All Real Assets articles in Web Issue – Page 1961
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PropertyEU ArchiveColliers names new head of high street retail in Italy
Colliers’ Italian office has appointed Niccolò Suardi as head of high street retail, with the task of coordinating the leasing and capital market activities for the retail business unit, reporting directly to Silvio Sancilio, head of capital markets.
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PropertyEU ArchiveICG buys Dutch life science R&D facility as part of €1b investment drive
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has acquired Syngenta’s seeds research & development and production facility in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, by way of a 20 year triple-net sale & leaseback. Financial details were kept confidential
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PropertyEU ArchiveBaraka snaps up 11 Conforama stores in Iberia for €140m
Grupo Baraka, a Spanish privately-held real estate investment firm, has reportedly acquired a portfolio of 11 Conforama stores in Spain and Portugal for a total of €140 mln.
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PropertyEU ArchiveCanada’s Dream launches Impact Fund targeting €170m of equity
Canada’s Dream has announced the launch of the Dream Impact Fund for private investors, an evergreen vehicle initially targeting CAD$250 mln (€170 mln) in equity over two closings.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBlackstone scoops up €290m last-mile logistics portfolio in UK and France
US asset management giant Blackstone has added to its Mileway European logistics platform with the acquisition of a portfolio of last-mile logistics assets in the UK and France from InfraRed Capital Partners’ InfraRed Active Real Estate Fund IV for £250 mln (€290 mln).
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PropertyEU ArchiveGerald Eve hired to sell €43m London social housing package
A private charity client has appointed Gerald Eve to sell Project Oak, a 192-unit West London social housing portfolio with a guide price of £37.4 mln (€43 mln).
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PropertyEU ArchiveWarburg-HIH acquires Hamburg project for €500m German logistics fund
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate has announced the acquisition of a logistics property located in Henstedt-Ulzburg, near Hamburg, on behalf of its Warburg-HIH Logistik Deutschland Invest open-ended special fund from the municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg. Financial details were kept confidential.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBentallGreenOak exceeds target with €695m final close of European Core+ logistics fund
BentallGreenOak (BGO) has closed its first fund entirely dedicated to the European logistics sector with €695 mln of equity commitments, significantly exceeding its initial €500 mln equity target.
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PropertyEU ArchiveCTP raises €854m in Europe’s largest property IPO in years
European logistics property owner-developer CTP said on Thursday that it has priced shares in its initial public offering at €14 apiece, valuing the group at €5.6 bn in its debut on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam.
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PropertyEU ArchiveAvison Young expands in CEE with new offices in Czech Republic and Bulgaria
Canadian commercial real estate advisor Avison Young has announced two new strategic affiliations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the addition of a newly established venture in the Czech Republic and Slavtchev Consulting in Bulgaria.
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PropertyEU ArchiveDFI, Cells JV buys vacant Hamburg office for value-add play
Deutsche Finance International (“DFI”) has acquired Holstenwall 20-22, a vacant value add office opportunity comprising two buildings in the centre of Hamburg, Germany from the International Campus Group.
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PropertyEU ArchiveSolving the challenge of valuation oversight for sustained growth
As the attractiveness of commercial real estate as an investment class continues to grow, a key challenge for fund managers is to organize the robust oversight of portfolio valuation activities.
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PropertyEU ArchiveUrbania hires hotel expert for Portuguese expansion
Spanish developer Urbania has announced the hire of Pestana Hotel Group’s former director Nuno Torcato to lead its expansion across Portugal.
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PropertyEU ArchiveLeumi, NatWest fund Galliard Homes’ London resi project
Israeli international bank Leumi’s UK subsidiary has joined forces with NatWest to provide a £76 mln (€88 mln) loan to property developer Galliard Homes to assist with the development of 92 apartments across two blocks in Tottenham Court Road West, London.
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PropertyEU ArchiveWeekly data sheet: Trio of new vintage funds raise over €2b
In a strong week for fund raising, three €500 mln+ vehicles closed, with core-plus logistics, special situations/distress and office deals in their sights.
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PropertyEU ArchiveMetro stores in CEE region attract strong interest for €200m deal
First-round bids have been submitted for a portfolio of Metro AG-owned stores in Romania and Slovakia.
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PropertyEU ArchiveImmofinanz raises takeover bid for S Immo to €22.25 per share
Vienna- and Warsaw-listed Immofinanz has raised its voluntary takeover offer for Austrian peer S Immo by 23% to €22.25 per share, representing a 40% premium to the average share price of S Immo over the last six months.
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PropertyEU ArchiveEQT links up with Arco Lavori to launch €300m senior care home JV in Northern Italy
Stockholm-headquartered global investment firm EQT’s Real Estate II fund has partnered with Italian construction group Arco Lavori to launch a €300 mln venture focused on developing a portfolio of purpose-built, affordable grade-A senior care homes in Northern Italy.
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PropertyEU ArchiveUrban Logistics REIT sells €35m UK logistics portfolio at 4.8% yield
UK logistics REIT Urban Logistics has exchanged contracts to sell five assets as part of a portfolio for £30 mln (€35 mln) at a 4.8% exit yield, realising a total property return of 78.8%.
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PropertyEU ArchiveBMO REP buys UK logistics assets for €38m
BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP), part of Canada’s BMO Financial Group’s £227 bn Global Asset Management business, has committed to the acquisition of three modern logistics assets representing 22,000 m2 for £32.9 mln (€38 mln).


