All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1751

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    Matrix to sell off EUR 380m portfolio

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    London-listed investor Matrix European Real Estate Investment Trust (MEREIT) has announced plans to sell off all of its property assets by 2013.

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    CBRELS recovers 76% of failed White Tower CMBS

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis Loan Servicing (CBRELS) has announced that it has recovered £1.1 bn (EUR 1.2 bn), or 76%, of the failed £1.6 bn White Tower 2006-3 CMBS loan through sale of the underlying assets.

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    Unicredit agrees major Prague leasing

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Banking group Unicredit has leased the new Filadelfie building in the BB Centrum complex, Prague in one of the largest transactions of its kind in the Czech Republic in recent years. The leasing deal was arranged by global real estate adviser DTZ in a process that took two-and-a-half years.

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    AMB, Prologis finalise merger

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    US listed firms Prologis and AMB Corporation have announced the completion of their merger, forming a giant industrial property specialist with about $46 bn (EUR 34 bn) of assets under management.

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    Berlin deal whets FDL's appetite

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    French REIT Foncière Développement Logements (FDL) is on the prowl for further acquisitions in Germany after purchasing a portfolio of 1,000 residential units in Berlin in April. The move, which marked the return of the French real estate investment trust to the acquisition trail, reflects the company's efforts to diversify ...

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    Rapp appointed IMF Immobilien chairman

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    German listed developer-investor IFM Immobilien has appointed Gordon Rapp as chairman of its supervisory board. He replaces Luca Pesarini who will become vice-chairman.

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    Expo Italia boosts partnerships with public bodies

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Expo Italia Real Estate (EIRE) 2011 is strengthening its partnership with the public sector as it widens the range of conferences and events promoted by municipalities and regional development agencies.

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    Rockspring gets green light for UK spec development

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    UK-based Rockspring Property Investment Managers and its development partner, Exton Estates, have received planning consent for a new 9,600 m[sup]2[/sup] office development at The Arrows Site, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey.

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    Distressed sales increase in Spain, Ireland: RICS

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Spain, the Republic of Ireland and the US have seen the largest reported increases in distressed property listings in the past three months, according to the latest RICS Global Distressed Property Monitor.

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    IVG strengthens private fund management

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    IVG Immobilien, Germany's largest listed property company, has appointed Wolfgang Kurt Müller as co-managing director of its private funds division. Müller will work alongside fellow co-managing director Jörn Heidrich.

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    Beltane acquires two City buildings for EUR 17m

    2011-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Beltane Asset Management has acquired two buildings in the City of London business district from ING for £15.14 mln (EUR 17.2 mln).

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    Fiabci and Icrea sign alliance agreement

    2011-06-02T00:00:00Z

    International real estate federations Fiabci and Icrea have taken a formal step towards creating a unified organisation. The pair signed an alliance agreement during the Icrea board meetings in Berlin last week.

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    European debt market continues to tighten in Q1: CBRE

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The debt market in Europe continued to tighten in the first quarter of 2011, according to a new research report issued by CB Richard Ellis. Margins have moved up in periphery and core markets, including France and Germany; mostly in anticipation of the European Central Bank's decision to raise interest ...

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    FdM, Credit Agricole close EUR 170m Campanile hotel deal

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    An 80/20 joint venture of Crédit Agricole Assurances' Predica and Pacifica insurance units and Foncière des Murs (FdM) has finalised the purchase of a portfolio of 32 Campanile hotels from the Louvre Hôtels group for just over EUR 170 mln.

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    Neinver, MAB to open Roppenheim outlet in spring 2012

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish retail specialist Neinver and Dutch developer MAB have scheduled the opening for their joint Roppenheim The Style Outlets in France for spring 2012. In a statement on Tuesday, the partners confirmed that the development of the outlet centre is progressing according to plan and meeting the deadlines.

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    Bouwfonds carries out 3rd resi deal in Sweden

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    International property fund manager Bouwfonds has acquired three assets comprising a total of 49 apartments for SEK 90 mln (EUR 10 mln) in Sweden. Property adviser Savills acted for the vendor, Swedish private property company Collegio.

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    GPR European index returns 3.4% in May

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    European listed real estate, as represented in the GPR 250 Europe Index, finished 3.4% higher in May. This follows on from a performance of 3.6% in April.

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    ECE starts contruction of EUR 360m Skyline Plaza project

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    German retail specialist ECE Projektmanagement said on Wednesday that it has started the construction of its flagship Skyline Plaza shopping and leisure centre in Frankfurt's Europaviertel (European Quarter).

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    ING REIM acquires Swedish mall for EUR 45m

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) has announced the acquisition of Baronen, a prime shopping centre property in central Kalmar in Sweden from the estate of Gustaf De Geer. The investment volume of almost EUR 45 mln reflects an initial yield of slightly below 7%.

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    Aberdeen fund buys retail property in Germany

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen European Balanced Property Fund has acquired a fully leased retail property in Gelsenkirchen, Germany from UK-listed retail property company Treveria. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.