All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 781
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Blackstone raises EUR 4.6b for new property fund
Private equity giant Blackstone has raised more than $6bn (EUR 4.6 bn) for its latest global fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII, the successor fund to its highly successful fund BREP VI, a source close to the company told PropertyEU.
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Cityhold names country experts to advisory board
Specialist investment company Cityhold has appointed experts on the UK, French and German markets to its advisory board. The appointees are Charles Frederick Clark, Alec Emmott and Baerbel Schomberg.
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Appeal court backs Coeur Défense 'safeguard' plan
The Versailles Court of Appeal has put an end to a legal battle between borrowers and bondholders of Coeur Défense with a ruling that restores protection to the owners of the flagship office tower at La Défense.
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ING appoints new real estate finance director
ING Real Estate Finance (ING REF) announces the appointment of Jan-Evert Post to the ING Real Estate Finance Management Team. In this role, Post will be responsible for the ING REF businesses in Germany, Central & Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia.
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Skanska Poland appoints new leasing and asset director
Arkadiusz Rudzki has been appointed the new leasing and asset director at Skanska Proeprty Poland. Rudzki, who recently joined Skanska, has 12 years of experience in the real estate sector. Prior to joining Skanska, he worked among others for Bank Zachodni, where he was responsible for increasing efficiency of a ...
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Internos to manage Kaupthing's French assets
Internos Real Investors has been appointed by Icelandic bank Kaupthing as investment manager of its EUR 90 mln French property portfolio.
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CBRE names associated director for Russian office
Global property adviser CBRE has appointed Dmitriy Klapsha as associate director in the office agency team in Russia. Klapsha will be responsible for further development and growth of the projects portfolio as well as increase of transaction volumes for the office agency business.
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BNP Paribas REIM purchases Rennes office scheme
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management has announced the acquisition of the Armorique office building in Rennes, Brittany from French privately-held property company Proudreed. The transaction volume amounts to EUR 20.5 mln
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Union Investment eyes separate mandate business
Union Investment, manager of three large German open-ended real estate funds for retail investors, is chasing more single-investor mandates from institutional investors in 2012. In the last six months, the fund manager received binding capital commitments of EUR 900 mln for three new spezialfonds, which are exclusively for institutional investors. ...
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Resolution buys Edinburgh's Ocean Terminal mall
Resolution Property has acquired Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre on Edinburgh's waterfront from Forth Ports. No financial details were disclosed but the investment volume is believed to be in the vicinity of £90 mln (EUR 107.4 mln) which would represent a yield in excess of 7.5%.
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Jon Zehner joins LaSalle as global head of capital markets
LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Jon Zehner to the newly created role of Head of Global Capital Markets, starting in March. In his new role, Zehner will be responsible for leading LaSalle’s global activities relating to capital raising, new product development, merchant banking, and large scale, cross-border strategic ...
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CEE investment doubles year-on-year: CBRE
Commercial property investment volumes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached more than EUR 11.2 bn by end-December 2011 - twice the volume seen in 2010, according to the latest data from CBRE.
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Marc Pilgrim joins Savills retail team in Dusseldorf
International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Marc Pilgrim to its retail team in Düsseldorf as a senior consultant. Pilgrim joins the firm from BNP Paribas Real Estate where he was a consultant in the retail services team. Prior to this he worked for Brockhoff & Partner in Essen ...
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Trump eyes new hotels outside US - report
American business tycoon Donald Trump plans to add hotels in large cities outside the US, including London to his holdings, according to newswire Bloomberg. Trump said he was working on at least 10 deals and that he was looking primarily in major cities.
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Nordics on the rise as UK & France fall out of favour
The Nordics and Germany top the list of preferred locations for non-listed real estate investors keen to reduce their risk in the face of turbulent economic conditions, according to INREV's Investment Intentions Survey 2012.
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Foster named UK MD at PointPark Properties
PointPark Properties (P3) has appointed Mike Forster as UK managing director. A former director of Burford Group and Valad Property Group, Forster has over 25 years experience in the Industrial development and Investment market. This has encompassed creating some of the UK's largest distribution parks, such as Western Approach ...
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Nordic property investment slips to EUR 19.6b in 2011
Direct real estate investment in the four main markets in the region - Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, generated total volumes of EUR 19.6 bn last year, according to figures provided to PropertyEU by real estate advisor Catella.
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Retail investment hit EUR 37b in 2011: CBRE
Capital flows into European retail property continue to follow economic performance, with Germany and those markets positioned outside of the eurozone clear favourites with investors, according to the latest data from global real estate adviser CBRE.
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Uncertain economic outlook will depress investment volumes in 2012: DTZ
European real estate investment is set to dip slightly in 2012 due to ongoing uncertainty in the global financial markets, according to a new research report issued by DTZ.
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EPISO, Helios invest in EUR 250m German logistics project
Opportunistic fund European Property Investors Special Opportunities (EPISO) has teamed up with Helios Europe to invest in and develop three logistic parks in Germany with a projected end value of EUR 250 mln.
