All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1897

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    Credit Suisse suspends withdrawals from Euroreal

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Credit Suisse has suspended withdrawals from its CS Euroreal fund for three months after proposed changes to the way German open-ended funds are regulated threw the market back into chaos, prompting a run on funds.

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    Fabege sells residential hotel in Solna

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Listed real estate firm Fabege has divested its Hallen 6 residential hotel in Solna, Sweden to Chinax Group for SEK 110 mln (EUR 11 mln). 'The divestment is a further step towards the streamlining of our portfolio,' said Christian Hermelin, CEO of Fabege.

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    Sonae Sierra to manage Pradera's Militari mall

    2010-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Sonae Sierra has concluded an agreement with Pradera to become the property manager for the 3,600-m[sup]2[/sup] Carrefour Militari commercial gallery in Bucharest. The Portuguese shopping centre specialist will provide full management services to the shopping gallery from July 2010.

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    Acciona's Splau! mall opens its doors in Barcelona

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Acciona Inmobiliaria, the real estate arm of energy group Acciona, has announced the opening of its Splau! shopping centre in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The mall, which provides 54,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of gross retail space over 165 shops, represents an investment of around EUR 200 mln.

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    IPD Conference debates best strategies

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Real estate professionals are gathering in Amsterdam for the Investment Property Databank European Conference this week to debate the actions that businesses must take to ensure success in today's challenging environment.

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    Bouwfonds Parking Fund buys in Liverpool

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Bouwfonds REIM's European Real Estate Parking Fund is to acquire a car park in Liverpool for about EUR 8 mln. The firm announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with Merepark and joint venture partner Ballymore to forward purchase a multi-storey car park, let to Q Park, ...

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    Panattoni to build facility for Neuca in Poland

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    US logistics specialist Panattoni Europe will develop a new 20,100 m[sup]2[/sup] built-to-suit facility for pharmaceutical group Neuca in Ozarow, Poland. The project, whose construction started at the end of April, will mark the third and final phase of Panattoni Park Ozarow.

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    Prime retail rental stabilise: CBRE

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Prime retail rents in the world's leading shopping destinations stabilised in the majority of markets, and grew in a number of major cities, in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Global MarketView report.

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    Citycon lauches Martinlaakso mall development

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Finnish listed property company Citycon has announced the start of construction for a Martinlaakso shopping centre in Vantaa, Finland. Located in the vicinity of the railway and bus stations, the new complex will have a leasable space of 7,300 m[sup]2[/sup] and will represent an investment of over EUR 26 mln.

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    King Cross's Leopolis mall opens in Lviv

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    King Cross Leopolis, the first shopping & entertainment centre in Lviv, western Ukraine has been officially opened. The 50,000-m[sup]2[/sup] shopping centre offers 230 shop units and 2,400 parking spaces.

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    KGAL buys Munich office building for EUR 33m

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager KGAL said on Thursday that it has acquired the Eisbach Offices complex in Munich-Schwabing from NB Project Development for around EUR 33 mln. The building is earmarked for KGAL's new closed-end real estate fund, Property Class Germany 12, which will be marketed to investors in the third ...

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    UBS Sima completes EUR 374m capital hike

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Swiss property fund manager UBS said it has raised CHF 530 mln (EUR 374 mln) for its flagship Sima real estate fund to finance the acquisition of new development projects. 'This constitutes a record sum raised for any existing Swiss listed real estate fund thus far,' the company said ...

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    JP Morgan buys EUR 375m Metrovacesa loan at 40% discount

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    JP Morgan has acquired a EUR 375 mln tranche of a credit facility granted to Metrovacesa by German lender Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, well-informed market sources have told PropertyEU. The loan was reportedly divested at a discount of 40-50%.

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    AXA RE selects C&W for Spanish logistics mandate

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    French investment manager AXA Real Estate has mandated Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) to market a portfolio of logistics properties on behalf of its clients. The portfolio provides 60,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space over two facilities in Constantí (43,000 m2) and Mas Blau, near Barcelona (17,000 m2).

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    Swedbank grants largest retail refinancing in Baltics

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    CEE real estate developer Hauser-Oberschneider and its joint venture partner Satnam Europe have reached an agreement with Swedbank for a new EUR 50 mln facility for its Estonian property portfolio. It is the largest retail refinancing in the Baltic region to date.

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    Great Portland expands City holdings

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    London-listed Great Portland Estates has expanded its holdings in the City of London business district through two transactions totalling £111 mln (EUR 128 mln).

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    Qatari Diar in major European developments

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company plans to invest around CHF 300 mln (EUR 211.5 mln) by 2014 in the development of a luxury resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.

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    Land Securities re-opens London pipeline

    2010-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Land Securities, the largest UK REIT, has re-activated its development pipeline to cater for the impending upturn in demand for prime office space in Central London. British Land and Great Portland Estates, two other REITS, have also unveiled development projects for the UK capital.

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    Transaction volume set to reach EUR 50b in H1

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    The three largest global property advisers are forecasting a total European real estate transaction volume of between EUR 40-50 bn for the first half of the year, according to a survey conducted by PropertyEU. Cushman & Wakefield's forecast is at the top of the range at EUR 50 bn after ...

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    ING REIM favours retail and logistics for 2010-11

    2010-05-19T00:00:00Z

    European retail and logistics property sectors look more appealing than most office markets over the 2010-2011 timeframe due to their proven defensive qualities -- notably the high and stable income component in investment returns -- during the economic crisis. That is one of the key conclusions of ING Real Estate ...