All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1938

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    Green buildings set to become separate asset class: Union Investment

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Union Investment has said that a survey it has carried out confirms the growing interest in sustainable real estate investment in Europe.

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    Copenhagen's impact on property

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Now that the flurry of media coverage around the climate change talks held in Copenhagen in December 2009 has died down, it is time to reflect on the outcomes and consider what they mean for European property investors, says Julie Hirigoyen, director and head of Upstream Sustainability Services at Jones ...

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    Irish bank to give 0% loan in bid to divest EUR 1 bn portfolio - report

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Anglo Irish Bank is reportedly working on a deal to give a developer an interest-free loan to take a EUR that the proposed deal would be Green Property, owner of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, the largest shopping centre in Ireland. Another Irish bank, Allied Irish Banks (AIB) carried out a similar ...

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    GPR 250 Europe index begins 2010 with 1.8% loss

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The European listed property sector started 2010 with a 1.8% loss in January, according to the GPR 250 Europe index. The returns for the individual country indices in January were as follows: Positive returns were recorded by Switzerland (4.7%); Turkey (Is REIT; 3.2%), Germany (3.1%), Norway (Norwegian Property; 1.3%), Italy ...

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    Deutsche EuroShop generates EUR 123 mln in rights offering

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Deutsche Euroshop has announced its shareholders have exercised subscription and oversubscription rights for all 6.3 million new shares offered in a rights offering. The German retail real estate company said the gross proceeds of around EUR 123 mln will primarily be used to finance the acquisition of the A10 Center ...

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    Cordea Savills fund acquires phase 2 of Edinburgh Quay scheme

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Cordea Savills European Commercial Fund has acquired phase 2 of the multi award-winning mixed-use scheme Edinburgh Quay in Edinburgh, Scotland for £21.1 mln (EUR 24 mln). The price reflects a net initial yield of 6.1% based on contracted income. The vendor was Edinburgh Quay Ltd.

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    JLL reports 20% drop in EMEA 2009 revenues

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Jones Lang LaSalle has reported that its full-year revenue for the EMEA region in 2009 came to $644 mln, compared with $871 mln the year before. This is a decrease of 26%, or 20% in local currency. JLL said the decreases were driven by continued reductions in transaction volumes across ...

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    Enasarco to start disposal of EUR 3bn worth of assets

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Enasarco, the Italian pension fund for Italian financial planners and commercial agents, plans to start divesting EUR 3 bn worth of real estate assets from the fourth quarter of 2010. The disposal is part of the company's new strategy aimed at investing in high-quality real estate generating higher returns. The ...

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    London's One New Change named overall winner of MIPIM Architectural Review awards

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The Jean Nouvel-designed One New Change, which is currently under construction close to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, has been named both the overall and mixed-use winner in this year's MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards.

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    Europa Capital signs deal with PointPark for Cluj project

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    PointPark Properties Poland (P3), an asset manager and developer of distribution facilities across Europe, announced that it has signed an agreement with Europa Capital, a pan-European real estate investment management business, to provide transactional and development services to Europa Capital for its logistics and industrial project in Cluj, Romania.

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    Cushman & Wakefield names Glenn Rufrano as CEO

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield announced on Tuesday that Glenn Rufrano has been named president and CEO of the company. Rufrano will join the global proeprty adviser on 22 March following the completion of his tenure as CEO of Centro Properties Group. He will be based in New York.

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    Prague to host ICSC European Conference

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is holding its 2010 European Conference in Prague, the Czech Republic from 28-29 April 2010. ICSC is the global trade association of the shopping centre industry with more than 60,000 members in 80 countries across the world.

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    Financier SNS PF tests water with portfolio sales

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    SNS Property Finance has bundled loans in both its European and US portfolios to gauge interest in possible sales, CEO Coen van der Bijl and Chief Sales Officer Jan van Haarlem told PropertyEU in an exclusive interview. 'This is a test case,' Van der Bijl said. 'We’re checking to see ...

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    Sonae Sierra obtains safety certs for 6 malls in Portugal

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Sonae Sierra concluded in 2009 the Safety & Health certification, under the OHSAS 18001 standard, of five of its shopping centres in Portugal. The centres are Centro Vasco da Gama, NorteShopping, GaiaShopping, ArrábidaShopping and Estação Viana.

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    Aberdeen fund buys shopping centre in Germany

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Property Investors said its Aberdeen European Shopping Property Fund has acquired the Löhcenter shopping centre in Viersen, Germany

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    Kanam fund acquires office property in Glasgow

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    German fund manager Kanam has announced that its Kanam Spezial grundinvest fund has acquired the Class A Broadway One office building in Glasgow. The financial details were not disclosed. The long-term tenant for the entire building is financial institution Tesco Personal Finance, which has been awarded a top '5A1' rating ...

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    Finalists announced for MIPIM Awards

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The MIPIM real estate fair has announced the list of 15 finalists selected by the MIPIM Awards Jury. Belgium makes a strong showing in the MIPIM Awards this year with four projects in competition. Brussels-based ASSAR Architects has three of its projects selected.

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    ULI keynote: buildings can play big role in combatting climate change

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The potential of buildings to mitigate climate change is 'huge,' claims Belgian climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, who will deliver a keynote speech entitled 'The Truth about Climate Change' to the ULI conference in Paris on 3 February.

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    Rise in European volumes indicates broad-based recovery: DTZ

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    There are clearer signs of recovery across Europe, as investment volumes increased for the third consecutive quarter in the fourth quarter of 2009 to EUR 20.6 bn. This represents a 26% increase on the EUR 16.4 bn recorded in the third quarter, according to DTZ's European Quarterly report.

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    CoreNet seeks case studies for EMEA summit

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    CoreNet Global has opened a 'call for cases', inviting corporate occupiers and service providers to propose case content for breakout sessions at the ninth annual EMEA Summit. The summit takes place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 27-29 September.