All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1962
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Sparkassen opens EUR 55m Bratislava hotel
Sparkassen Immobilien opened its Austria Trend Hotel Bratislava at the end of November following 14 months of construction. The project, offering 200 rooms, will involve an investment of EUR 55 mln for the Vienna-based property developer.
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Aberdeen fund buys office property in Stavanger
Aberdeen Property Investors (API) said that its Property Nordic Fund I has acquired a fully-let office development in the Norwegian oil town of Stavanger for around EUR 16 mln. The office project will provide a gross lettable area of 6,500 m[sup]2[/sup] and 150 parking spaces on completion.
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Deka acquires Freshfields House in Hamburg
German real estate investment group Deka Immobilien has acquired Freshfields House in Hamburg from the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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VTB Bank takes controlling stake in Sistema-Hals
Russian bank VTB announced on Thursday that it has exercised a call option to acquire 31.5% of the shares of Sistema-Hals. The bank acquired the shares from the Russian real estate firm’s parent company AFK Sistema for a symbolic price of thirty roubles (about 67 euro cents).
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Orco's financing talks with Colony Capital fall through
Troubled Central European developer Orco Property Group said that discussions with Colony Capital about a EUR 80 mln equity injection have terminated as Orco failed to secure a refinancing agreement with its banks. Orco started negotiating with the American investment company last April.
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GE RE enters partnership for office complex at Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Aéroports de Paris (AdP) and GE Capital Real Estate France, through its subsidiary Fonciere Ariane, have signed a partnership agreement in relation to the Continental Square office complex project at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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JM sells two nursing home projects in Stockholm
Swedish real estate developer JM has sold two senior housing projects in Stockholm to KPA, part of the Folksam Group, and Sockholm-based property company Diligentia. The total purchase price is SEK 209 mln (EUR 20 mln), the majority of which was received in November. The company said that it has ...
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Allianz RE in talks to buy 50% of Budapest mall
Germany's Allianz Real Estate is in talks with ING Real Estate Development to take a 50% stake in the EUR 200 mln Allee shopping centre in central Budapest. Industry sources told PropertyEU that ING RED, advised by Cushman & Wakefield, is planning to sell half of the property, which opened ...
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Citycon in EUR 50m bond issue to finance development
Finnish property company Citycon has received approval from the Finnish stock market authority for a EUR 50 mln bond issue.
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Westimmo provides EUR 72m financing for Sigma fund
Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank (Westimmo) announced on Tuesday that it acted as agent and arranger for an acquisition financing for the closed-end 'Signa 11 Brussels' fund planned by Signa Property Funds Deutschland.
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State Street to acquire European fund administrator
New York-listed State Street Corporation is acquiring Mourant International Finance Administration (MIFA) to expand its global fund administration and alternative servicing capabilities.
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Rockspring wins asset management contract in Hungary
UK-based Rockspring Property Investment Managers has been appointed to provide asset management consultancy for a portfolio, mainly comprising retail assets, in Hungary on behalf of Anglo Irish Bank.
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Drees & Sommer to manage construction of Ziraat Bank building in Istanbul
German project management specialist Drees & Sommer is to co-ordinate the construction of the office high-rise for the Turkish Ziraat Bank in Istanbul. Drees & Sommer won the tender for project management services against international competition and the contract was signed in Ankara at the beginning of November.
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Former Citi property boss sets up UK hotel group
Akkeron Group, an investment business formed by a former head of property at Citi's investment bank, has launched a new hotel platform.
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Helical contracts Skanska to build Polish shopping centre
Helical Poland, a subsidiary of London-listed real estate company Helical Bar, has contracted the Polish arm of construction giant Skanska to build a shopping centre in southeast Poland. The contract value is PLN 153 mln (about EUR 37 mln). The new Turawa shopping centre in Opole, situated between Wroclaw and ...
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EPRA to work more closely with pension funds
The Europe Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) is to pay more attention to pension funds that invest in property equities but remain an under-represented group within the association.
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H&M signs up for Leto mall in St Petersburg
Russian real estate company Sistema-Hals and French developer Apsys Group have announced that a H&M fashion store will occupy 1,700 m[sup]2[/sup] over two floors at their Leto shopping centre project in St Petersburg. The retailer entered Russia at the beginning of 2009.
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Prologis leases 35,000 m[sup]2[/sup] space in Europe
Prologis said announced it signed new fourth-quarter lease agreements in Europe totalling 35,100 m[sup]2[/sup] of its development portfolio.
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Federal Development to launch 160,000 m[sup]2[/sup] project in France
US real estate builder Federal Development has been selected by the French public development agencies EpaMarne and Epic de Marne la Vallée to develop 160,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of commercial space as part of a large mixed-use project at the Cité Descartes site in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris. The project will mostly consist ...
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Unite fund to raise EUR 165m ahead of new acquisition
Unite Group, the listed developer and manager of student accommodation in the UK, has announced that its Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund is in the final stages of raising £150 mln (EUR 165 mln) to fund the expansion of its portfolio.


