All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1794

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    Internos fund buys three retail centres in Germany

    2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Internos Real Investors has made three acquisitions for its retail property fund, German Retail Partnership Fund I (GRP-1 Fund), bringing the total size of the vehicle to about EUR 178 mln.

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    Opportunities move outside core markets: DTZ

    2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Commercial property investment opportunities are moving outside core markets in Europe, according to property adviser DTZ. European property markets now offer relatively less attractive returns to investors than they did in Q3 2010, with the latest European all-property DTZ Fair Value Index Q4 2010 standing at 40, a decline from ...

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    Italian fund industry enters crisis mode

    2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Serious market unrest prompted by proposed new rules for Italy's real estate funds is hampering the sector's profitability and reputation with international investors, market experts have warned. Luigi Pischedda, country manager Italy at IPD, says uncertainty reigns among Italian fund managers after the government failed to clarify the intent and ...

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    OVG tops ranking office developers

    2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

    OVG, the Rotterdam-based developer led by Coen van Oostrom, heads this year's PropertyEU ranking of leading office developers in Europe thanks to new projects in markets outside its home country including Düsseldorf, Zaventum, Vienna and Grenoble. The bulk of the projects involve office or mixed-use developments, with the exception of ...

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    Leg&Gen's new fund secures further ERU 136m of equity

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Legal & General Property (LGP) announced on Friday that it has secured a further £117 mln (EUR 136 mln) of equity for its Income Property Fund from three corporate pension schemes, including a substantial commitment from the Michelin Pension Plan. The further investment brings its total commitments to nearly £180 ...

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    Eurohypo's loss widens to EUR 785m in 2010

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    German real estate lender Eurohypo saw its pre-tax loss rise by over 50% in 2010 to as much as EUR 785 mln, mostly due to 'higher than expected loan loss provisions'. The figure compares to a pre-tax loss of EUR 515 mln in 2009.

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    PropertyEU expands Who's Who 2011 with RICS members

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The print edition of PropertyEU Who's Who 2011 is available this week with a larger number of listings of Europe´s leading investors, developers, advisers and financiers than in the previous year. This year's edition has undergone a number of major changes to make it even more accessible, comprehensive and user-friendly. ...

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    Rockspring buys UK office portfolio for EUR 56m

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Rockspring Property Investment Managers has acquired a portfolio of five office buildings from St Martins for a total consideration of nearly £48 mln (EUR 56 mln), reflecting a blended net initial yield of 8.81%.

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    Partners Group awarded new investment mandate

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Swiss investment manager Partners Group has been awarded a mandate for global real estate investments by the Swiss Investment Foundation Pensimo Management. This new investment programme focuses on value-added and opportunistic investment strategies in the private real estate market on a global basis.

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    AXA RE to fund UK distribution centre development

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA Real Estate) is to forward fund the development of a distribution centre in Avonmouth, near Bristol, which has been pre-let to The Co-operative Group.

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    Magnat to focus on Black Sea region

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Frankfurt-based listed Magnat Real Estate said that it is narrowing its focus to three to four rapidly-growing core markets in Eastern Europe, from the nine currently being served. The company plans to concentrate on the Black Sea region, and in particular on Ukraine, Turkey and Georgia.

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    North-south economic divide widens in Europe: Invista

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Europe's economic recovery is gaining momentum but within the EU competitiveness is diverging, with northern Europe generally doing better than the south, according to the latest research report, produced by Invista Real Estate Investment Management. In order to readdress this, Invista says that reforms are urgently needed in some ...

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    Dutch investors should look at Europe: SLI

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Other European countries offer better opportunities at present for real estate investment than the Netherlands, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI).

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    Mepham to join King Sturge investment team in Warsaw

    2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Rory Mepham has been appointed by King Sturge as a director of the broker's investment department in Warsaw. Mepham graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc (Hons) in 2000 and then later in 2009 from Cranfield University with an MBA. He was also elected a member of the ...

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    St Modwen submits planning application for £1b project

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    UK regeneration specialist St. Modwen Properties has submitted two planning applications to Newport City Council for its Glan Llyn development, a project to redevelop the former Llanwern steelworks east of Newport, South Wales, into a £1 bn (EUR 1.18 bn) sustainable community.

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    SEB AM sells 2 office properties for EUR 125m

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    SEB Asset Management has sold two office properties in Milan and Brussels from the SEB ImmoInvest portfolio for a total of EUR 125 mln. The investment volumes is higher than the market valuations of the assets.

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    ECE secures financing for EUR 220m Istanbul scheme

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    German shopping centre specialist ECE has secured financing for its EUR 220 mln project Marmara Park in Istanbul days before the first foundation stone is due to be laid on 1 March. The investor is a closed real estate fund of DWS, which is taking over 50% of the planned ...

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    RBS marks 50% of property loans as 'non-core'

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has designated 52% of its £87 bn (EUR 102 bn) commercial real estate lending portfolio as 'non-core' which is earmarked for repayment or sale by 2014. The financier reduced its overall loan book by about 11% last year from £98 bn (EUR 115 bn) in ...

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    BlackRock sets up industial jv in UK

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Global asset manager BlackRock had established a joint venture with UK REIT Workspace to acquire high income yielding multi-let industrial or office buildings in London and the Southeast. The target lot size range is £5-£20 mln, although larger and smaller deals will be considered. The JV partners will commit up ...

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    Bouwfonds' residential fund shops in Germany, France

    2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Bouwfonds Real Estate Investment Management said that its EUR 315 mln open-ended property fund, European Residential Fund has increased its property portfolio with new acquisitions in Germany and France.