All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1847

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    Sonae Sierra signs letting deals in Spain and Italy

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Sonae Sierra, the international shopping centre specialist, has announced the signing of two important letting agreements for third party assets in Spain and Italy.

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    Mountgrange opp fund invests in renewable energy facility

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund (MoREOF) has invested £16.7 mln (EUR 19 mln) to facilitate the next phase of the development of a large-scale waste-to-biomass power generation plant in the UK.

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    KGAL to launch first French real estate fund

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager KGAL has unveiled plans to launch its first investment fund focusing on French real estate in the first quarter of 2011. The fund, which will be dedicated to private investors, will have an initial investment volume of around EUR 100 mln.

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    Hammerson gets go-ahead for Silverburn expansion

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    UK REIT Hammerson announced on Monday that Glasgow City Council has granted approval for the extension of the 93,000-m[sup]2[/sup] Silverburn shopping centre in the city.

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    Outflows prompt UBS to freeze German open-ended fund

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Swiss bank UBS said on Monday that it is halting redemptions from its UBS (D) 3 Sector Real Estate Europe property fund on the back of growing redemption demands from its investors. The vehicle, which had re-opened in October 2009 after over a one-year redemption freeze, will be suspended for ...

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    European property stocks return 6.7% in September: GPR

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    European real estate stocks as represented in the GPR 250 Europe Index registered a strong return of 6.7% in September.

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    FdM buys EUR 85m of B&B hotels, plans capital increase

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Foncière des Murs (FdM) has signed a purchase agreement with the B&B group for a portfolio of hotels, representing 1,980 rooms, for a price of EUR 85 mln, including fees. The portfolio consists of hotels located in France and Germany, in use and under development.

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    Citadel acquires Colt Telecom's French HQ

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    London-listed CLS has announced that its subsidiary, Citadel Holdings, has acquired Colt Telecom’s data centre and French HQ in the southern suburb of Malakoff, Paris. The investment volume comes to EUR 14.33 mln.

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    Invesco's first hotel fund almost fully invested

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Invesco Real Estate has acquired a Mercure hotel in Vienna for its first dedicated pan-European hotel fund. The vendor was a German fund.

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    PEPR negotiates dividend concession with banks

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Euronext-listed Prologis European Properties (PEPR) has received approval from the bank syndicate on its EUR 258 mln senior unsecured corporate term loan to partially remove restrictions on dividend payments. As a result, the decision over when to resume paying ordinary dividends is now solely in the hands of the business.

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    Green buildings grab market share in Germany

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Green buildings are becoming increasingly important in the five major German office markets Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, according to international real estate advisor Savills. Throughout the first half of 2010 leases totalling approximately 144,000 m[sup]2[/sup] were concluded on green buildings in the five cities, equating to a ...

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    Northern Ireland property market hit by weak economy - CBRE

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The property market in Northern Ireland is being badly affected by the continued weak economy and uncertain economic outlook, according to research by property adviser CB Richard Ellis. However, despite fears of further government austerity measures, rising unemployment and low consumer confidence, the retail sector is proving resilient and retailers ...

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    Foncière des Régions meets SIIQ criteria

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Foncière des Régions announced on Friday that it has sold 23 million Beni Stabili shares or a stake of 1.2%, bringing its shareholding in its Italian subsidiary to 50.9%. The transaction was carried out by Kempen & Co at EUR 0.6775 per share.

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    Pointpark expands in Slovakia

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Logistics park developer and operator Pointpark Properties (P3) is expanding its Slovak portfolio with the development of a new park, Pointpark Zilina. Located near Strecno, the new distribution centre is the third for P3 in Slovakia and represents a joint venture with local project development company Optima Consulting.

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    L'Etoile Properties expands into Germany

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Paris-based L'Etoile Properties is moving into Germany with the appointment of a dedicated managing partner, the company's founder Didier Unglik said in an interview with PropertyEU at EXPO REAL.

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    Norway's Industrifinans turns to German residential

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian investor Industrifinans is switching its focus to residential property again after concentrating on German commercial real estate for the past three years. ‘We are working on the launch of a new Berlin residential fund, Selection II, which will hopefully have a spending power of up to EUR 200 mln,’ ...

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    Panattoni starts speculative project in Poznan

    2010-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Warsaw-based industrial real estate group Panattoni Europe has commenced construction of the sixth warehouse facility at its park in Poznan. The Navo building at the Panattoni Park Poznan I distribution centre will offer nearly 11,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space and is being developed on a speculative basis, the company said.

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    PEPR renews leases on 250,000m[sup]2[/sup] in southern Europe

    2010-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Euronext-listed Prologis European Properties (PEPR) has completed lease renewals, totalling 250,600 m[sup]2[/sup] of distribution space, in France and Spain.

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    Real I.S. in EUR 150m fundraising for German retail fund

    2010-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Real I.S. has unveiled plans for a new EUR 300 mln investment fund focusing on German retail properties. The German fund manager is looking to raise EUR 150 mln of equity from institutional investors for the German Retail Fund. With leverage, the fund will have a spending power of EUR ...

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    Hardstone buys CB16 tower at La Défense

    2010-10-07T00:00:00Z

    The Parlyo II investment fund, managed by Hardstone, has acquired the CB16 tower in the Parisian business district of La Défense. The property was sold by Aberdeen Immobilien KAG, acting on behalf of the frozen Degi Europa open-ended real estate fund.