All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 736
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Youniq to expand into new student housing markets
German student housing developer Youniq is expanding into new student housing markets, with developments in Austria, the Nordic region and Benelux countries on the cards, Rainer Nonnengässer, CEO of Youniq, told PropertyEU at Expo Real.
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Segro: Poland remains a primary focus
Poland remains a key market for Segro following the signing of two large pre-let agreements at end-September. ‘There is continued interest among occupiers in Poland and the country remains very much a primary country focus for Segro,’ Andrew Gulliford, managing director Continental Europe, told PropertyEU at EXPO REAL .
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Peakside mulls new opportunity fund
Peakside, a specialist European real estate private equity firm, plans to launch a new opportunity fund targeting Germany and the surrounding Central and Eastern Europe countries. Peakside partners Boris Schran and Stefan Aumann told PropertyEU at Expo Real that they hoped to raise some EUR 400 mln of equity for ...
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Schroders prepares new resi, logistics funds
International fund manager Schroders Property is working on the launch new property funds, Buddy Roes, head of logistics fund management, told PropertyEU at Expo Real. Roes said that logistics is back on the radar of many institutional investors, given its solid returns and low volatility relative to other property sectors.
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Prime and secondary yield gap narrows: Savills
The average yield gap between prime and secondary office properties has converged by some 18 basis points over the past year and now stands at 89.5 basis points, according to new figures released by real estate adviser Savills.
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SES strengthens position in home markets
SES European Shopping Centers aims to expand further in Austria and Slovenia, CEO Marcus Wild told PropertyEU at Expo Real.
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RREEF clinches EUR 162m deal for Asian pension fund
RREEF Real Estate, the real estate investment management arm of Deutsche Bank's asset management division, said it has acquired a business park in the UK town of Reading for £140.15 mln (EUR 162 mln) on behalf of a leading Asian pension fund. According to well-informed sources, the buyer is Malaysia’s ...
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Deutsche Hypo leads EUR 280m residential financing
German financier Deutsche Hypo has led a consortium that is providing EUR 208 mln in funding for a portfolio of 4,900 residential units in Germany. The contracts between the financing group and four subsidiaries of German residential property company Deutsche Wohnanlage were signed at Expo Real in Munich.
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Deka buys two more Friedrich Carré assets for EUR 53m
German fund manager Deka Immobilien has acquired two further assets at the Friedrich Carré mixed-use complex in Berlin for EUR 53 mln. The assets will be added to Deka’s open-ended fund Deka Immobilien-Europa. The vendor is DBR Friedrichscarrée, a subsidiary of Oslo-based Prime Office Germany.
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Bridge Properties acquires developer of Polish mall
Bridge Properties (CEE) Limited, a privately held UK investment vehicle that forms part of investment group Bridgehouse, has acquired New Europe Property Holdings Limited (NEPH), the developer of the Siódemka regional shopping centre in Elblag, Poland. The takeover sum was not disclosed.
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Veritas acquires office project in Finland
Veritas Pension Insurance has acquired a Sola Business Valley office building in Espoo, Finland from Lujatalo for an undisclosed sum. The 16,600 m[sup]2[/sup] office will be handed over to Veritas upon completion in spring 2013, the two companies said in a statement.
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Prime business rents to recover: Savills
Rents for prime real estate in Europe’s central business districts are set to grow in 2012, according to new research from real estate adviser Savills.
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Opportunity funds ramp up capital raising for distressed debt play
Managers of opportunistic real estate funds have significantly ramped up their capital raising activities this year. New research by New York-based investment manager Clerestory Capital shows opportunistic funds are seeking a total of $76 bn (EUR 57 bn) globally to profit from distressed deals coming onto the market.
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German pre-REITS could consider mergers, says Fair Value CEO
German companies seeking to convert to a real estate investment trust could consider merging with existing REITs if they fail to meet the deadline for full conversion at the end of 2012, according to Frank Schaich, CEO of Fair Value REIT.
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SEB's Potsdamer Platz wins silver certification
Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, part of SEB Asset Management’s German portfolio, has received a major sustainability award at the Expo Real trade fair in Munich.
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International investors spur deal volumes in London
International investors continue to drive investment volumes in the Central London office market with non-UK capital accounting for 56% of the total so far this year, according to the latest quarterly figures from Jones Lang LaSalle. In total, £8.1 bn (EUR 9.4 bn) has been transacted in London in ...
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Deals delayed as investors regroup
If Expo Real is a barometer of sentiment in the European real estate industry, this year the reading was almost indecipherable. As Peter Schreppel, CEO of CBRE Germany, commented during an interview with PropertyEU: ´If you ask five people, you will get five different views.’
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European portfolio sales dominated by retail: Savills
The retail sector accounted for the majority of portfolio sales in Germany, Spain and France during 2011, according to new research from real estate adviser Savills.
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Office refurbishment rates must double: JLL
Landlords in Europe must beef up their annual 1-2% rate of office refurbishments to about 5% very soon to meet carbon reduction targets, Bill Page, head of EMEA offices research at Jones Lang LaSalle, told PropertyEU at Expo Real. Even in the City of London - one of the most ...
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Unibail-Rodamco buys 3rd Barcelona mall for EUR 189m
Unibail-Rodamco has acquired Splau shopping centre in Barcelona for EUR 189 mln. Europe's largest listed property company now owns three large shopping centres in the Spanish city.
