All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1857

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    Banks to unbundle portfolios from early 2011: Internos

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Investors will have a 12 to 24 month window of opportunity as major banks, under pressure on all sides, unbundle their European real estate portfolios, says Jos Short, executive chairman of Internos Real Investors, in the latest issue of Internos' strategic bulletin, The Decisive Eye..

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    Pension fund acquires EUR 30m industrial asset from Max

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Orchard Street Investment Management, representing an unidentified pension fund, has acquired a 34,000-m[sup]2[/sup] industrial real estate asset in the UK for £30 mln (nearly EUR 36 mln). The vendor in the off-market deal is Max Property Group, advised by Prestbury Investments.

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    DUPD buys 35% stake in major Ukrainian developer

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development (DUPD) has acquired a 35% interest in Arricano Trading, a developer of upscale shopping centres in Ukraine. The acquisition was carried out through the issue of new shares by Arricano for $30 mln (EUR 23 mln).

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    AXA RE strengthens French property services team

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    AXA Real Estate has announced a number of senior management promotions within its property services team in France. Pascal Aujoux has been promoted to head of Property Services France, reporting to Eric Stampfli, head of Property Services for Southern Europe.

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    Ben Young joins Delancey

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    UK real estate company Delancey has appointed Ben Young as a senior acquisitions executive. Reporting to managing director Paul Goswell, Young will source and purchase new property opportunities across all sectors and will also work on sales within the current portfolio, the company said.

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    Property market should brace for carbon legislation: IPD

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    European and UK governments will likely resort to legislation to decrease the commercial property sector’s carbon footprint to meet the 20% target reduction in carbon emissions by 2020, delegates at last week's IPD Environment Briefing were told.

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    Redevco completes the redevelopment of Seine Rivoli

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    European retail property specialist Redevco has completed the redevelopment of its Seine Rivoli scheme. The opening of the flagship Célio and Jennyfer stores, part of a European fashion chain for men and women with 1,400 stores worldwide, marks the completion of this ambitious project. In the basement, ground floor and ...

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    LaSalle ready to fill the real estate debt gap

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Investment opportunities focused on deleveraging European real estate will offer strong risk-adjusted returns in the coming years through structured investments and investing in real estate debt, according to LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle).

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    PropertyEU mobile news

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    PropertyEU's daily real estate news service is now available on a mobile website, accessible via your smart phone. This is your mobile window to our daily digital newsletter, newsflashes and special products like the Expo Real Daily news publication wherever you are.

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    Metric buys Coventry retail park for EUR 21m

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    UK specialist REIT Metric Property Investments has exchanged contracts on the acquisition of Airport Retail Park, Coventry from Citi Property Investors for £18 mln (EUR 21 mln).

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    LaSalle acquires London property from Blackstone for EUR 32m

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    LaSalle Investment Management announced on Friday that it has purchased 100 Middlesex Street, London, E1 from Blackstone, in conjunction with Generation Estates on behalf of a pension fund client. The property was sold for £26.5 mln (almost EUR 32 mln), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.5%.

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    Kungsleden divests property for EUR 6m

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Listed Swedish property company Kungsleden is selling a commercial property to a joint venture held by the Municipality of Sigtuna and municipal housing corporation Sigtunahem. The purchase price amounts to SEK 52 mln (EUR 6 mln). The buyer is also taking over a project for SEK 4 mln.

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    Befimmo disposes of Antwerp building for EUR 7.7m

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Brussels-listed Befimmo announced an agreement has been signed for the sale of the Kattendijkdok building in Antwerp for EUR 7.7 mln. Thw property is being sold by Fedimmo, a subsidiary in which Befimmo holds a 90% interest.

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    Nordcapital acquires PwC head office in Amsterdam

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg-based Nordcapital Real Estate has acquired the Dutch headquarters of Pricewaterhousecoopers. The investment volume is believed to be almost EUR 100 mln.

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    DTZ appoints Hugh Radford as head of UK Retail

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Global property advisor DTZ has appointed Hugh Radford as head of UK Retail. Radford has been a director at DTZ since 2007 when the company acquired Donaldsons, where he was an equity partner. He retains responsibility for the business's retail agency team.

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    Benson Elliot picks up Berlin residential portfolio

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot Capital Management has completed the EUR 36.7 mln acquisition of a portfolio of multifamily residential properties in Berlin's popular Friedrichshain district. The portfolio comprises 720 units, most of which have been substantially renovated in recent years, all within walking distance of Berlin's city ...

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    Knight Frank Ireland expands

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Independent global property consultancy Knight Frank has expanded in Ireland through the merger with the Dublin-based management practice Most Commercial Management. The move will significantly boost Knight Frank Ireland's business operations, turnover and staff in the field of commercial property, asset and facility management, the company said.

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    Union Investment rings in Swisscom in Zurich

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment Real Estate has signed one of Switzerland's biggest leases of the year for its 51 Fifty-One new build in Zurich-West. The scheme was developed by Marazzi at its own risk and was acquired by Union Investment in 2008.

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    Movianto moves into Prologis park in Senec

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Movianto Slovensko, a provider of logistics services for the pharmaceutical industry, is establishing its Slovakian office and distribution centre in the Prologis Park in Senec, near Bratislava. The company began business operations in August this year.

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    AEW Europe buys 12,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office project in Paris

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Bouygues' real estate development unit Sodearif has sold an office development project to AEW Europe for an undisclosed amount. AEW Europe is buying the asset on behalf of a French institutional investor.