All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1783

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    Limited fallout from Japan crisis on German funds

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment's move to temporarily suspend redemption of units for its open-ended real estate fund UniImmo has not so far had any followers from other German real estate funds with assets in Japan. The Hamburg-based open-ended fund manager announced the move late last week, citing the nuclear crisis in Japan.

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    IPD sets up cross-border property funds index

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Investment Property Databank (IPD) has launched its first 'investable' pan-European property index to track the quarterly performance of 18 cross-border European property funds open to investors. The IPD Pan-European Property Fund Indices, published on Monday with a seven-year quarterly history, consists of a small cohort of funds with an aggregate ...

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    CS Euroreal sells in Milan

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Credit Suisse Asset Management has announced that its open-ended CS Euroreal fund has divested an office building located at Via Pergolesi 25 in central Milan, Northern Italy, to Italian REIT Beni Stabili. The property, which was worth EUR 22 mln according to the latest appraisal, was disposed for EUR 25 ...

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    LGP to forward fund Westgate leisure development

    2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Legal & General Property (LGP) has agreed to acquire the Westgate leisure development project in Aldershot, south-west of London, and to provide development funding of £51 mln (EUR 58 mln) to the scheme in partnership with Citygrove Securities and Rushmoor Borough Council.

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    Aberdeen AM presses ahead with 3rd Asian FoF

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Despite the ongoing catastrophe in Japan, Aberdeen Asset Management is pressing ahead with its plans to launch a third Asian fund of funds this year, according to Alessandro Bronda, head of global property at Aberdeen Asset Management.

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    Private equity duo to sell EUR 660m property firm

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Swedish private equity firms Altor Equity Partners and Bure Equity have announced plans to start the sales process of their real estate company Norrvidden, which owns assets worth at SEK 6.4 bn (EUR 660 mln) in the country.

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    AFI Development opens largest mall in Moscow

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    AFI Development has announced the opening of the Mall of Russia, its flagship retail project in Moscow. The scheme has more than 200 stores fully operating including Marks & Spencer, Eldorado, L'etoile, Douglas Rivoli, U.S. Polo, Esprit, Swarovski, Dream Store, Nokia, InCity, Fabi, Baldinini, Mango, and Zara.

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    First Atlantic to close Rinascente deal by end-March

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Italian fund manager First Atlantic Real Estate is expected to close the acquisition this month of the historic Rinascente building located in Milan's Piazza Duomo for some EUR 460 mln, representing a yield of 5%, well-informed market sources have told PropertyEU.

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    Caja Madrid sells and leases back Spanish portfolio

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Bankia, the Spanish savings banks conglomerate that was formed in December 2010, has completed the sale and leaseback of a portfolio of eight Caja Madrid office properties to a partnership of Drago Capital and Grupo Atitlan. The transaction price amounts to around EUR 22 mln.

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    Delancey buys industrial estate in the UK

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    UK property investment advisor Delancey has acquired the freehold interest in the West Hallam Industrial Estate, Derbyshire, UK for nearly £19 mln (EUR 22 mln) deal from Douglas Bay Capital. The purchase price reflects a net initial yield of 8.6%.

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    Commerzbank to sell Silberturm in Frankfurt - report

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    German financial group Commerzbank is planning to sell the flagship Dresdner Tower in Frankfurt which previously housed the head office of its Dresdner banking arm, the Financial Times Deutschland has reported. The property is said to be valued at around EUR 400 mln.

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    Union suspends UniImmo Global due to Japan nuclear crisis

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg-based Union Investment Real Estate has temporarily suspended redemption of units for its open-ended real estate fund UniImmo, citing the nuclear tragedy in Japan.

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    C&W to lease Eurocentrum project in Warsaw

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Global commercial real estate advisory firm Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has been appointed to market the space of the Eurocentrum office development project, located on Jerozolimskie Avenue in Warsaw.

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    Metrovacesa postpones debt payments

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Spanish property group Metrovacesa has reached an agreement with 90% of its lenders to postpone debt repayments on its EUR 5.7 bn of debt.

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    Savills doubles profits in 2010

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Real estate adviser Savills increased its pre-tax profits by 173% to £37 mln last year but warned that the future of its Asia Pacific operations remains uncertain.

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    Invista REIM agrees £3m termination fee with Lloyds

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Lloyds Banking Group will pay Invista Real Estate Investment Management (Invista REIM) a total of £3.1 mln for early termination of its fund management activities on behalf of the group, HBOS. The HBOS Funds will be transferred to Lloyds on 6 May 2011, with Lloyds paying Invista £2.6 mln on ...

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    Rayet sells stake in Eiffage for EUR 51m

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Spanish property company Rayet has sold a 1.39% stake in French construction group Eiffage for EUR 41 per share, reducing its interest in the company to as little as 0.2%. The company divested 1.25 million Eiffage shares raising a total of over EUR 51 mln.

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    Real IS launches EUR 600m BGV fund

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Munich-based fund manager Real I.S. has announced that it is launching its fifth fund for institutional investors, which is expected to have a spending power of up to EUR 600 mln.

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    Duet in £75m second close for European debt fund

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Duet Private Equity has announced a second close of £75 mln (EUR 86 mln) for its European Real Estate Debt Fund. The additional investments have come through a £50 mln listing of Duet Real Estate Finance, a company that will be listed on the London Stock Exchange, and £25 mln ...

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    First Property acquires Panorama mall in Krasnystaw

    2011-03-17T00:00:00Z

    UK asset manager First Property has acquired the Panorama shopping centre in Krasnystaw, Eastern Poland from Israeli developer Ardom for an undisclosed amount.