All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1524
-
PropertyEU Archive
Industry leaders/Outlook 2013: Forecast 2013
PropertyEU asked six leading European real estate organisations to give their views on the challenges facing them and their members in the year ahead. Despite the downturn and weak industry sentiment - some even say because of it - all six have increased their membership over the past year and ...
-
PropertyEU Archive
Outlook 2013: German cities outperform as safe havens
Investors will continue to head for German safe-haven cities in 2013, according to the ULI/PwC Emerging Trends report. Munich, Berlin and Hamburg all feature in the top 5 cities for existing property investments as investors search for dependable locations that can withstand economic turbulence.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Allianz and Tristan consortium buys Warsaw Financial Center
A consortium of Allianz Real Estate and Tristan Capital Partners is acquiring the Warsaw Financial Center (WFC) for about EUR 210 mln. The vendors are Vienna-listed real estate company CA Immo and international investment manager Pramerica Real Estate Investors. They each hold a 50% share in the tower high-rise office ...
-
PropertyEU Archive
Column: Same destination, better directions
December 2008 marked a milestone for the non-listed real estate funds industry. The introduction of the INREV Guidelines established the code of conduct for professional standards as a crucial first step towards greater cohesion and consistency. It had always been our intention to review and update the guidelines after three ...
-
PropertyEU Archive
Interview: Pursuing the daily shopper
Retailers which succeed in drawing in the daily shopper are the key to growth and should be pampered, says French mall operator Klépierre A sharper focus on retail, further deleveraging and continued diversification of its financial sources are what lie in store for French REIT Klépierre in ...
-
PropertyEU Archive
Hansteen acquires €73m industrial portfolio
Hansteen acquires a portfolio of multi-let industrial estates in the UK.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Kennedy Wilson seals EUR 1b of European acquisitions in 2012
Kennedy Wilson, the New York-listed real estate investment and services firm, said it completed $1.4 bn (EUR 1 bn) of real estate and real estate-related debt acquisitions in Europe during 2012.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Deka buys mixed-use asset in Berlin for EUR 112m
German fund manager Deka Immobilien has acquired an office and retail complex in Berlin for around EUR 112 mln. The property will be added to Deka's open-ended Global fund. The vendor is a local land company owned by insurer Württembergischen Lebensversicherung.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Niam buys office asset in Stockholm for EUR 127m
Swedish property investor Niam is buying an office property in Stockhom for around SEK 1.1 billion (EUR 127 mln) from developer Skanska. The deal is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2013.
-
PropertyEU Archive
JLL expects EUR 2.5b property deal volume in Poland for 2012
Jones Lang LaSalle expects a transaction volume of EUR 2.5 bn or more in the Polish commercial real estate market for 2012.
-
PropertyEU Archive
SEB sells City of London office at 4.5% yield
SEB Asset Management has sold an office building in the City of London financial district on behalf of its SEB ImmoPortfolio Target Return Fund.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Pbb refinances EUR 495m facility in Nordics
German financier pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a SEK 4.3 bn (EUR 495 mln) facility to 43 subsidiaries of Swedish listed real estate company Sagax.
-
PropertyEU Archive
NewRiver-Pimco JV to buy 5 UK malls at 9.7% yield
UK REIT NewRiver Retail and global investment manager Pimco have teamed up to acquire a portfolio of five shopping centres in the UK from Zurich Assurance. The investment volume for the secondary market assets comes to £85 mln (EUR 104 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 9.7%.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Hansainvest buys in Helsinki for €57m
German-based real estate investor Hansainvest has acquired the Triotto office building in the Finnish capital Helsinki.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Vastned sells EUR 60m in non-core assets
Listed European retail property fund Vastned said it is selling over EUR 60 mln in non-core retail property in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, mostly to private investors.
-
PropertyEU Archive
F&C, Area snap up Carlisle mall for EUR 80m
F&C REIT and Area Property Partners have completed the acquisition of The Lanes Shopping Centre in the UK city of Carlisle in a club deal. The investment volume totalling £65 mln (EUR 80 mln) reflects a net initial yield of 7.7%.
-
PropertyEU Archive
NREP acquires self-storage business in Sweden
Fund manager Nordic Real Estate Partners (NREP) has expanded its Pelican self-storage business by acquiring SelStor in Sweden. The deal makes Pelican the second-largest self-storage operator in the Nordics with 27 operational sites by end-2013.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Signa adds KaDeWe to Christmas stocking: report
Austrian real estate investor Signa Holdings is reportedly acquiring a portfolio of Karstadt department stores in Germany for EUR 1 bn. The portfolio includes the Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) department store in Berlin, according to a report in the German edition of The Wall Street Journal.
-
PropertyEU Archive
Thusberg joins Amplion as director
Jussi Thusberg has been appointed director at Amplion Asset Management starting 1 March 2013. His main responsibilities at the Finnish real estate company will be transactions and portfolio management.
-
PropertyEU Archive
PSPI divests non-core assets in US and Switzerland
London-listed property investor PSPI has disposed of its US portfolio and one investment property in Switzerland.


