All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1974

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    Swedish hotel group buys hotel in Gothenburg

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Swedish hotel group Rasta has acquired a 9,000-m[sup]2[/sup] hotel with 200 rooms in Gothenburg from the Brandel family. The sales price came to SEK 240 mln (EUR 23 mln). The hotel is located in the centre of the city.

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    Green shoots of recovery emerge in CEE: JLL

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Rental levels are beginning to bottom out in most of the core Central and Eastern European markets and stability should return during 2010 once the supply and demand levels rebalance, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.

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    Prime real estate yields take a tumble in UK

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Competition among investors for a limited supply of prime UK commercial real estate assets is leading to increasingly aggressive bidding. Prime yields fell 35 basis points in October to 6.58%, the largest monthly fall since at least 1993, Cushman & Wakefield said in its November Business Briefing on the UK ...

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    Market pulse: prime rents stabilising

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Real estate investors have received a welcome boost with the news that prime office rental levels stabilised in the majority of European markets during the third quarter of 2009.

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    CA Immo issues EUR 135m of bonds, opens first retail centre in Hungary

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Austrian property company CA Immo is issuing at least EUR 135 mln in convertible bonds in a bid to boost its finances. The company said that the volume may be increased to EUR 150 mln if bookrunners, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, exercise a greenshoe option to buy another EUR 15 ...

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    Rezidor, RHC to develop new 150-room hotel in Russia

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Rezidor Hotel Group and Regional Hotel Chain (RHC) are teaming up to develop a new Park Inn hotel in Yaroslavl, Russia. The move is part of an agreement signed by the two business partners in March 2009 to develop at least 20 Park Inn hotels across the Russian Federation.

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    Allianz RE reportedly buys La Colisee for EUR 160m

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    German investor Allianz Real Estate Germany has reportedly acquired La Colisee office building in Paris' La Defense business district from Morgan Stanley's French listed real estate investment arm La Lucette.

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    AFI may transfer 20% of Russian unit to bondholders

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Real estate developer Africa Israel Investments (AFI) could transfer up to 20% of its 71%-owned Russian property development unit, AFI Development, to its bondholders as part of a plan to restructure its debt.

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    Quintain unveils EUR 204m rights issue

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    UK real estate group Quintain Estates and Development said on Thursday that it proposes to raise approximately £183 mln (EUR 204 mln) in a deeply discounted rights issue. The operation will involve the issue of 390 million shares at 49 pence per share. The price irepresents more than a 70% ...

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    Grainger plans to raise EUR 265m

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    UK residential property group Grainger announced on Thursday that it is seeking to raise about £238 mln (EUR 265 mln) in a 2-for-1 rights issue. The issue price of 90 pence per share is a 67% discount on Wenesday's closing price.

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    Mercator purchases Serbian mall for EUR 32m

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Mercator-S, the Serbian arm of Slovenia's Mercator retail chain, has acquired a retail scheme with 30 shops in Belgrade, Serbia for around EUR 32 mln.

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    Nexity's revenues from commercial division up by 61%

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    French construction and property group Nexity posted stable revenues of EUR 1.96 bn in the first nine months of the year, mostly driven by a 61% growth in its commercial property division, which reached EUR 370 mln so far this year. The increase in its commercial property activities compensated for ...

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    EBRD mulls EUR 68m lending for development of Croatian mall

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering providing a EUR 68 mln long-term debt facility for the construction of a shopping mall in Split, Croatia.

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    Future Capital raises EUR 72m for project in Montenegro

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    UK private equity group Future Capital Partners has raised a total of £65 mln (EUR 72 mln) from 38 clients for a new luxury real estate project in Montenegro. According to news website Portfolio Adviser, the £6 bn alternative investment boutique has temporarily closed its fundraising for the £150 mln ...

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    C&W appointed to manage River Loft in Budapest

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed to manage the 5,700-m[sup]2[/sup] River Loft office building in Budapest's 13th district. River Loft is owned by the Investec GLL Global Special Opportunities Real Estate Fund, an investment company formed by Investec Bank and GLL Real Estate Partners.

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    Warimpex prepares expansion drive - do not use yet

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    CEE hotel developer- investor Warimpex has positioned itself to acquire land plots and properties at bargain prices in the current downturn for future expansion.

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    PointPark Properties to open UK office

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank's property arm PointPark Properties (P3) is opening an office in London. The move is in line with P3's international expansion plan. The logistics property developer and operator opened a branch in Frankfurt earlier this year.

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    Airport Industrial sells prime Heathrow industrial estate for EUR 18m

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    The Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust, managed by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, has completed the disposal of Mereside Park, Shield Road, Bedfont to Royal London Asset Management. The transaction volume of £16.2 mln (EUR 18.1 mln) reflects a net initial yield of 6.78%.

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    Aberdeen completes lease agreement for 5,500m[sup]2[/sup] in Finland

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Aberdeen Property Funds SICAV-FIS Pan-Nordic has completed a 5,500-m[sup]2[/sup] lease agreement with the IT company, Tieto, at a property located at Mattilanniemi 8, Jyväskylä, Finland. The fund has a value added profile and is aiming to provide excess returns to investors through active asset management.

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    Luxembourg to offer buying opportunities in 2010: Savills

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Luxembourg's office market will see some buying opportunities in 2010 as funds reassess their position, according to Savills. The market, which has seen a steep decline in office take up and a very small number of investment transactions, is set to return next year as GDP growth is forecast at ...