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Alternative lenders dominate hotel financing market, says Blackstone
Traditional bank lending is being replaced on a large scale by alternative lenders including sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, Blackstone鈥檚 managing director Marty Kandrac said during a conference on hotel refinancing at EXPO REAL. The US private equity group, which last month took control of UK hotel chain Mint ...
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Anti-cyclical investors eye distressed loans in Germany
Distressed loans are continuing to attract investors with an opportunistic, anti-cyclical approach, according to Thomas K枚ntgen, the new chairman of the board at Eurohypo, who has replaced Frank P枚rschke.
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UK banks set to replace eurozone peers in Savills lenders list
Property adviser Savills expects some of the eurozone banks in its list of big-ticket lenders to the UK property market to be replaced by UK institutions in the future and others by insurance companies benefiting from the Solvency II regulations.
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Expo Real panel calls on insurers to plug debt gap
There is a growing need for insurance companies to become the 鈥楽eventh Cavalry鈥� to plug the debt gap in Europe, according to Paul Rivlin, co-founder of Palatium Investment Management in London.
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WP Carey eyes major leaseback
Global investment manager WP Carey aims to finalise a major sale-and-leaseback transaction with a pan-European retailer before the end of the year, Cabot Lodge, president and head of European Investments at WP Carey told PropertyEU on the first day of Expo Real.
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No shelter from Europe's sovereign debt crisis, says Dundee REIT CEO
Investors cannot avoid the European sovereign debt crisis by simply turning to other locations, Michael Cooper, vice-chair and CEO of Canada鈥檚 Dundee REIT, said during a conference at the Expo Real property fair in Munich.
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Sonae draws up mall success checklist
International shopping centre specialist Sonae Sierra has presented a checklist at EXPO REAL to help evaluate whether a revitalisation of a mall in Germany will be a success or not.
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'Ongoing financial crisis will overshadow Expo Real'
The ongoing financial turmoil in the eurozone will cast a shadow over Expo Real this year, Joe Valente, head of European real estate research and strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in London, told PropertyEU. 鈥楾he atmosphere is more depressed than last year. Sentiment is driving the market more than ...
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Euro crisis dampens German market sentiment: King Sturge
Sentiment in the German real estate market is darkening in the wake of the current crisis afflicting the euro, according to the latest market survey from property adviser King Sturge.
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Henderson moves up risk curve
Henderson Global Investors is targeting out-of-town retail warehouses in Germany for its German retail fund, Mike Sales, head of property investment, told PropertyEU at EXPO REAL. The fund manager expects to close two deals by the end of the year and has another two in the pipeline, he added.
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Uncertainty reigns as Expo delegates seek direction
Real estate investors are struggling to find direction amid capital market turbulence and mounting concerns about a potential break-up of the eurozone. Even economists are at a loss to make sense of the current climate, noted Mike Sales, head of property investment at Henderson Global Investors. 麓If you ask five ...
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European portfolio sales dominated by retail: Savills
The retail sector accounted for the majority of portfolio sales in Germany, Spain and France during 2011, according to new research from real estate adviser Savills.
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Sweden sees major state property sale
A partnership between the Swedish municipality of Sigtuna and housing corporation Sigtunahem has sold a portfolio of residential and public properties to investment firm Rikshem for SEK 1.7 bn (EUR 190 mln).
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JV acquires 24 hotels out of administration for EUR 130m
Pan-European institutional investor Patron Capital has teamed up with West Register, part of Royal Bank of Scotland's global restructuring group, to acquire a UK hotel portfolio out of administration in a EUR 130 mln deal.
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European listed property returns -8.2% in September: GPR
European listed real estate, as represented in the GPR 250 Europe index, remained in negative territory (-8.2%) in September, following a 8.7% loss in August.
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IABR announces urban theme for 2012
The fifth International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) will highlight sustainability projects from major urban centres across the world, it has been announced.
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MWB refinances EUR 330m of hotel debt
UK property group MWB has reached agreement to extend the majority of a 拢282.5 mln (EUR 330 mln) facility for its boutique hotel business Malmaison to end-December 2014.
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Taskforce urges EUR 7 bn writedowns on Dutch office assets
Banks and investors should write down some EUR 7 bn on their Dutch office assets to return the sector to health, according to a public-private taskforce set up to tackle the high office vacancy levels which now stand at almost 15% nationwide. The group, comprising investors, developers and local government ...
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Cordea Savills UK fund acquires two assets
Fund manager Cordea Savills has completed the purchase of two assets worth a total of nearly 拢10 mln (almost 12 mln) on behalf of its UK Income and Growth Fund.
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European investor appetite for risk remains low: Colliers
European property investors continue to steer clear of risky investments and remain focussed on safe bets, according to Colliers International's 2011 Global Investor Sentiment Survey released on Monday. The survey, which was carried out in the first two weeks of August, found that 57% of European investors were not prepared ...
