All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1910

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    Global hotel investment up 53% in Q1: JLL

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    The global hotel investment market experienced a strong start to the year with first-quarter transaction volumes reaching $2.8 bn (EUR 3.2 bn), a 53% increase on the $1.8 bn transacted in Q1 2009, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.

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    European investment tops EUR 19b in Q1: CBRE

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    European commercial real estate investment turnover reached EUR 19.1 bn in the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, a 65% increase on the EUR 11.6 bn transacted in Q1 2009, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

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    UBS Sima to raise EUR 370m for acquisitions

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Swiss fund manager UBS said it will seek to raise up to CHF 530 mln (EUR 370 mln) for its Sima property fund to finance acquisitions. The operation, which will take place from 22 to 30 April, is the first capital hike carried out by the fund since 2002.

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    Aerium acquires property in Paris at 6.4% yield

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Aerium Properties 7 has acquired a mixed use property in the 16th arrondissement of Paris from a private Irish investor. The sale price of EUR 10.5 ml reflects a

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    Hemfosa makes EUR 52m purchase in Sweden

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Sweden's Hemfosa has acquired a portfolio of four commercial properties in the Swedish city of Uppsala from property company Ågerup Fastigheter. The transaction amounts to around SEK 500 mln (EUR 52 mln). The assets provide a total of 50,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of commercial space in the areas of Ekeby, Boländerna and ...

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    JLL names 8 international directors in EMEA region

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Global real estate advisor Jones Lang LaSalle has announced a raft of international director promotions, including eight in the EMEA region. seven of these are London-based. JLL said international directors are recognised for driving the firm's growth, delivering exceptional results to clients, demonstrating the firm's values, and providing leadership to ...

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    Norwegian fund acquires Movenpick hotel in Zurich

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Swiss investment manager Helvetica Property Investors has acquired the four-star Movenpick hotel in Zurich's Regensdorf area on behalf of the Norwegian real estate fund, Swiss Real Estate Danmark. The seller is the Swiss real estate company Clair. The transaction is 'in excess' of NOK 150 mln (EUR 20 mln), the ...

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    Jones Lang LaSalle strengthens Industrial Agency Team in CEE

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Jones Lang LaSalle has announced that it is significantly strengthening its industrial team in the CEE region in a step that positions the business to best take advantage of recovering markets and opportunities emerging within the region. Jones Lang LaSalle confirmed that from 1 July Tomasz Olszewski will join the ...

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    BREEAM rated buildings continue to grow with ICSC

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    BREEAM registrations and certifications for ICSC members continue to grow. Over 40 developments in 13 countries have now registered for assessment. Around 1500 are registered in total including the UK. BREEAM awarded final certification for a growing number of sites from developers that include Redevco, Multi, Wilhelm & Co and ...

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    Jolly takes reins at new Cadena Group

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Cadena Group has announced the appointment of Chris Jolly as its first CEO. Jolly was previously a non-executive director of Cadena Group, which is the parent company of Pradera, the specialist retail fund manager. Cadena Group's formation follows the reorganisation of Cadena Holdings and Pradera last month, which saw Cadena ...

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    Friedrich Thiele to leave Colonia RE

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Cologne-based Colonia Real Estate has announces that Friedrich Thiele, the board member responsible for real estate, is to leave the company at the end of April.

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    Reul to head German funds at Corestate

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Georg Reul is joining the board of Swiss-based investment house Corestate Capital to head the firm's fund business in Germany. Previously, Reul was with IVG for 14 years. During the last five of these, he was member of the IVG management board and in charge of institutional and private funds ...

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    C&W Russia names Popov as executive director

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield Russia has announce the appointment of Kirill Popov as executive director. Kirill will focus on coordinating the activities of Office Agency, Retail and Capital Markets Departments.

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    Richard Jones joins Topland as financial director

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Richard Jones has joined UK investment firm Topland Group as finance director. He was previously chief financial officer and Group Finance director at Gazeley. Jones has over 25 years of experience as financial professional in the property industry and previous employers also include Railtrack and Heron.

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    Morgan Stanley fund facing further handovers

    2010-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Stanley's troubled MSREF VI International fund is facing further handovers, following the fund's warning in a document to investors that it could hand back the keys to some of its properties, including German assets.

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    Morgan Stanley set to book $5.4 bn property loss

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Stanley has warned investors that its $8.8 bn (EUR 6.5 bn) MSREF VI fund could lose as much as $5.4 bn (EUR 4 bn) after being forced to take writedowns or hand back the keys on a range of investments around the globe including Europe. The news, which was ...

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    LGP acquires shed project for EUR 53 mln

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Legal & General Property has agreed to acquire a distribution centre project in the UK from Goodman for 47 mln (EUR 53 mln). Goodman, a global provider of industrial and business space, announced this week that it will commence development of the pre-let 43,484-m[sup]2[/sup] regional distribution centre (RDC) at Andover ...

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    Deka acquires Kranhaus Sud in Cologne for EUR 65m

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Deka Immobilien announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the Kranhaus Süd office building in the Rheinauhafen district of Cologne. The investment volume comes to around EUR 65 mln.

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    Vodafone names four preferred property advisers

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Vodafone has awarded preferred supplier status to four property consultants. The mobile phone giant said the move is designed to improve operational efficiencies through the consolidation of the number of agents it deals with internationally.

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    Allianz closes on Budapest's Allee

    2010-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Global property adviser Jones Lang LaSalle has confirmed that Allianz Real Estate Germany has acquired 50% of Allee Shopping Centre in Budapest for a price exceeding EUR 100 mln. ING Real Estate Development, the developer of the centre, is retaining the other 50%.