All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1745

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    ABN Amro unit buys Dutch distribution centre for EUR 23m

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    ABN Amro Meespierson has acquired a new distribution centre in the Dutch city of Waalwijk in a sale-and-leaseback transaction with retailer Spar for EUR 23 mln. Spar has signed a 15-year lease agreement with ABN Amro Meespierson Real Estate Growth Fund.

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    Situs forms EUR 3b Nordic debt JV

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    US-headquartered real estate adviser and loan servicer The Situs Companies has formed a joint venture with German bank HSH Nordbank and special servicer Helios AMC to provide third-party loan servicing and real estate advisory services throughout the Nordic region.

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    Trigranit delivers B4B project in Krakow

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    CEE developer Trigranit has delivered the Bonarka 4 Business (B4B) office project in Krakow to its tenants. The Class A office complex, representing a partnership of TriGranit Development Corporation and builder IPR Polska, offers 15,700 m[sup]2[/sup] of space in two independent buildings.

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    Immofinanz takes full ownership of SEE developer Adama

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Austrian listed group Immofinanz has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 69.22% stake it did not already own in Southeast European residential developer Adama. The vendors include US-based hedge fund Tiger Global, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers UK in administration and the founding shareholders. The transaction price amounts to EUR ...

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    Westfield Stratford City lines up All Star Lanes

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Westfield Stratford City has signed All Star Lanes to open a 14-lane bowling alley, restaurant and cocktail bar at the new London development. The move brings the total leisure component at Westfield's second megamall in the UK capital to around a third, Bill Giouroukous, head of operations told PropertyEU at ...

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    Demand for prime shopping centres persists: C&W

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Investor demand for prime shopping centres in the UK, Germany and France is unlikely to wane in the next few months, according to new research released last week by property adviser Cushman & Wakefield.

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    Rental growth continues in select European markets: Knight Frank

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The majority of Europe's commercial property markets are continuing to either stabilise or recover at a modest rate, according to Knight Frank's Summer 2011 European Market Indicators research report. In the past three months, rental growth has been observed in a number of key European markets. However, little movement in ...

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    Eurohypo to offload Italy's Magiste portfolio

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    German bank Eurohypo is seeking a buyer for some EUR 150-200 mln of Italian assets which it recently took over from the insolvent owner, Magiste Real Estate, well-informed market sources have told PropertyEU.

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    Capital growth fuels non-listed funds in Q1: INREV

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Capital growth from non-listed real estate funds in continental Europe increased to 1.0% in local currency in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest INREV Quarterly Index. This marks a turnaround on the last four quarters, when performance in continental European markets was driven by income returns and ...

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    ING REIM wins EUR 193m Korean mandate

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    ING Real Estate Investment Management has been selected by the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of Korea to invest £170 mln (EUR 193 mln) in the central London office market.

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    DTZ buys 4x4 portfolio for EUR 32m

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    DTZ Investment Management said on Thursday that it has completed the purchase of the 4x4 Portfolio for £28.5 mln (EUR 32.5 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 7.58%. The vendor is Liverpool Victoria Asset Management.

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    Land Securities sells two London assets to USS for EUR 55m

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Land Securities has sold two office assets in East London - 110 Cannon Street and Martin House - to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) for around £48.5 mln (EUR 55 mln). 110 Cannon Street is currently at the preliminary stages of a major 6,800 m[sup]2[/sup] refurbishment due to complete in ...

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    Aberdeen appoints new head of business development

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Roberto Varandas as Global Head of Business Development - Property, a newly created role designed to meet the increased complexity and diversity of Aberdeen’s global client base. Varandas and his four-strong team will work closely with the group’s generalist Business Development and wider Distribution teams. ...

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    Union reopens global fund after revaluation of Japan portfolio

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager Union Investment said on Thursday it has reopened its UniImmo: Global fund for redemptions following a three-month closure.

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    Engel & Völkers opens residential agency in Chelsea

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Property adviser Engel & Völkers is expanding its network within Europe and has now opened a residential office in Central London.

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    Altarea buys Nimes retail park project from Icade

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    French retail specialist Altarea Cogedim has signed an agreement with Icade to buy a 28,500 m[sup]2[/sup] retail park project in Nîmes in southern France, located next to Carré Sud and Cap Costières. Financial details were not disclosed.

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    Skanska, BL among top green companies in UK

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Swedish construction and development giant Skanska has been named as the greenest company in the UK by the Sunday Times newspaper, which ranked the firm first in all categories of its 2011 Best Green Companies Awards.

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    BNP Paribas RE appoints two directors in Ireland

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed David Browne and Ian Given as divisional directors within its Property Management and Professional Services Departments in Ireland.

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    Mazzocco named new president of Assoimmobiliare

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Aldo Mazzocco, Chief Executive of Italian REIT Beni Stabili, will be the new president of industry association Assoimmobiliare, long-time head Gualtieri Tamburini told delegates at the Expo Italia Real Estate fair held in Milan last week.

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    AXA Real Invest II wins IPD award

    2011-06-16T00:00:00Z

    AXA Real Invest II has won the 2011 IPD European Property Investment Award for Outstanding Investment Real Estate Performance, having achieved 'the highest total return relative to the national sector benchmark, annualised over three years to December 2010 for a specialist fund in Germany'.