All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1875

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    Deutsche Pfandbriefbank extends EUR 600m facility for La Denfense tower

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Deutsche Pfandbriefbank announced on Tuesday that it has renewed and extended the EUR 600 mln acquisition and development financing of the 'Tour First' tower in La Defense near Paris for Beacon Capital Partners. The financing facility was initially provided in June 2007 to finance the joint venture agreement between Beacon ...

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    NIBC advises and finances acquisition of Strukton

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Netherlands-based bank NIBC has announced that it arranged financing for the acquisition of Dutch infrastructure and urban development group Strukton by Dutch rail firm Nederlandse Spoorwegen and European consultancy-engineering firm Oranjewoud .

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    Conwert appoints new executive director for finance

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Vienna-listed property firm Conwert Immobilien Invest has appointed Thomas Doll as a new executive director. Doll will assume responsibility for

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    Carpathian in due diligence on two Polish sales

    2010-07-27T00:00:00Z

    AIM-listed real estate investor Carpathian has announced that it is exploring two potential sale transactions in Poland as part of its strategy to return value to shareholders in the medium term.

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    Valad appointed investment manager of EUR 480m Swedish portfolio

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Sydney-listed Valad Property Group announced on Monday that its European business has been appointed by Kefren Properties as investment manager of its EUR 480 mln real estate portfolio in Sweden. Valad said the appointment won by Valad Europe is in line with the group's strategy of growing its real estate ...

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    Hatfield Philips restructures EUR 72m German loan

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Hatfield Philips, Europe's largest independent primary and special servicer, has announced the successful restructuring of the EUR 71.2 mln Berlin Dresden loan. The loan, which is secured on two office buildings in Berlin and Dresden, was transferred to Hatfield Philips earlier this year due to non-repayment at the maturity date. ...

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    Tamar industrial fund sells Paris portfolio at 9% yield

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Tamar European Industrial Fund has sold a portfolio of three light industrial buildings situated in the Paris region, to private investor PCVI Group for EUR 7.45 mln. The investment volume reflects a price that is close to the fund's latest March 2010 valuation.

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    Savills Poland appoints head of retail agency

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Property consultant Savills has appointed Malgorzata Fucik as the new head of its retail department in Poland. Fucik previously worked for Immochan, the real estate subsidiary of Grupo Auchan, and also co-operated with TK Development. She has 12 years real estate experience in the retail property sector and has been ...

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    Henderson disposes of retail park in Belgium

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    The EUR 930 mln Henderson European Retail Property Fund (Herald ) has completed the sale of Hedera Retail Park in Roeselare, Belgium, to Retail Estates NV for EUR 10 mln. The asset, which comprises 7,174 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail space and whose biggest tenant is Decathlon, was sold for an ...

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    Flemish commission moves into CBREI's Renaissance building

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    CB Richard Ellis Investors, the global real estate investment management firm, has signed a 21-year leasehold agreement with the Commission of the Flemish Community (VGC) for 5,848 m[sup]2[/sup] at the Renaissance office building in Brussels.

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    Razvan Sin is DTZ Echinox's new head of retail department

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    DTZ Echinox announces the consolidation of the management team, by promoting Razvan Sin to head of the retail department. Sin joined DTZ at the beginning of 2007 and over the last three years, he has contributed to the development and coordination of DTZ's exclusive and non-exclusive commercial projects ...

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    Real estate in emerging economies outperforms Western Europe: RICS

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Austerity measures to reduce fiscal deficits adopted by eurozone countries and the UK are hitting property markets, according to the latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey published on Monday.

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    Hypo keeps its cool after failing stress test

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    German property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE) has said that its failure to pass the pan-European stress test designed to determine banks' financial health has 'limited relevance' for the group as the finding does not reflect steps being taken to strengthen its balance sheet.

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    Private equity specialist joins Land Secs non-executive board

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Land Securities has announced that Simon Palley (52) will join the board as a non-executive director on I August 2010. Palley has a long track record in investment banking, consulting and private equity. He started his career at Chase Manhattan before moving to Bain & Company.

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    Luxury fashion brand drive global retailer expansion: CBRE

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Luxury goods retailers have emerged as the most active and expansive retail sector, responsible for over 23% of new store openings during the past year, according to the new edition of How Global is the Business of Retail? by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

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    Henderson sells Vienna office building

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Henderson Global Investors announced that it has completed the sale of Am Modenapark 1-2, an office building in Vienna, on behalf of its German joint venture with M.M. Warburg, the Warburg-Henderson KAG.

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    Corporate occupiers focus on sustainability solutions: CoreNet

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    CoreNet Global's EMEA Summit in September is to focus on how corporate occupiers can creatively, profitably and effectively manage their existing portfolios as Europe continues to tackle the issue of sustained economic recovery.

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    Union Investment launches knowledge portal on sustainable investment

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment has launched a knowledge portal on sustainable real estate investment. The German real estate investment firm says that while green real estate investment has become a major issue for the property industry, sustainability remains a complex subject. The new web portal provides detailed information about green buildings as ...

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    PEPR cuts full-year earnings forecast following H1 decline

    2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

    ProLogis European Properties (PEPR), one of Europe’s largest owners of modern distribution facilities, said on Thursday it has lowered its EPRA earnings and distributable cash flow guidance for 2010 to between EUR 0.40 and EUR 0.44 per ordinary unit from between EUR 0.45 and EUR 0.50 due to the slowdown ...

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    Development Securities unveils EUR 119m rights issue

    2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

    UK property firm Development Securities said on Thursday it had launched a £100.2 mln (EUR 119 mln) rights issue to raise proceeds for capitalising on new opportunities in the property development cycle. The placement comes amid a dearth of available bank financing and will enhance the company's investment portfolio where ...