All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1184
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INREV conference: Blackstone boss reveals secrets of success
Blackstone’s focus on buying ‘hard’ real estate assets below replacement costs is one of the key factors behind its success, the US company’s global head of real estate Jon Gray told the INREV annual conference in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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INREV conference: Blackstone 'looks at the world in a different way'
An ability to implement flexible capital structures, deleverage at the right moment and scale have helped Blackstone expand its real estate operations in the last 25 years, the company's global head of real estate Jon Gray told the INREV annual conference in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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BRIEFING: Logistics sector at turning point in France
The growth of ecommerce is driving investments in the logistics sector in France and rents are predicted to be on an upward path in the next 12 months, delegates heard at PropertyEU’s France Investment Briefing which was held in London on Wednesday.
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BRIEFING: Weak fundamentals overshadow Paris office turnaround
The Paris office market is being buoyed by good liquidity and limited supply but weak economic fundamentals continue to dog the letting side, PropertyEU’s France Investment Briefing heard on Wednesday.
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INTERVIEW: ‘Loan monitoring is a figures and people business’
Julia Marciano has joined Allianz Real Estate in a new role aimed at supporting the further growth and diversification of its €2.5 bn European loan portfolio.
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Pramerica and Gingko seal massive Siemens Campus deal
Pramerica Real Estate Investors and China's Gingko Tree have agreed the long-awaited mega acquisition of the 372,000 m2 Siemens Campus in Munich.
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Catella names new head of Swedish corporate finance
Swedish property Group Catella has appointed Robert Fonovich as new head of its Swedish corporate finance operations.
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ICSC conference: European shopping centres get local focus right, says Welanetz
Europe leads the field in maintaining the all-important link between a shopping centre and its local environment, according to Bob Welanetz, global retail adviser to The Blackstone Group and ICSC chairman.
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Industria buys 349 resi units in Frankfurt for €140m
Listed German housing company Industria Wohnen has bought three residential buildings comprising 349 apartments in Frankfurt for €140 mln.
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Tritax buys second UK distribution facility for €48m
Tritax Big Box REIT has purchased its second UK regional distribution facility in just over a week, taking its spending for April to €99 mln.
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Vastint buys landmark Amsterdam campus building for €61m
Vastint Netherlands, the rebranded Dutch arm of Inter IKEA Property Division, has bought a university building in Amsterdam for around €61 mln.
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Standard Life picks up two office buildings for €64m
Standard Life Investments has spent €64 mln on acquiring two new office buildings in Jersey and Barcelona.
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ICSC conference: Big data can help retail landlords tap more effectively into consumer patterns
Data on consumer spending patterns can help retailers target their marketing campaigns more effectively, according to Sarah Quinlan, global group head of Mastercard.
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BRIEFING: Foreign interest in French market revives as outlook brightens
Strong interest from foreign investors, coupled with rising rental levels and an incipient economic recovery will make 2015 a good year for the French real estate market, market experts agreed at PropertyEU’s France Investment Briefing, which was held in London on Wednesday at the City offices of TIAA Henderson Real ...
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ICSC conference: Italian railways cash in on transport hub retail
Italy's major railway stations are getting a makeover now that Italian rail operator, Ferrovie dello Stato, is partnering with Benetton Group, Caltagirone Group, Pirelli Group and Sncf Participations to upgrade and manage the country's 13 largest railway stations.
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ICSC conference: Westfield creates special lab to track changing consumer needs
Australian shopping centre specialist Westfield has set up a special lab in Silicon Valley, California to monitor the physical and digital realms of shopping as they converge into what is becoming known as the ‘phy-gital’ world.
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ICSC conference: Pop-up entrepreneur cuts a swathe through traditional retail
Experience is everything in the retail world, according to Ross Bailey, the 23-year old retail entrepreneur behind Appear Here, a concept that turns empty shops into retail pop-ups.
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Markby and Verstraeten launch European logistics specialist
James Markby, former head of CBRE’s European industrial and logistics investment team, and Kristof Verstraeten, previously commercial director Europe at Goodman, have established a new pan-European logistics specialist business focussed on occupiers.
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UK sees record investment volumes in Q1 - DTZ
A record £13.6 bn (€18.9 bn) was invested in UK commercial property in the first three months of 2015, according to research from DTZ.
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WestImmo posts record 2014 results ahead of sale
German lender WestImmo, which is being taken over by peer Aareal Bank, reported a record net profit of €64 mln in 2014, up 22% on the previous year's figure of €50.3 mln.


