German open ended funds: New investment offsets NAV declines from liquidating funds

In May, the IPD German Monthly Open Ended Property Fund Index OFIX returned 0.0%. The sub-index for funds mainly invested in Germany returned 0.2%, outperforming funds focused on European markets and also globally investing funds, which... more...

Tuesday, 11. June 2013

Cushman & Wakefield manages Actor Gallery in Moscow

Cushman & Wakefield has been selected to asset manage Actor Gallery, the iconic 18 000 m² shopping and business center, situated on Pushkinskaya square in the heart of Moscow. The firm will be advising on a strategy of improvements to... more...

Monday, 10. June 2013

Knight Frank recruits Angus Goswell as Proprietary Partner

Knight Frank can confirm it has recruited Angus Goswell as Proprietary Partner within the City office leasing team. more...

Monday, 10. June 2013

Valad Europe completes €76 million refinancing of Parc d’Activités fund with Helaba

Valad Europe, the leading diversified real estate investment manager in Europe, has completed a €76 million refinancing of its Parc d’Activités fund with Helaba, extending the term of the debt facilities to June 2018. Helaba is... more...

Monday, 10. June 2013

Unite announces launch of £380 Mio. USAF bonds

The Unite Group plc last week announced the launch and pricing of £380 million of bonds issued under the new debt funding platform for the Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund that was announced on 1 June 2013. USAF is the largest... more...

Monday, 10. June 2013

Kirsty Peacock becomes HR Director at C&W

Cushman & Wakefield has hired Kirsty Peacock as its new UK HR Director. Kirsty will lead the HR function for C&W’s UK business and report directly to the firm’s Head of HR in EMEA, Liz Bunce-Grundy. more...

Friday, 7. June 2013

alstria office REIT-AG launches convertible bond offering

The Management Board of alstria office REIT-AG, with the consent of its Supervisory Board, has resolved to issue senior, unsecured convertible bonds convertible into new and/or existing shares of the Company. The pre-emptive rights of... more...

Friday, 7. June 2013

Prelios SGR and UBS Global Asset Management signed agreement

Prelios SGR and UBS Global Asset Management stipulated an agreement for the development and dissemination of a real estate fund reserved for Italian qualified institutional investors, which will invest in units of foreign real estate... more...

Thursday, 6. June 2013

Patrizia further expands its European Residential platform into the UK

Patrizia Immobilien AG announces the appointment of residential specialist Andrew Pratt, to work alongside James Muir, Managing Director Patrizia UK, to further expand the... more...

Thursday, 6. June 2013

European debt funding gap down 42%

Europe’s net debt funding gap has shrunk by 42% from USD86bn to USD50bn over the last six months as a result of bank deleveraging and strong non-bank lending to the commercial property market, according to research from DTZ. more...

Wednesday, 5. June 2013

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Sebastian Lohmer is the new Managing Director of Patrizia GewerbeInvest

Sebastian Lohmer has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Hamburg-based PATRIZIA GewerbeInvest (KAG). He succeeds Martin Lemke in this position, who is resigning from... more...

Wednesday, 5. June 2013

Vincent Ascher joins the Retail department of Cushman & Wakefield

Vincent Ascher joins the Landlord Representation team of the Cushman & Wakefield France Retail department, primarily advising Landlords on High Streets Leasing, under the management... more...

Wednesday, 5. June 2013

European parcel delivery centres attract new investor interest

Investors in EMEA are increasingly evaluating the benefits of parcel delivery centres for their logistics portfolios as changing market dynamics are significantly enhancing the return profile of this market segment. more...

Wednesday, 5. June 2013

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Michael J. Morgan to lead Cushman & Wakefield’s investment team in Frankfurt

Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has appointed Michael J. Morgan (38) as Partner and Head of its investment team in Frankfurt, Germany, with effect from 1st June 2013. Morgan, who was... more...

Wednesday, 5. June 2013

Klépierre signs a €750m syndicated revolving credit facility

On June 3, 2012, Klépierre signed a 750 million euros syndicated revolving credit facility with a pool of 16 international banks. This transaction which was initially launched for €500 million has been significantly oversubscribed... more...

Tuesday, 4. June 2013

Philippe Depoux joins Gecina as Chief Executive Officer

Philippe Depoux, Gecina’s new Chief Executive Officer, joined the Group today. more...

Tuesday, 4. June 2013

SEB Asset Management extends lease with Stage Theatre in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz

SEB Asset Management has extended the lease with Stage Entertainment Theater Services GmbH for 13,700 sqm in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz ahead of schedule. The lease will now run until 2022. The ECE subsidiary PPMG Potsdamer Platz... more...

Tuesday, 4. June 2013

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Immofinanz Group: New department heads for Commercial Development and Finance & Accounting

Two new department heads for Immofinanz Group: Andreas Thamm was appointed Head of the Commercial Development Department on 1 June 2013 and is now responsible for real estate... more...

Tuesday, 4. June 2013

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