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CPPIB swoops on eight shopping centres
GLOBAL 鈥� The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has spent C$230.5m (鈧�167m) to acquire interests in eight shopping centres in Canada.
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West Midlands boosts exposure to UK retail with three deals
UK 鈥� The West Midlands Pension Fund has bolstered its retail exposure in the UK by adding a shopping centre, warehouse park and supermarket to its direct portfolio.
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Invesco fund shows German appetite for UK property remains strong
EUROPE 鈥� Invesco Real Estate has raised 鈧�75m from four German institutional investors, enabling it to make a first closing for its latest UK real estate fund.
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German Spezialfond looks to invest in Belgium, France
GERMANY 鈥� HypoVereinsbank's real estate investment subsidy iii-Investment has launched a new Spezialfond, aiming to raise 鈧�400m worth of capital.
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MGPA's opportunity fund targets 鈧�200m of German retail
GERMANY 鈥� MGPA's European opportunistic real estate fund has acquired 140 ALDI S脺D stores in Germany as it seeks to deploy close to 鈧�200m of capital in the country's retail sector over the next six months.
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CPPIB, Future Fund recapitalise Australian shopping centre fund
GLOBAL 鈥� Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia's Future Fund have helped recapitalise a flagship Australia shopping centre fund by agreeing to invest A$750m (鈧�524m) between them.
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Nebraska puts $63m into core commingled funds
GLOBAL 鈥� The Nebraska Investment Council (NIC) has approved $63m (鈧�49.6m) worth of real estate commitments into core open-ended commingled funds.
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Rockspring completes first continental deal for Korea's NPS
GLOBAL 鈥� The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea, the fifth-largest pension fund in the world, has acquired a 51% stake in the O'Parinor Shopping Centre in Paris for 鈧�223m.
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Pension schemes shifting toward city centres, says Cushman & Wakefield
EUROPE 鈥� European pension schemes are diverting their retail exposure away from shopping centres toward city-centre high streets in search of higher yields generated by active management.
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AFIAA shuns London for Scottish investment
UK 鈥� AFIAA, the global property investor owned by 18 Swiss pension funds, has made its second acquisition in the UK, having bought a new mixed-use development in Edinburgh.
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Union Investment sells prime UK office building after 12 months
UK 鈥� Union Investment has sold a prime London City office building to Hammerson and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) after buying it only 12 months ago, netting more than 拢34m (鈧�41m) in capital appreciation in the process.
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Oklahoma Teachers to invest $425m in core strategy
GLOBAL 鈥� The Teacher Retirement System of Oklahoma is planning to invest $425m (鈧�324.1m) into a core, open-ended commingled fund strategy.
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Open for business
The big sell-off has not happened, yet good opportunities are emerging for a more focused group of investors, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Viewpoint: On the upswing
So far, 2010 has been positive for the global hotel real estate market. Hotel operating fundamentals have posted generally favourable results since the start of the year*, with hotel demand increasing and average daily rates showing signs of stabilisatiing in most gateway cities. Having completed extensive cost containment measures, major ...
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Henderson targets local interest with German retail fund
GERMANY 鈥� Henderson Global Investors is seeking to tap demand from German institutional investors for exposure to their domestic retail sector.
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European occupancy markets dragged down by austerity measures
GLOBAL 鈥� While occupier demand is rising in the majority of countries across the globe, austerity measures to reduce fiscal deficits are causing a drag on euro-zone and UK real estate markets, according to the latest global report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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Valad takes over management of 鈧�480m Swedish portfolio
SWEDEN 鈥� Valad Europe, the pan-European, multi-let real estate investment management business of Valad Property Group, has been appointed to take over the investment management of a 鈧�480m property portfolio in Sweden.
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Shopping centre fund opens doors to 拢1bn CMBS restructure
UK 鈥� One of the biggest restructurings of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) since the start of the financial crisis has been given the go-ahead for a leading UK shopping centre fund.
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Warburg-Henderson launches follow-up Austrian fund
AUSTRIA 鈥� Warburg-Henderson, the German business of Henderson Global Investors, is seeking to raise capital from German, Austrian and Swiss institutional investors for its second Austria-focused real estate fund.
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Denmark's AP Pension targets UK through Rockspring
EUROPE 鈥� Denmark's AP Pension has invested in Rockspring Property Investment Managers' new UK real estate fund.
