All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1778

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    GSW sets IPO date for 15 April, targets EUR 517m

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Berlin-based residential real estate company GSW has set the date for its IPO as 15 April 2011, almost a year after it postponed its flotation citing 'significantly increased volatility and uncertainty in global equity markets'.

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    Swiss property market returns improve over 2010

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Switzerland's property market has continued its unbroken streak of nine-consecutive years of capital appreciation, with 1.4% in 2010, according to the IPD Switzerland Annual Property Index.

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    Gecimed buys EUR 230m nursing home portfolio

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Gecimed, the healthcare unit of Gecina, has signed a preliminary agreement with Foncière Sagesse Retraite (FSR) to buy a portfolio consisting of 30 nursing homes for a total of EUR 230 mln, reflecting an initial yield of 6.36%.

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    AP4 sells 50% of Dombron to AMF

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    AP4, the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, has agreed to sell half its shares in property manager Dombron Stakeholders to pension provider AMF for SEK 400 mln (EUR 45 mln). Dombron is one of the largest owners and managers of residential properties in Sweden, with a portfolio of 8,000 residential ...

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    Orion snaps up Berlin's Allee mall from DWS

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    European real estate investor Orion Capital Managers has acquired the Allee shopping centre in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen from a closed-end fund managed by DWS, the mutual fund company of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management Business Division. The transaction price was not revealed, but is believed to be in the region of EUR 50 ...

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    AXA RE buys office building in Rome

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGR, part of the AXA Real Estate group, has bought an office building in Rome from iii-European Property Fund, a fund managed by Internationales Immobilien Institut, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase was made on behalf of AXA's Core Italian Properties fund (CIPF).

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    BNP sells Bologna hypermarket, launches new fund

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Italian fund management arm of BNP Paribas REIM has announced the sale of a hypermarket in the Via Larga shopping centre in Bologna, Northern Italy, to local hypermarket group Gruppo Nordiconad for over EUR 31 mln. The property was owned by the BNL Portfolio Immobiliare fund, which is currently ...

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    Rockspring buys in Germany and Spain

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Rockspring Property Investment Managers has made two retail property acquisitions in Spain and Germany for a total of EUR 115 mln. In Germany, Rockspring has purchased Das Es!, a dominant downtown shopping centre in Esslingen to the southeast of Stuttgart, from SEB Asset Management for EUR 69 mln, reflecting a ...

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    Carrefour, Realia partner to complete Santiago mall

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish listed property firm Realia and Carrefour Property have joined forces to complete the development pf and operate the As Cancelas shopping centre located in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The total investment is expected to amount to EUR 90 mln.

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    Pramerica sells in London and Hannover

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    TMW Pramerica Property Investment, the German arm of Pramerica Real Estate Investors, has divested an office and commercial building in the City of London to an unnamed buyer. The sales price of £65 mln (EUR 74 mln) is 25% above the price Pramerica paid for the building back in 2009.

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    Turnover in CEE reaches EUR 1.2b in first two months

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Real estate investment turnover in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached EUR 1.2 bn in the first two months of 2011, according to new research released today by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

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    German industrial/logistics sales to reach EUR 1b, says Realogis

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The market for industrial and logistics real estate is starting to gain momentum again after two cautious years, according to German estate agents and consultancy group Realogis.

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    Savills expects volumes in France to total EUR 14b this year

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    International real estate advisor Savills expects investment volumes in France to total EUR 14 bn by the end of the year, up from EUR 13.3 bn in 2010, bringing the volume back to just below the 10-year average of EUR 14.2 bn. Despite a quiet first quarter, with an anticipated ...

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    European retail investment hit EUR 36b in 2010: CBRE

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    European retail real estate investment grew to EUR 36.2 bn in 2010, representing a 60% increase year-on-year, and well above the 47% increase for the investment market as a whole, according to the latest research by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

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    Sveafastigheter JV buys Finnish properties for EUR 42m

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    A joint venture between Sveafastigheter Fund III and Mattila & Saxen Property Partners has signed an agreement to buy 16 properties across Finland from Delta Motor Group for EUR 42 mln. The transaction includes properties in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Lahti, Jyväskylä and Kuopio. The total leasable area amounts to 53,000 ...

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    Fabege invests EUR 45 mln in Arenastaden and Hammarby Sjöstad

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Swedish property group Fabege is to spend a total SEK 400 mln (EUR 45 mln) on two undeveloped properties in Arenastaden and on upgrading its Hammarby Sjöstad landmark office complex Luma factory.

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    ING fund buys out Warsaw partner for EUR 76m

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    ING Property Fund Central and Eastern Europe is buying out its 50% partner in Wars-Sawa-Junior, a prime high street retail and office property located in Warsaw, Poland for EUR 76 mln.

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    Latin America, Asia Pacific experience strong office demand

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Higher demand for office space in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region is being driven by strong economic growth in the world’s emerging markets, according to CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE) latest Global Office Market View.

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    Jeffrey Lefleur appointed managing director at WP Carey

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Global investment management company WP Carey & Co has appointed Jeffrey Lefleur as managing director. Lefleur, who operates out of offices in both London and New York, will continue to be responsible for sourcing, negotiating and executing sale-leaseback transactions in Europe on behalf of the company’s CPA series of income-generating, ...

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    Fair Value REIT back in profit

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Fair Value REIT-AG reported revenues increased to EUR 14.4 mln in 2010 from EUR 12.2 mln the previous year while consolidated net profit amounted to EUR 2.2 mln - up over EUR 5 mln on the 2009 loss of EUR 2.9 mln.