All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1602
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Deutsche Hypo, BayernLB grant EUR 145m loan to Mfi
German lenders Deutsche Hypothekenbank and BayernLB have provided a EUR 144.5 mln loan facility to local developer Mfi for the construction of the Mönchengladbach Arcaden shopping centre in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Befimmo closes EUR 150m private placement in the US
Belgian property firm Befimmo said on Thursday it has concluded a private placement of EUR 150 mln of notes in the US.
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St George buys News Int HQ in London for EUR 190m
St George, part of the Berkeley Group, has acquired News International's 15-acre former headquarters in Wapping, East London for £150 mln (EUR 190 mln).
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Debt crisis dampens deal activity in Mediterranean region
The Mediterranean region continues to be off institutional investors’ radar screens as its largest economies accounted for less than EUR 500 mln of property investment in the first quarter of 2012.
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Aguirre Newman hired to sell Bankia's Kio tower
Beleaguered Spanish property lender Bankia has appointed Aguirre Newman to divest its flagship Kio office tower in Madrid as part of a major property sell-off aimed at strengthening its finances.
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More distress ahead in Dutch office market, says Kempen
More distressed office portfolios are expected to come onto the market in the Netherlands, following the recent sales of the Uni-Invest and Orange portfolios, according to a research report issued by Kempen & Co.
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JLL appointed to market Plaza Centers' new Lodz project
Listed CEE property developer Plaza Centers has selected Jones Lang LaSalle to market its most recent project in Lodz, Poland. JLL will provide advisory services and will be responsible for renting the retail space of the Lodz Plaza scheme, comprising 120 shops, supermarket, and an entertainment area including a multiplex ...
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Prelios JV wins mandate to manage Italian pension fund assets
A consortium of companies led by Prelios has won a bid to manage a 13,000-property strong portfolio owned by INPS, Italy's largest public pension fund.
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Cordea Savills’ new French boss targets Benelux expansion
Cordea Savills’ new head of investment in France, Clement Pigott, aims to boost the fund manager’s presence in the country and use its Paris office as a springboard for expansion in the Benelux.
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Tristan/AEW Europe fund sells Finnish shopping centre
EPI, a fund co-advised by pan-European real estate investment managers Tristan Capital and AEW Europe, has sold the Myllykeskus shopping centre in Lappeenranta in south-eastern Finland through its strategic local partner Amplion Asset Management. The buyer is the centre's anchor tenant Etelä-Karjalan Osuuskauppa (EeKoo), part of the Finnish S-Group retailing ...
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Yield gap widens in Swedish investment market: Savills
The gap between yields for prime and secondary properties is set to continue to widen in Sweden as investors concentrate on prime product and the availability of debt for secondary assets remains tight, according to research from property adviser Savills.
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London & Stamford unveils EUR 250m London resi JV
UK REIT London & Stamford said it has established a joint venture to invest £200 mln (EUR 250 mln) in Central London residential property. The other members of the joint venture are Green Park and an unnamed partner.
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Key European markets see office take-up slide to 3-year low: CBRE
Net take-up in key Western European markets dropped to around two million m[sup]2[/sup] in the first quarter of 2012 as economic woes in the eurozone and the uncertain outlook continued to affect occupier demand and constrain leasing activity, according to CBRE's EMEA Research Study on the office sector. The take-up ...
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Klépierre raises EUR 300m in bond market
French REIT Klépierre has raised EUR 300 mln through three private placements in the bond market. The transactions were completed in May under the company's Euro Medium Term Notes (EMTN) programme and attracted strong interest among several investors in Europe, Klépierre said.
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HSH Nordbank issues EUR 500m pfandbrief
German lender HSH Nordbank has placed a EUR 500 mln mortgage pfandbrief with a four-year term, the second covered mortgage bond of this size to be issued by the bank this year. It comes days after pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank placed a EUR 500 mln bond.
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Briggs to head Colliers retail agency in Eastern Europe
Colliers International has appointed Sean Briggs as managing director of retail agency for Eastern Europe. Briggs' remit covers Colliers’ retail agency business across Central and Eastern Europe, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
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Kungsleden recruits banker as financing market worsens
Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden has appointed Anders Kvist as its new chief financial officer and deputy chief executive. Kvist, who currently works for northern European banking group SEB, succeeds Johan Risberg, who is leaving Kungsleden.
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Office conversion a growing trend in Benelux - Investment Briefing
Converting empty office properties to other uses is a growing trend in the Netherlands and Belgium, PropertyEU’s Benelux Investment Briefing heard at the Realty Brussels real estate fair on 22 May.
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Private investor buys Microsoft's Portuguese HQ
Property adviser CBRE has announced the sale of Microsoft's Portuguese headquarters to a private investor. The investment volume was not disclosed but CBRE said the transaction, completed in just over three months, was the largest single-asset deal n Portugal so far this year.
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Green leases gaining traction, says Pramerica's COO
Green leases are gaining traction, according to Dale Taysom, chief operating officer at Pramerica, the real estate investment management business of Prudential Financial of the US.


