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Carlyle Group to target niche markets
The Carlyle Group is homing in on niche real estate markets, including budget hotels and student housing, its managing director, Eric Sasson, said at Expo Real.
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Flight to prime continues: CBRE
Property investors will increasingly look to prime quality assets in core markets over the coming months as the current crisis afflicting the euro continues to develop, according to new research from property consultant CBRE.
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Changes under way in refinancing market: pbb
Change is under way in Europe's refinancing arena as the nervousness in the market is being priced in, Berhard Scholz, a member of the board at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, told PropertyEU at Expo Real.
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New York knocks London from investment top spot: C&W
New York has dethroned London as the city that attracts the most commercial real estate investment in the world. But the UK capital remains the favoured choice for overseas investors, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Winning in Growth Cities鈥� report unveiled at Expo Real in Munich.
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Real IS unfazed by high vacancies in Dutch market
German closed-end fund manager Real IS is planning more investments in the Dutch office market, despite the country鈥檚 exceptionally high vacancy levels, CEO Jochen Schenk told PropertyEU on the first day of the EXPO REAL trade fair in Munich on Tuesday. On Monday, PropertyEU revealed that a special public-private taskforce ...
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Yields set to rise as eurozone woes intensify
Real estate yields in the peripheral countries of the eurozone will move out as investors start demanding higher risk premiums for a eurozone break-up, according to Sylvain Broyer, head of research at investment bank Natixis. Real estate pricing within the eurozone does not yet reflect the possibility that the contagion ...
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WGF sells Holiday Inn Express hotel in Frankfurt
German property company WGF has clinched the sale of the Holiday Inn Express hotel near Frankfurt's main station to an unnamed family office, the Dusseldorf-based group announced during the Expo Real fair in Munich. 'Demand from investors was tremendous,' commented Rico Westermann, WGF's senior manager.
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Northcliffe management team joins Fidac
The entire European and US management team of sale-leaseback investment specialist Northcliffe Asset Management has joined global investment manager Fidac.
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'Lack of financing freezes Italy's investment market'
The availability of bank financing in Italy has shrunk dramatically over the summer, putting a halt to investment in the country, Alberto Albertazzi, managing director of Henderson Global Investors' Italian office told PropertyEU in an interview during the Expo Real fair in Munich.
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Henderson funds win green plaudits
UK asset manager Henderson Property has been awarded four 鈥榞reen stars鈥� in the latest Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) survey.
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Catella raises over EUR 100m from initial tranches of Kefren sale
Stockholm-based adviser Catella Group expects to raise just over EUR 100 mln from the first two days of the auction of the Kefren portfolio which it is holding on behalf of special servicer Capita Asset Services (formerly Barclays Capital Mortgage Servicing).
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Tristan closes in on EUR 140m logistics deal in Czech Republic
European fund manager Tristan Capital Partners is finalising the purchase of an 80% stake in a portfolio of seven logistics parks in the Czech Republic for some EUR140 mln, well-informed sources have told PropertyEU. The vendor is Central and Eastern European listed logistics development group VGP.
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Corio eyes EUR 2.5 bn German portfolio
Dutch retail specialist Corio aims to double its German retail portfolio to EUR 2.5 bn in the next few years, Corio鈥檚 new CEO for Germany Hubertis Kobe said in an interview with PropertyEU TV at EXPO REAL.
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German investment volumes to exceed EUR 20bn in 2011: CBRE
Transaction volume in the German real estate investment market is set to exceed EUR 20 bn in 2011, CBRE麓s CEO for Germany Peter Schreppel told PropertyEU at EXPO REAL. 麓This will be a very good year for the German market,麓 he said. 麓In the first nine months we already recorded ...
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RBS to launch EUR 200m mall sale
UK lender RBS is set to place three Swedish shopping centres on the market, PropertyEU has learned. The three inner-city malls are to be marketed as a portfolio valued at about EUR 200 mln.
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Cost of mezzanine financing to halve by end-2012: CBRE
The cost of mezzanine financing is forecast to decrease to 8% by the end of 2012 as a result of increased competition in the market, Natale Giostra, head of CBRE鈥檚 debt advisory unit in London, told PropertyEU during the EXPO REAL fair in Munich.
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London captures 40% of investment from outside Europe: CBRE
London attracted almost half of the EUR 24 bn placed in European real estate by investors from outside Europe over the past 18 months, according to new research from real estate adviser CBRE.
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CBRE completes acquisition of ING's Asian operations
CBRE (formerly known as CB Richard Ellis) said on Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of the Asian real estate investment operations of Dutch financial group ING. The move means that CBRE remains on course to take over the bulk of ING鈥檚 property investment arm ING REIM by the end ...
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Expo Real is 'oasis of calm against backdrop of volatility'
Despite the volatility engulfing European markets, Expo Real is powering ahead as a beacon of stability, at least according to Eugen Egetenmeir, managing director of Messe M眉nchen. 'In 2010, the mood was quite optimistic. However, since this summer, we have been engulfed by a new crisis,' he said at the ...
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Allianz seeking to underwrite 鈥榖illions of euros鈥� of loans
German insurer Allianz is seeking to underwrite 鈥榖illions of euros鈥� of real estate loans over the next five years, in a bid to beef up its exposure to the sector, Helmut M眉hlhofer, head of debt and capital markets at Allianz Real Estate in Munich, told PropertyEU on Tuesday.
