All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 782
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C&W markets most of EUR 256m Polish assets
Property adviser Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed by a Polish fund to advise on the sale of 10 of the 12 assets it holds in a EUR 256 mln portfolio. ARKA BZ WBK Property Market fund has decided the eight office assets, a shopping centre and a logistics facility ...
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CEE volumes climb in Q4 as investors hunt for prime
Foreign investors widening their search for prime properties helped push the 2011 transaction volume for Central and Eastern Europe to more than EUR 11 bn - double that of the previous year, according to CRBE. PropertyEU's analysis of EUR 20 mln-plus deals during the fourth quarter tracked more than EUR ...
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AEW appoints property manager for Euroffice assets
Investment manager AEW Europe has appointed HIH Property Management to manage German assets owned by its Euroffice fund.
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SEB AM launches Asian real estate fund duo
SEB Asset Management has announced the launch of two new Asian real estate funds, each targeting a size of EUR 600 mln.
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Dev Secs appoints contractor for London scheme
London-listed Development Securities has announced the appointment of Wates as contractor at its 275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2) prime office development in Hammersmith Grove, West London. Work on site will commence immediately on the first phase of the development comprising 110,000 sq ft of prime office space as well as ...
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Higher gearing makes sense for listed retail specialists, EPRA hears
It is acceptable for listed shopping centre specialists to have a slightly higher gearing than their peers who invest in other real estate segments, according to Matthias Storm, head of real estate at Kempen Capital Management.
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Norwegian pension giant expands footprint on Regent Street
Germany's IVG Immobilien has disposed of a prime mixed-use scheme on London's Regent Street for £50 mln (EUR 60 mln) less than 18 months after having acquired it for £40 mln.
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Floodgates open for loanbook sales
Europe's banking sector is pressing ahead with plans to trim its exposure to real estate debt in the wake of stricter capital requirements and the ongoing sovereign debt crisis.
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New EUR 120m debt fund targets high-end London residential
Luxembourg-based investment firm Aeriance has launched a £100 mln (EUR 120 mln) closed-ended specialist debt fund to provide bridging loans for residential property transactions in London. Aeriance said that the fund, OREL, was created to capitalise on the dislocation in short-term real estate lending in the UK.
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European investment volumes rise 7% between 2010 and 2011
The volume of commercial property investments traded in the main Western European markets rose by 7% between 2010 and 2011, according to a report by international adviser BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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Blackstone tops 2011 investor list
US private equity giant Blackstone leads PropertyEU's ranking of the top 100 real estate investors by volume in Europe in 2011. The provisional ranking - based on the transaction list from PropertyEU Research - records 10 investments totalling EUR 2.6 bn carried out by Blackstone in Europe on behalf of ...
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European office take-up falls in Q4 2011: BNP Paribas RE
Take-up of office space in the main office markets in Western Europe dropped slightly in Q4 2011 on a rolling year basis compared to Q3 2011, according to the latest research by BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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Aberdeen completes EUR 330m of transactions in 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management carried out EUR 330 mln of property transactions on behalf of its funds and discretionary mandates in 2011.
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Catella's new EUR 250m Nordic fund starts investing
Catella Real Estate has announced that its latest German institutional fund aimed at the Nordics has acquired office buildings in Helsinki and Stockholm. The fund, Catella Scandia Chances, is targeting a maximum equity size of EUR 250 mln and aims to invest in Norway, Sweden and Finland. It can also ...
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Worst year yet looms ahead, Emerging Trends warns
2012 will be the toughest year yet for Europe’s real estate market as it continues to grapple with the economic and political uncertainties spawned by the euro crisis and the 'new normal' following the fallout from the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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Discounts to NAV set to widen for listed European property stocks
The European listed property sector is expected to continue to trade at a 'wide discount' to Net Asset Value this year after having shed as much as 10% over 2011.
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Realogis opens office in Hamburg
Realogis, the German industrial and logistics property adviser, is opening an office in Hamburg to increase its presence in northern Germany.
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Istanbul leads Emerging Trends ranking for 2012
Over half of the cities surveyed in the annual Emerging Trends report on European real estate recorded a lower investment score than last year, including major markets such as London, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Madrid and Rome. The top-ranked cities in the survey tend to be either in western or northern Europe, ...
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PropertyEU Magazine January/February 2012
The January/February edition of PropertyEU Magazine examines the crumbling wall of debt. Continental European banks are beginning to offload large property loan portfolios in response to the eurozone debt crisis. Up to now, discounts have averaged 40%.
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Invesco buys Manchester scheme for EUR 50m
Real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate has agreed to buy 1 New York Street, a BREEAM Excellent-rated office property in central Manchester, from local office property firm Bruntwood for £42 mln (EUR 50 mln). The asset is earmarked for the £150 mln Invesco Real Estate - UK III Fund.
