| EPRA: European listed real estate sector poised for expansion via acquisitions and IPOs (EU) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0200 |
The European real estate equities sector is well positioned for a strong expansion over the next few years via acquisitions and IPOs. The resilience of the listed REIT model, in terms of access to capital, has proved to be more robust than non-listed property funds in the credit crisis, leading brokers Kempen & Co. concluded in a research paper presented to journalists at the European Public Real Estate Association’s (EPRA) annual conference.
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| MPGA acquires portfolio of 140 properties from German retail giant ALDI (DE) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:50:00 +0200 |
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MGPA, the private equity real estate investment advisory company is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a real estate portfolio from Germany’s leading discount retail company ALDI SUED.
The 140 properties will be managed by MGPA Europe Fund III. The properties, mainly located in the southern and western parts of Germany, are stores which will partially be leased back by ALDI SUD, as well as currently unused land and a logistics center. The parties agreed |
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| DTZ: Developers of green office buildings are taking more risks again (CZ) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:00 +0200 |
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Three out of four office buildings whose construction will begin in the coming weeks and months will be so-called green buildings. Besides internationally-recognized certificates – LEED, BREEAM or the Green Building Certificate – the new-to-be-developed green buildings have one more thing in common: speculative development.
“Office developers such as Skanska, HB Reavis, Karimpol and Immorent are representing a new phenomenon on the market – increasing confidence. Only a few months ago, commenc |
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| Europa Capital and St Congar Land invest in site in joint venture with Newby Management (UK) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:40:00 +0200 |
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The English Residential Land Partnership, Europa Capital and St Congar Land’s residential land vehicle, has invested in a 100-acre land site near Brockworth in Gloucestershire. This acquisition has been undertaken in joint venture with Newby Management.
The English Residential Land Partnership was created to acquire and promote residential and mixed-use land predominantly across Southern England. The vehicle was established to acquire land at various stages in the planning process and will loo |
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| Vicus Capital Advisors establishes new Baltic Property Fund (FI) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:35:00 +0200 |
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Vicus Capital Advisors Limited has established an investment fund which will invest in retail properties and property development in the Baltic countries. The investment capacity of the VCA Baltic Retail Fund is approximately €60 million.
VCA Baltic Retail will focus on developing retail properties for the top-tier tenants in the market. The fund’s first investments will include a shopping center in Narva, Estonia which will be completed in September 2010. The property has been leased to the Fi |
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| Cushman & Wakefield expands Retail Asset Management team (UK) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:30:00 +0200 |
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Anne Rush as Partner in its expanding retail asset management team.
Anne Rush.
Her role will be focused on the strategic development of the firm’s asset management service lin |
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| INREV Director to support ANREV on secondment (NL) |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:20:00 +0200 |
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INREV’s Andrea Carpenter is to join sister organization ANREV, the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles on a three-month secondment.
During her secondment, she will help implement the co-operation agreement between the two organizations, which was announced last December. Under this co-operation, ANREV is endorsing the INREV Guidelines in Asia and replicating INREV initiatives such as the Vehicles Database and program of research projects.
Matthias Thomas, C |
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