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    Allianz buys remaining stake in Hamburg’s Europa Passage

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    German investor Allianz Real Estate has purchased a 45% stake in the EUR 430 mln Europa Passage shopping centre in Hamburg from HSH Nordbank.

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    Bank Austria offloads Götzis business park

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Bank Austria Real Invest has announced the sale of the Vorarlberg business park in Götzis, Austria to life sciences group Prisma.

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    Hammerson picked for Croydon development

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) and IBRC Assurance Company (IBRCAC) have signed an exclusive agreement with UK REIT Hammerson as the preferred partner for the management and redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, UK.

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    Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to re-open Nordic office

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    German property lender Deutsche Pfandbriefbank expects to be able to re-open its Stockholm office this summer. Anders Tagt, head of the bank's Nordic business, said he hoped to receive the licence from the Swedish authorities shortly.

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    GRESB to join forces with GRI on sustainability

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Thirty of the world’s largest pension asset managers, the major real estate industry associations and a large group of stakeholders have put their weight behind the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), which this week released its third annual sustainability survey.

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    PropertyEU Magazine April 2012

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The April edition of PropertyEU Magazine explores how e-commerce is radically transforming the retail property sector, forcing landlords and tenants to rethink their strategies and develop multi-channel sales routes. Our Cover Story looks at the latest e-tailing trends and which players are at the forefront of the internet revolution.

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    Terrace Hill secures forward funding for EUR 42m supermarket

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    AIM-listed property developer-investor Terrace Hill has completed a forward funding transaction of a £35 mln (EUR 42 mln) supermarket in the UK. The acquisition and development has been forward funded by Osprey Supermarket Income and Growth 1 LP, a private investor fund arranged by Osprey Equity Partners.

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    Aberdeen adds to Benelux marketing team

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Asset Management has recruited Marloes Martis to further strengthen its marketing and business activities in the Benelux region.

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    Hodes Weill adds to European team

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Global real estate advisory boutique Hodes Weill & Associates has appointed Matilde Attolico as a principal in its London office. Attolico, who joins in June, will be responsible for coverage of institutional investors in the UK, Scandinavia and the Middle East.

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    Peakside to buy AIB's Polish property fund business

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    European real estate private equity firm Peakside Capital has entered into agreements to acquire Allied Irish Bank's Polish property fund management subsidiary and its interests in two Polonia Property Funds.

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    NAI apollo hires new head of research

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    German property adviser NAI apollo group has recruited Konrad Kanzler to head its research division. A doctor of economic geography, Kanzler has been responsible for the research division of NAI apollo residential advisory since November 2010. He will now lead the entire real estate research activities throughout the NAI ...

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    C&W appoints new property and asset management boss

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Aneta Rogowicz-Ga³a has been appointed head of Property & Asset Management Department at Cushman & Wakefield Poland. She will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the property and asset management department.

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    CBRE Realty Trust buys UK distribution centre

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, through its UK joint venture with the Goodman Group, has acquired a 146,491 sq ft (14,000 m2) Class A distribution centre in Rugby, UK. Financial details were not disclosed.

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    CEE volumes hit by lack of financing and product

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Real estate volumes for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have started to decline from the high of EUR 11.2 bn in 2011 due to a lack of bank financing and product availability, according to Jos Tromp, head of CEE research and consulting at CBRE.

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    Cross-border opportunities in Nordics include resi and municipal properties

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Cross-border real estate investors active in the Nordics tend to favour shopping centres, but other segments offer attractive returns as well, according to panellists at PropertyEU's Nordic Investment Briefing held at CBRE´s office in London last week.

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    Ikea draws Debenhams to Moscow

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Ikea Shopping Centres Russia has lined up UK department store Debenhams for its Mega Belaya Dacha in Moscow. The opening, which is scheduled for September 2012, will mark Debenham's debut in Russia. The announcement follows hard on the heels of a deal with Sweden's H&M to open five further stores ...

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    Funding gap spawns spate of debt funds

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    A growing number of investment managers is moving into the real estate debt market as they seek to benefit from attractive lending margins and fill the gap left by retreating banks. Following in the footsteps of the likes of AXA, Allianz, Metlife and M&G, Henderson Global Investors said it is ...

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    European listed sector shows signs of rebound

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Europe's listed property sector picked up momentum in March, returning 4.54% on average - the third month in a row in positive territory. After sharp losses in 2011, the industry recovered some ground, showing 8% growth in total in the first quarter of the year, data provided by Amsterdam-based Global ...

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    MOOD Stockholm draws 90,000 visitors to opening weekend

    2012-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Swedish pension fund AMF has announced that its retail scheme MOOD Stockholm attracted 90,000 visitors during its opening weekend in late March.

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    Nordics to retain economic shine in 2012-13

    2012-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Nordic markets feature high on the radars of property investors thanks to their relatively strong economic performance and liquidity.