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EU institutions drive Brussels boost
BELGIUM - Brussels is the new Berlin, International Real Estate (IRE) indicated when it announced a sharper focus on value-added opportunities in Brussels real estate.
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Carrefour to spin off property
FRANCE - French retailer Carrefour is to offer 20% of its β¬24bn property portfolio to βstrategic institutional real estate partnersβ and other investors, including pension funds.
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Corio to divest office and industrial portfolios
EUROPE - The β¬6bn property investment company Corio has decided to explore the divestment of a major part of its offices and industrial portfolios, and to further focus on its retail activities.
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UK schemes wake up to residential
UK - UK pension funds need to catch up with their continental counterparts and ditch outmoded perceptions of domestic residential, according to Quinton Hill-Lines, managing director of fund management at Grainger.
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Unibail-Rodamco prepares post-merger management
NETHERLANDS - Unibail-Rodamco is almost ready to announce its top 50 management structure as its integration efforts are now on track, the β¬23.9bn property investor has said.
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Milan buys flags future for Euro-office
ITALY - Segro, the serviced office firm, has acquired a Milan business park for β¬84.5m from fund manager Europa Capital Partners β a beachhead in a market segment known for the difficulty of cross-border investment.
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Low returns fail to deter core pension fund investors
UNITED STATES β Some US pension funds are still willing to invest a portion of their capital in core real estate despite returns being at an all-time low, according to consultants Townsend Group.
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Ohio PERS to sell $1bn in real estate
UNITED STATES β Strong interest in real estate acquisitions has promoted Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to spend the remainder of 2007 working on the sale of $1bn (β¬741.2m) in real estate assets.
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CalPERS to rest capital in global hotels
UNITED STATES β California Public Employees Retirement System is planning to tap into the tourism trade next year with the development of a global hotel investment platform.
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'Strategic' greenfields tap into residential potential
UK β Pension funds seeking slightly higher returns on real estate portfolios are being encouraged to turn their attention to βstrategic landβ investments in greenfield developments.
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Morgan Stanley buys a place in assisted homes
UK - Asset manager Morgan Stanley is moving into the UK senior living space through a joint venture worth $1.1bn with established real estate services firm Sunrise Senior Living. This is the first such assisted living market deal in the UK a
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PREI sets up life science real estate venture
REAL ESTATE - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has formed a joint venture with BioMed Realty Trust to invest in life science properties across the United States. The first transaction for the relationship involves three assets that are located in Cam...
