockholm to Norrporten for about SEK 1.1 bn (EUR 120 mln). The deal is scheduled for closing in the fourth quarter.
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LVAM sells London mixed-use asset for EUR 26m
LV= Asset Management, the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has sold 8/9 Long Acre, London, to a private investor for a price in excess of £22.5 mln (EUR 26 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 4.5%.
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ECE's EUR 300m Thier-Galerie opens its doors
ECE's Thier-Galerie shopping centre in Dortmund, Germany, is opening its doors on Thursday after two years of construction work.
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London office take-up rises by 72% in August: CBRE
Central London office leasing activity bounced back sharply in August with nearly 1 million sq ft (92,000 m2) of take-up across all markets, according to research released by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) on Wednesday.
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Heitman adds to European acquisition team
Chicago-based investment manager Heitman announced on Wednesday that Jerome Fouille has joined the firm as a senior vice president within the acquisitions team. Fouille, a French native, will be based in the firm's London office. He will report to Rob Reiskin, managing director and co-head of Heitman's European operations.
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New Vastned Retail chief aims to lift share of high street assets
Taco de Groot, the new CEO of Dutch listed retail property company Vastned Retail aims to boost the share of its high street properties to 65% from the current level of 48%. De Groot made the announcement at the presentation of his strategic vision for Vastned Retail.
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Austerity measures polarise property investment market: DTZ
The introduction of austerity measures in Europe's crisis-hit countries is polarising the investment market, driving returns to around 25% higher in the least exposed markets such as the Nordics and CEE, according to new research released on Wednesday by global real estate services firm DTZ.
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BNP wins mandates in Germany, France
BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management has won a property management mandate from Credit Suisse for two new buildings in Berlin.
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UBS to launch EUR 1b European core fund
UBS Global Asset Management is about to announce the launch of a EUR 1 bn special real estate fund targeting core properties across Europe, an UBS spokesperson confirmed to PropertyEU on Thursday. The vehicle, called UBS (D) European Mega Core Property Fund, has already made its first investment with the ...
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Mayland secures EUR 137m loan for Wzgorze mall project
Mayland Real Estate has been granted a EUR 137 mln senior loan to finance the redevelopment and extension of the Wzgórze shopping centre in Gdynia, Poland.
