All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1750

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    Hungary's first 'green' mall to open in 2012

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Developer Wing has begun construction of the first 'green' shopping centre in Hungary . Noah Steinberg, chairman & CEO of WING, and Zoltan Pokorni, mayor of the Hegyvidék district, laid the foundation stone for the centre during a ceremony on 2 June.

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    Altarea Cogedim sells retail park for EUR 21m

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    French retail specialist Altarea Cogedim has signed the deed of sale for the Parc des Bouchardes retail park in Crêches-sur-Saône to Ascencio, a closed-end real estate investment fund (SICAF) specialising in retail warehouses. The investment volume of EUR 21 mln reflects a yield of about 6%.

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    Unicredit makes headway with EUR 300m portfolio sale

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The real estate arm of Italian lender Unicredit is finalising the sale of five assets held in the 7RE portfolio, which was put on the market in September last year through Cushman & Wakefield.

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    Sato acquires 400 Finnish apartments for EUR 60m

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Finnish residential property investor Sato has acquired 383 rental apartments from OP-Eläkesäätiö and OP-Eläkekassa for EUR 60 mln.

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    Futureal, Caelum secure EUR 50m loan for Polish mall

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Hungarian developer Futureal Group and Irish investment firm Caelum Development have secured a EUR 50 mln construction and investment loan from BZ WBK Bank for their Polish joint venture, the Nova Park shopping and entertainment centre in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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    Signa scoops EUR 500m German portfolio

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Signa Holding, the investment vehicle of Austrian businessman Rene Benko, has confirmed the acquisition of three commercial properties offering a combined 40,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in the German cities of Munich and Hamburg for EUR 500 mln. A company spokesperson told PropertyEU on Monday that additional details will be disclosed in the ...

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    Hines fund acquires retail asset in Berlin

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Hines Pan-European Core Fund (HECF) has acquired a retail property in Berlin from German developer Sedlmayr-Investa Immobilien. The investment volume was not disclosed.

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    CBRE buys Swiss affiliate firm

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis Group (CBRE) has acquired CBRE-PI Performance, its affiliate company in Switzerland. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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    Corenet Global announces awards shortlist

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Corenet Global UK Chapter has announced the shortlist of candidates for its annual awards. The entries fall into four main categories: corporate real estate executive of the year sponsored by Segro, corporate real estate partnership award, innovation and sustainability award sponsored by hurleypalmerflatt and young person's essay award run in ...

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    Barcelona companies favour new business areas: Savills

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The Barcelona office market saw take-up increase by 10% in the first three months of 2011 compared to the previous quarter with over 60% of properties leased in new business districts, according to international real estate advisor Savills. The research confirms a trend of companies locating outside the central business ...

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    Colliers hires Bredin to head EMEA corporate solutions

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Property advisor Colliers International has appointed Dominique Bredin as director in its EMEA corporate solutions team. He will join the newly formed team led by Guy Douetil who was appointed at the beginning of April.

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    Philip Dunne to head new Prologis combine in Europe

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Philip Dunne has been appointed as president of the European operations of the combined business of Prologis and AMB. The merged entity, named Prologis, has EUR 8.7 bn of assets under management in Europe covering 13.6 million m[sup]2[/sup].

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    Deutsche Pfandbrief finances Halton Lea mall deal

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    German lender pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a £34.45 mln (EUR 56 mln) credit facility to AREA Property Partners, F&C REIT Asset Management, and Turkey-based ESAS Holding for the acquisition of the Halton Lea shopping centre in Runcorn, Cheshire, and a parade of retail units and office suites in Stevenage, ...

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    GDF Suez to invest millions in retrofitting Dutch real estate

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    French energy giant GDF Suez plans to invest millions of euros in sustainable energy solutions in the Netherlands involving partnerships with property investors, developers, end-users and public authorities.

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    European property values limp upwards

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    European commercial property values increased slightly in the first quarter of 2011, but at a much slower rate than in the last three months of 2010, according to CB Richard Ellis' European Valuation Monitor.

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    Land Secs secures consent for 35,000-m[sup]2[/sup] City scheme

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    UK REIT Land Securities has secured planning permission for its 35,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office redevelopment project at 30 Old Bailey and 60 Ludgate Hill in the City of London.

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    Kennedy Wilson buys EUR 1.6b foothold in Europe

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    New York-listed real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson has acquired Bank of Ireland Real Estate Investment Management (BOI REIM), a business that manages commercial real estate on behalf of the bank's clients.

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    McArthurGlen opens EUR 100m designer outlet in Greece

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    European outlet specialist McArthurGlen Group has invested EUR 100 mln in the Greek outlet market. The Group opened McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Athens to the public on 2 June.

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    Park Plaza clinches EUR 129m refinancing

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Hotel group Park Plaza has secured a £115 mln (EUR 129 mln) refinancing facility from Bank Hapoalim. The Israeli lender agreed to refinance an existing £93.4 mln of bank facilities in relation to the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. The deal with Park Plaza's subsidiary Marlbray also includes an additional ...

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    Degi Intl fund sells Teil portfolio for EUR 204m

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    German property fund manager Aberdeen Immobilien KAG said on Friday that its frozen Degi International open-ended fund has disposed of the four-asset Teil portfolio for EUR 204 mln. The properties were acquired by an unidentified German institutional investor.