All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 760
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Aberdeen buys Berlin resi project for EUR 100m
German real estate group Westfälische Grundbesitz und Finanzverwaltung (WGF) has announced the sale of a housing project in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin to fund manager Aberdeen Immobilien KAG for EUR 100 mln.
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Freo, Area in triple digit retail investment in Frankfurt
A joint venture of Luxembourg-based private equity company Freo and US opportunity investor Area Property Partners has acquired the One Goethe Plaza development project on Frankfurt's Goetheplatz. Although the financial details were not disclosed, it is understood that the development cost will total several hundred million euros.
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Rockpoint offloads major Berlin development
US investment manager Rockpoint is divesting Ernst-Reuter-Haus, a major office scheme in Berlin, to local insurance firm R+V Versicherung for an undisclosed amount.
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Ivanhoé Cambridge snaps up Hines project in Paris
Canadian investor Ivanhoé Cambridge has signed a preliminary agreement to buy the Petra development project in the district of Seine Rive - Ile Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside of Paris. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Foreclosures set to rise as euro woes continue: RICS
The global supply of distressed property is set to rise through to the end of the year as economic turmoil in the Eurozone lingers, according to RICS' latest Global Distressed Property Monitor.
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Investors in funds of funds target further cuts in fees
Real estate investors in non-listed funds of funds will seek to apply further downward pressure on fees to minimise overall management costs in the future, according to the INREV Fund of Funds Fees Study 2011.
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Altarea office fund raises EUR 600m
French listed group Altarea Cogedim has announced its first office property investment vehicle, AltaFund, raised EUR 600 mln in total equity commitments in its final closing. The fund was 20% oversubscribed. In March the fund raised EUR 350 mln during an initial close.
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Irish bank gears up to sell EUR 1.4b in property loans - report
State-controlled lender Allied Irish Banks is mulling the sale of up to EUR 1.4 bn of property loans made on homes, offices and shops across Ireland, according to a news report in the Financial Times.
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Middle Eastern investor buys 2 London hotels
Capital Hill Hotels Limited, a Middle Eastern hotels investor, has completed the acquisition of two London hotels for for £192 mln (EUR 224 mln). The vendors of St Martins Lane hotel and Sanderson hotel are Morgans Hotel Group Co and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital.
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HSH Nordbank to triple new lending in 2012
German property financier HSH Nordbank said it plans to boost new lending by close to EUR 3 bn in 2012 following an expected new business volume of EUR 1 bn this year.
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Stam eyes EUR 400m closing for Stam REI IV
French fund manager Stam Europe is seeking to raise EUR 400 mln of equity for its fourth European value-added fund, which is expected to hold its first close in the first quarter of 2012.
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AXA denies reports of EUR 600m Catalan purchase
AXA Real Estate denied reports on Monday that it has been selected as the preferred buyer for a porftolio of commercial assets being sold by the Catalan government.
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Bilfinger Berger unit buys 75% of Dutch-owned Actys
EPM Assetis (EPM), a subsidiary of German listed company Bilfinger Berger, has made a strategic investment in Dutch commercial property manager Actys Holding with the purchase of 75% of Actys' shares.
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LaSalle buys Stockley Park offices at 8.8%
LaSalle Investment Management has completed the purchase of a Stockley Park office block in Uxbridge, Greater London, for £22 mln (EUR 26 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 8.82%. The vendor was Invista Real Estate.
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French office REIT FPF rejects fresh bid
The new offer submitted by Paris Hôtels Roissy Vaugirard (PHRV) for French listed office landlord Foncière Paris France is still 'significantly below the company's intrinsic value', FPF said in a statement. The company will call a general meeting to issue a new recommendation to shareholders, it added.
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French insurer makes first major 'green' property buy
French insurance firm Mutuelle d’Assurances du Corps de Santé Français (MACSF) has agreed to buy the Via Verde office development in the Terrasses district of Nanterre, France, from the development arm of BNP Paribas Real Estate for an undisclosed amount.
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CBRE Investors buys shopping mall in Liège
CBRE Global Investors has bought Galeries Saint Lambert in the Belgian city of Liège from Credit Suisse Asset Management's frozen German open-ended fund, CS Euroreal. Financial details were not disclosed.
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EBS REMI, Corestate launch distressed debt research platform
Swiss private equity firm Corestate Capital is teaming up with the Real Estate Management Institute (REMI) of Germany's EBS University to launch a new research platform on distressed real estate debt aimed at helping corporates to cope with 'the imminent financing freeze'.
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Pramerica, Paris Inn form JV to invest in Paris hotels
Pramerica Real Estate Investors and Paris Inn Group said on Monday that they are joining forces to invest in Paris hotels and have already acquired two first assets for more than EUR 30 mln.
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Assura raises £110m through bond issue
UK primary care property company Assura has raised £110 mln (EUR 128 mln) through the placement of a 10-year senior secured bond at a fixed rate coupon of 4.75%.
