All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1734

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    Futureal to develop new KPMG headquarters in Budapest

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Hungarian developer Futureal said it has won a contract to develop accountancy firm KPMG’s new built-to-suit headquarters in Budapest. KPMG will occupy half the 20,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office building to be located on the Vaci út office corridor, right above a metro station. The 10-year lease will commence in 2014.

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    MGPA, CarVal buy office development near Paris

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    International real estate investors MGPA and CarVal Investors have teamed up to acquire a 17,000-m[sup]2[/sup] office development near Paris.

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    Clifford Chance Germany names new RE leader

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Cornelia Thaler (44) has been appointed the new leader of law firm Clifford Chance's real estate practice in Germany. She will take up the post on September 1 for a period of four years, replacing the previous leader Klaus Minuth.

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    LBBW gears up for EUR 1.4b German residential sell-off

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Several large German residential portfolios are to hit the market in the coming months in response to rising investor demand. Regional bank Landesbank Baden-Württemberg is likely to be one of the biggest sellers with the expected disposal this summer of a portfolio of around 24,000 units in southwestern Germany.

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    Aberdeen aims to sell EUR 1b of Degi Europa assets by year-end

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Asset Management plans to sell almost EUR 1 bn of assets from its Degi Europa fund which is being liquidated by the year-end, Hartmut Leser, head of distribution and country head for Germany and Austria, told PropertyEU.

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    German investment volumes may hit EUR 25b in 2011: Savills

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The German investment market is well on the way to achieving the EUR 25 bn mark in 2011, based on bullish prospects for the second half of the year and following a strong first half, according to property adviser Savills.

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    GI Partners to build up EUR 300m property portfolio in Munich

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    GI Partners plans to build up a EUR 300 mln real estate portfolio in Munich through its Elystan investment platform. On Monday GI Partners, a private equity investor focused on European and North American real estate, announced that Elystan has acquired the 21,000-m[sup]2[/sup] F10 office building, the platform's second ...

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    Aerium acquires Aberdeen office property for EUR 56m

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    European real estate fund manager Ærium has acquired a new office building in the centre of Aberdeen for £50.1 mln (EUR 56 mln). Ærium carried out the transaction on behalf of its trophy fund Glenn Arrow. The vendor was Scottish development group Hazledene Group.

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    Aberdeen buys EUR 90m portfolio from Danish pension fund

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired a EUR 90 mln commercial real estate portfolio from Danish pension fund TDC. The 104,000-m[sup]2[/sup] portfolio will be added to Aberdeen's Property Fund Denmark.

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    LaSalle agrees two major lease extensions in Madrid

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    LaSalle Investment Management has agreed two major lease extensions with hypermarket operator Alcampo in Madrid. Acting on behalf of two Continental European funds, Encore+ and LaSalle Euro Growth II (LEG II), LaSalle has completed the lease extensions on La Vaguada, the tenant's office headquarters in the centre of Madrid and ...

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    Hammerson's London boss resigns

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Martin Jepson has resigned as head of the London group at UK and French real estate investment trust Hammerson. The FTSE 100 company did not give reasons for Jepson's departure in a statement on Monday, except to say he would leave later in the summer to 'explore new opportunities'.

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    Internos closes in on hotel deals

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Internos Real Investors is making 'good progress' in pursuing transactions for its two-pronged hotel investment strategy, the company's head of Hotels & Leisure Jochen Schaefer-Suren told PropertyEU in an interview. ‘If things go well, by the end of next year we could have EUR 300-400 mln under management and EUR ...

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    Leasing skills critical for industry success: ICSC

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Leasing is seen as the most essential skill within the retail property Industry, according to students who attended the 2011 International Council of Shopping Centre's European Retail Property School.

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    IVG sells 5,000m[sup]2[/sup] office in Rome

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Listed German real estate company IVG Immobilien has sold a 5,000-m[sup]2[/sup] office located in Rome to a local developer who plans to convert the property into a hotel. The financial details were not disclosed.

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    Hammerson acquires virtual freehold of London tower for EUR 112m

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Listed property company Hammerson has acquired the virtual freehold of a 26-storey office tower in the City of London from investment manager Prupim for £100 mln (EUR 111 mln), including costs. Prupim sold the 999-year leasehold interest in 99 Bishopsgate, London on behalf of Prudential Assurance Company.

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    Morgan Stanley JV acquires 18 German retail assets

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing's joint venture with German property company Redos has bought 18 retail assets from a private investor. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The joint venture, established in 2010, now has a portfolio of more than 40 properties in the western states of ...

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    British Land confirms EUR 199m racket club deal

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    British Land has confirmed media reports that it is venturing outside its traditional focus on offices and retail assets to acquire a portfolio of racket club properties for £179 mln (EUR 199 mln).

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    F&C REIT adds to German team

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    European property asset manager F&C REIT Asset Management has strengthened its German team in Munich with the appointment of Florian Schlomberg as investment analyst and Jan Abel and Uwe Bacher as asset managers.

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    BAM merges commercial development business into AM RED

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Dutch-based construction group Royal BAM plans to merge it office and retail developments activities into AM Real Estate Development from 1 September 2011. BAM said in a statement on Friday that the merger of it 35-member commercial real estate development unit IPMMC into the 20-staff team of AM Real Estate ...

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    Big sales loom as German resi gains momentum

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The German residential market is gaining momentum after three years in the doldrums, with several large sell-offs on the cards. In the first half of 2011, there were 42 residential portfolio deals, according to Cushman & Wakefield, a jump of 19% on the same period last year. In total, 37,000 ...