All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1808

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    HSH Nordbank places EUR 500m mortgage Pfandbrief

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    HSH Nordbank has placed a mortgage Pfandbrief of EUR 500 mln, in its first Pfandbrief issue this year. The Pfandbrief has a 3.5 year term and a coupon of 2.5%. The issue price was set at 99.62%, which equates to a re-offer spread of 25 basis points above the mid-market ...

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    AG RE succeeds in counter bid for Westland mall

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    AG Real Estate, previously known as Fortis Real Estate, said that its counter-offer to acquire all the certificates backed by a part of the Westland shopping centre in Anderlecht, Brussels has proven a success with the purchase of nearly 18,000 certificates at the end of the offer period (January 14).

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    Rockspring boosts fund management team with two appointments

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Rockspring Property Investment Managers has announced the appointment of Mischa Davis as Fund Manager of the Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust and Charles Baigler as Assistant Fund Manager of the Rockspring PanEuropean Property Limited Partnership.

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    Helaba appoints Kroeger as general manager of international lending

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Michael Kroeger will assume the role of general manager for Helaba's International Real Estate Lending in February. He has acted as deputy in this role since 2010.

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    Auchan considers purchase of Simon's GCI stake

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    French hypermarket group Auchan is mulling the acquisition of Simon Properties' stake in Gallerie Commerciali Italia (GCI) after the US-based retail specialist failed to find a buyer for the asset. According to well-informed market sources, in the past few months all interested parties have withdrawn from the acquisition in GCI, ...

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    Carlyle names new Italian real estate boss

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Global private equity group Carlyle has announced the appointment of Valeria Falcone to the position of new country head real estate for Italy. Falcone will be responsible for selecting new investment opportunities in the market and for carrying out acquisitions for Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners III (CEREP III), the ...

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    Pembroke expands European portfolio with first German buy

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    US private investor Pembroke Real Estate has announced its first acquisition in Germany with the purchase of a Grade-A office and retail property from developer and asset manager Bayerische Hausbau. Both companies have agreed confidentiality on the purchase price.

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    UK country of honour at MIPIM

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The 22nd edition of the MIPIM real estate fair in Cannes puts the spotlight on the British property industry. The fair - with the UK chosen as this year's Country of Honour - takes place on 8-11 March.

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    FdR leases 23,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in Paris' Carre Suffren

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    French office-focused Siic Foncière des Régions (FdR) has announced the leasing of a total of 23,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space in the Carré Suffren office scheme to insurance group AON, the French Ministry of Education and to Institut Français.

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    Deka acquires Friedrich Carré assets for EUR 105m

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager Deka Immobilien has acquired four building at the Friedrich Carré in Berlin for EUR 105 mln. The four buildings comprise 18,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space and 3,400 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail. The space is leased to about 50 tenants. Friedrich Carré consists of seven buildings in total.

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    Kardan raises EUR 195m from GTC share sale

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Amsterdam-listed investment company Kardan has raised EUR 195 mln from the sale of about 15% of the shares in Global Trade Centre, an office and shopping centre development and investment company operating in south-eastern Europe. GTC is listed in Warsaw.

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    Real IS raises EUR 600m in 2010

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager Real IS said that it raised EUR 608 mln of capital from investors last year, an increase of more than 33% on the EUR 44 mln raised in 2009.

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    Crown Estate makes EUR 40m purchase in London

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The Crown Estate, the agency that manages the UK sovereign's property holdings, has acquired the 73-year headleasehold interest in the office building at 10 Spring Gardens in London for £34 mln (EUR 40 mln). The deal reflects a yield of 6.7%.

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    Prada buys back logistics assets for EUR 50m

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Italian beauty and fashion group Prada has confirmed the acquisition of a portfolio of four logistics assets in Montegranaro, Arezzo and Montevarchi, northern Italy, for around EUR 50 mln. The seller is Spazio Industriale, a closed-end fund managed by Prelios, formerly Pirelli Real Estate.

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    European retail volumes up 68% y-o-y: JLL

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Direct investment in retail real estate in Europe during 2010 totalled more than EUR 20.6 bn, representing a 68% uplift on 2009 (EUR 12.3 bn), according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Some 50 transactions were recorded in Q4, accelerating total volumes to EUR 6.7 bn, almost 80% up on Q3 and ...

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    Sveafastigheter acquires two office properties in Helsinki

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Sveafastigheter's third fund, Sveafastigheter Fund III, has completed its first acquisition in Finland through the acquisition of two office properties in Helsinki inner city for an undisclosed amount. The assets were acquired by the Swedish company in partnership with Finnish investor HGR Property Partners from Delek Global Real Estate. ...

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    Acron enters Germany with Berlin hotel deal

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Swiss fund manager Acron has acquired the four-star Steigenberger hotel at Berlin Brandenburg International Airport from Germany's ECE Projektmanagement for a price of EUR 59.5 mln. The hotel will be completed in June 2012 to coincide with the start of operations at the new airport of the German capital. It ...

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    Henderson Global Investors disposes of asset in Paris

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Henderson Global Investors, on behalf of its German joint venture Warburg Henderson KAG, has sold a building in Paris for EUR 19.5 mln. The building located at located at 62, rue de la Chaussée d’Antin in the 9th district of the French capital was the first asset acquired by this ...

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    Christophe Schumacher joins Union Investment

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Christoph Schumacher has been appointed deputy managing director of Union Investment Institutional Property with effect from 1 March. Schumacher will be responsible for fund structuring and customer care.

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    Union snaps up Rheinpark mall from Unimo

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment Real Estate has agreed to buy the Rhine Park shopping centre in the German city of Neuss, near Düsseldorf from Swiss developer Unimo. Although the transaction price was not disclosed, the deal is said to be a three-digit figure.