DNB Livsforsikring is selling a NOK5bn (€524m) central Oslo office asset.

The Norwegian life insurer is selling its Oslo City asset to an Entra and Steen & Strøm led-consortium.

The 80,535sqm asset, near Oslo’s central station, is due for redevelopment.

DNB has owned the property since 1994.

Tom Rathke, group executive vice-president at DNB, said: â€œDeveloping, purchasing and selling properties is an integral part of being a large player in the property market, and we are prepared to purchase and sell other properties to further develop our property portfolio.â€�

The company has reduced its property portfolio through sales in recent years due mainly to “good transaction opportunities�.

“In turn, this has given us the chance to realise strong gains for our pension customers,� Rathke said.

In , DNB sold 58,000sqm of real estate surrounding football stadium Ullevaal Stadion to Norway’s Oslo Pensjonsforsikring.