All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1765

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    PEPR rejects Prologis' EUR 1.2b bid as 'inadequate'

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Prologis European Properties (PEPR) has rejected Prologis' offer of EUR 6.10 per share as 'inadequate'. 'Based on our strategy, business plans and the quality of our portfolio, we believe that the offer does not reflect the full value potential of PEPR,' Peter Cassells, chief executive officer of PEPR noted in ...

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    KanAm extends redemption freeze for 12 months

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager KanAm said on Tuesday that it has extended the redemption suspension for its Grundinvest open-ended property fund for a further 12 months.

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    Matterhorn invests £250m in UK data centres

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Matterhorn Capital, the property investment vehicle run by Anthony Lyons and Simon Conway, is entering the data centre market with a £250 mln (EUR 278 mln) investment in two sites in south-east England. The acquisition is an attempt by Matterhorn Capital to tap into this growing niche market, which is ...

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    Centro Retail makes EUR 250m offer for Rinascente operator

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Centrail Retail Corporation, Thailand's largest retail group, has made a EUR 250 mln offer for the operating company of Italian department store group Rinascente, PropertyEU has learned. The offer includes EUR 205 mln in cash and the assumption of EUR 45 mln in debt.

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    Aareal raises EUR 269 mln in capital increase

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Aareal Bank has raised gross proceeds of EUR 269.6 mln following a near fully-subscribed capital increase at an issue price of EUR 15.75. Following the capital increase, Aareal Holding holds a 28.9% stake in Aareal Bank's share capital, the Wiesbaden-bank said in a press statement.

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    Quantum buys 4 Karstadt car parks

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Quantum Immobilien KAG has announced the purchase of four Karstadt car parks from the Highstreet consortium for around EUR 40 mln. The purchase was made on behalf of the firm's Spezialfonds City Parking.

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    Swisscanto buys industrial park for CHF 70m

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Swisscanto, the Zurich-based joint venture of Cantonal Banks for investment and pension services, said it has acquired the Altenrhein industrial park near St. Gallen from TMW Pramerica Property Investment, the German arm of Pramerica Real Estate Investors, for around CHF 70 mln (EUR 55 mln).

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    Deka buys Occidens building in Frankfurt for EUR 75m

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Deka Immobilien said on Tuesday that it has purchased the Occidens office development project in the country's financial capital, Frankfurt, from Groß & Partner for a minimum price of EUR 75 mln. The asset is earmarked for the group's WestInvest ImmoValue open-ended fund for institutional investors.

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    DIC Asset unveils terms of corporate bond issue

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    German listed real estate company DIC Asset has announced that its five-year unsubordinated corporate bond with a volume of up to EUR 100 mln will pay an interest rate of 5.875%. The subscription period runs from 5 to 11 May 2011, but may be ended prematurely in the event of ...

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    Lloyds puts bad property assets on market - report

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Lloyds Banking Group has put a first portfolio of distressed property assets collected from about 38 different receiverships on the market through Jones Lang LaSalle, the Financial Times has reported.

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    C&W takes full ownership of facility management JV

    2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) said on Tuesday that it has acquired full ownership of a joint venture, Corporate Occupier Solutions (COS), formed with EC Harris in 2006. The deal is in line with 'its strategy to expand and align its facilities management services globally'. The financial details were not disclosed.

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    Citycon closes EUR 105m purchase of Tallinn mall

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Helsinki-listed retail specialist Citycon has completed the acquisition of the Kristiine Shopping Centre in Tallinn, Estonia from local developer Pro Kapital for some EUR 105 mln. The deal, which was first announced in mid-March, involves Tallinn's second-largest shopping centre after Rocca al Mare, which is also owned by Citycon.

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    Newsec picked to manage EUR 145m Baltic portfolio

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Northern European financial and real estate consultancy firm Newsec said on Monday that it has been appointed to manage a EUR 145 mln real estate portfolio throughout the Nordic and the Baltic regions.

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    Real IS snaps up Hamburger Meile mall for EUR 250m

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager Real I.S. has announced the purchase of the Hamburger Meile shopping centre on the Hamburger Straße from a partnership of retail specialist ECE Projektmanagement and Hamburg-based developer Bruhn for around EUR 250 mln. The property will be transferred to a new closed-end fund of Real I.S. with ...

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    Aedes fund sells Milan office for EUR 28m

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The Investietico listed real estate fund, managed by Aedes BPM Real Estate SGR, has announced the sale of an office building located at San Donato Milanese, near Milan, to natural gas transport group Snam Rete Gas. The transaction amounts to nearly EUR 28 mln, generating around EUR 4 mln in ...

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    European property stocks return 3.6% in April

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    European listed real estate, as represented in the GPR 250 Europe Index, ended April 2.6% higher, with the strong performance being driven by UK stocks. On a country by country basis, the UK topped the ranking with an increase of 5.9% in April, while Norway came second returning 5.5% in ...

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    STE clinches EUR 45m refinancing

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Société de la Tour Eiffel (STE) has completed the refinancing of its La Poste portfolio comprising 12 properties valued at EUR 85 mln. In a statement on Monday, the French SIIC said that it was granted a new EUR 45 mln seven-year credit facility by Société Générale (CIG) and BECM ...

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    Estavis buys Europe's largest brewery in Berlin

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    German investor Estavis said on Monday that it has acquired the listed buildings of what was once the largest brewery in Europe, located in Berlin's Friedrichshain district, from an unnamed seller. The company plans to redevelop and extend the landmark complex which was built in the early 1880s. The investment ...

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    Wolbern Invest buys TriCon office building in Frankfurt

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg-based Wolbern Invest has announced the acquisition of the TriCon office building in Frankfurt Rhein-Main from local developer Hochtief. The companies agreed not to disclose the transaction price.

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    UBS' Centro Leoni gets LEED Silver

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    UBS Real Estate's Centro Leoni office complex in Milan has been awarded a LEED Silver certificate in the category of new developments. The Munich-based real estate fund management arm of UBS said this is the first LEED certificate to be ever awarded to an office building in the country.