All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1893

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    Goodman pre-sells French distribution centre to Lidl

    2010-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Sydney-listed Goodman Group has announced it is selling a 39,392-m[sup]2[/sup] logistics facility at Chanteloup-les-Vignes in the western Paris region to German discount supermarket chain Lidl. Goodman has signed an agreement to develop the new distribution centre which Lidl will acquire on a forward-funding basis for EUR 28 mln.

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    Larger European economies lead property upturn: King Sturge

    2010-06-02T00:00:00Z

    King Sturge has said that its s latest research provides some reassurance that the worst may be over for Europe's property markets even though the turbulence in euro area markets has taken the edge of an improving global outlook in recent weeks.

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    Metrovacesa sells EUR 122m worth of property

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish property company Metrovacesa has sold a portfolio of Madrid assets worth some EUR 122 mln to French group Continental Property Investments.

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    Aberdeen acquires office asset in Helsinki for EUR 22m

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Property Fund I Sicav-Fis has acquired the fourth and final phase of Falcon Business Park outside Helsinki from NCC Property Development. The investment volume for the Falcon Gentti property comes to SEK 213 mln (EUR 22 mln).

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    Altarea, ABP and Predica create SPV for Cap 3000

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    French retail specialist Altarea, pension fund giant ABP and life insurer Predica have created a new vehicle, Altablue, through which to conduct their purchase of the Cap 3000 shopping centre in Nice. The three partners bought the mall from Galeries Lafayette in early May for EUR 450 mln. The deal ...

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    Montea purchases logistics platform for EUR 35m

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Euronext-listed Montea said it has acquired a class-A logistics platform in Saint-Cyr-en-Val, south of the French city of Orléans for over EUR 35 mln, reflecting a gross yield of 8.5%. The investment will be entirely funded with bank loans and/or a capital increase, the Belgian logistics group said.

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    Citycon signs new EUR 50m loan

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Helsinki-listed shopping centre developer-owner Citycon has signed a EUR 50 mln unsecured floating rate term loan facility with Pohjola Bank. The loan will mature in five years.

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    Pradera to launch EUR 600m European retail fund

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Retail specialist Pradera Europe plans to launch its third European retail fund in the second half of the year, chairman Colin Campbell told PropertyEU in an exclusive interview. The vehicle - Pradera European Retail Fund III - is targeting EUR 300 mln of fresh equity from European institutional investors. With ...

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    Viveris REIM buys EUR 65m office building from Gecina

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    French investment manager Viveris REIM said that it has acquired a new office building in the Montrouge area of Paris from Gecina for EUR 65 mln. The 10,500-m[sup]2[/sup] scheme was purchased on behalf of Viveris Reim's SPPICAV Delta Immo vehicle.

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    Hotel chain Abba in sale-and-leaseback in Madrid

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Hotel chain Abba has sold the Abba Castilla Plaza de Madrid in a EUR 33 mln sale-and-leaseback transaction. The deal reflects a yield of over 7%. The buyers are a consortium of private investors led by Grupo Milenium.

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    Corestate acquires 'ailing' residential portfolio

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Swiss real estate investor Corestate Capital has announced the acquisition of an 'ailing' portfolio of 2,300 apartments in Germany for EUR 77 mln. The portfolio comprises 137 properties located mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia. The vendors were unnamed foreign investors who acquired the assets during the peak of the German real ...

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    XXI Century in talks with potential partners

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    XXI Century Investments has confirmed that it is in talks with a number of potential strategic partners in a bid to address its perilous financial condition. The AIM-listed firm cautioned that the talks are at a preliminary stage. 'There is no certainty that such negotiations will result in a successful ...

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    German optimism losing momentum: King Sturge

    2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The sobering macro-economic sentiment has spilled over into the real estate industry in Germany dashing hopes for a strong recovery in 2010. The poll-based Real Estate Climate, mirroring the industry sentiment, clearly suffered in the May survey of the monthly King Sturge Real Estate Economy Index.

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    NAI apollo provides 5,000m[sup]2[/sup] in Bad Homburg for Livipur

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Livipur Kinder und Spielversand (children and toy dispatch) expands its existing logistics area. In a logistics object in Bad Homburg the real estate consulting firm NAI apollo acted as a broker for 5,000 square metres of storage area. NAI apollo Frankfurt acted exclusively as consultant on behalf of the landlord.

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    Bulgaria's Mall attracts 1.5 million visitors

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The Mall - the largest shopping centre in Bulgaria, has attracted 1.5 million visitors within a month of opening in Sofia, according to centre manager Frank Whiting.

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    Norwegian Property extends lease with 14% rental uplift

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian Property has agreed with the Norwegian Labour and Welfare organisation (NAV) to extend the existing lease contract in Ibsenkvartalet for 5 years from 1 October 2011.

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    FdR to raise up to EUR 159m of equity

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    French office-focused Fonciere des Regions (FdR) has said that its board will propose the option to shareholders of being paid the 2009 dividend with new FdR shares at a price of EUR 65 per share. In a statement on Friday, the company said that the initiative is aimed at continuing ...

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    RGI to raise $90m from new shareholder

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    RGI International, the AIM-listed developer of Russian commercial and residential real estate, said this week that it is raising up to $90 mln (EUR 73 mln) of equity from a new shareholder.

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    AEW/Tristan acquires Polish warehouses for EUR 91m

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    European Property Investors Special Opportunities (EPISO), a fund co-advised by AEW Europe and Tristan Capital Partners, has completed the purchase of five core warehouses in Poland from Panattoni Europe and Standard Life Investments for about EUR 91 mln.

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    Accrue Capital makes first acquisition

    2010-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Accrue Capital, the real estate private equity house founded by Stephen Webster and John Slade, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of private property company Heathcroft Properties.