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P3 Bedburg Park - Photo: P3 Bedburg Park

PointPark Properties leased out more than 95,000 sq m

PointPark Properties (P3) is building on its successes from the turn of the year. In Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, the P3 German team leased out more than 95,000 sq m of... more...
Monday, 14. May 2012

Spanish tax reform undermines real estate market

The Spanish government’s introduction of new legislation to restrict interest deductions for taxation purposes could further reduce the flow of international capital into domestic commercial property, exactly at a time when the... more...
Tuesday, 8. May 2012

48% value depreciation on repossessed Spanish properties

Fitch Ratings says in a new report that achieved sales prices on repossessed properties in Spain are 48% lower, on average, than the valuations conducted at the time of loan origination. The agency has analysed loan-by-loan repossession... more...
Friday, 4. May 2012

pbb provides €13m facility to Investec GLL Global Special Opportunities Real Estate Fund

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides an €13 million (approx.) financing facility to the Investec GLL Global Special Opportunities Real Estate Fund, a fund jointly managed by GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH and Investec Bank PLC. The... more...
Thursday, 12. April 2012

pbb provides a € 80 million facility for La Roca Village, Barcelona

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides a € 80 million loan for Value Retail to support the refinancing of La Roca Village, Barcelona, Spain. pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank acted as Arranger, Agent and Sole Lender on this senior facility.... more...
Friday, 23. March 2012

Johnson Capital and Martinsa-Fadesa S.A. sign real estate advisory agreement

Johnson Capital International (JCI), the international advisory unit of Irvine, has signed a real estate advisory services agreement with Martinsa Fadesa S.A., which has recently emerged from voluntary bankruptcy proceedings and... more...
Monday, 12. March 2012

pbb provides €29 million for acquisition of Abadia Retail Park

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provides an approx. €29 million financing to support the acquisition of Abadia Retail Park in Toledo, Spain, by a paneuropean property fund managed by Rockspring. The pbb loan for the acquisition facility... more...
Friday, 2. March 2012
Topland Group, Sol Zakay as Group Chairman - Photo: Topland Group, Sol Zakay as Group Chairman

Topland Group appoints Sol Zakay as Group Chairman

The Topland Group Holding has appointed Sol Zakay as Group Chairman. Sol led the UK arm of the Group as Chairman and CEO and in February 2009 he moved abroad to help drive... more...
Tuesday, 28. February 2012
Puerto Venecia in Zaragoza, Spain - Photo: Puerto Venecia in Zaragoza, Spain

Puerto Venecia secures full suite of Inditex brands

Eurofund Investments Zaragoza SL, a joint venture between British Land and Orion European Real Estate Fund III C.V., to announce that all of the Inditex Group’s brands have signed... more...
Tuesday, 14. February 2012

Valencia is top in Spain

The most popular area of Spain for property is the Community of Valencia, according to the latest At a Glance infographic from TheMoveChannel.com. more...
Friday, 10. February 2012

Spain’s retail market will remain steady in 2012

According to Savills latest retail report, Spain can expect to see similar muted levels of retail investment to 2011 at circa 520 million Euros as the sector continues to see stalled sales, turnover rent performance and continued rental... more...
Friday, 3. February 2012

Israel Casanova new Country Manager for Redevco

Israel Casanova has been appointed Country Manager for Redevco Spain and Portugal. Casanova succeeds and will report to Javier Hortelano, who was recently appointed Chief Operating Officer at Redevco. more...
Thursday, 2. February 2012

Catella reports transaction volume of 6.8 billion Euros in 2011

Catella’s real estate advisory business reports a transaction volume of 6.8 billion Euros for 2011. Catella’s transaction volume in 2011 thus increased by 9.3 percent, compared with 2010. more...
Wednesday, 1. February 2012

Neinver outlet centres' sales increased 12% in Europe

Neinver finished 2011 with increases in visits and sales at all its centres. Sales figures at the thirteen outlet centres that Neinver manages in Europe rose 12% compared to 2010, and visitors was also up: 7.6% more visits than in 2010,... more...
Friday, 27. January 2012

Lord Foster awarded honorary doctorate by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Lord Foster has today been made Doctor Honoris Causa by UPM, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The event was chaired by the rector of the university, Javier Uceda, with a laudation by UPM professor, Luis Fernández-Galiano. more...
Tuesday, 24. January 2012

Five new tenants for Pórtico: Union Investment lets space in Madrid

At MIPIM 2007, it was awarded “Best Office Building”. Now landmark Madrid property Pórtico, designed by SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is almost fully let again. Following the eviction of the previous tenant, Viajes Marsans,... more...
Friday, 13. January 2012

pbb provides a € 61m facility to the Pillar Retail Europark Fund

pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank announces the completion of the € 61 million financing of two retail and leisure parks located in Spain for subsidiaries of PREF. The Fund is managed by BL European Fund Management LLP and part-owned by The... more...
Wednesday, 11. January 2012
CBRE, Javier Kindelan as President of Valuation Advisory - Photo: CBRE, Javier Kindelan as President of Valuation Advisory

CBRE appoints Javier Kindelan as President of Valuation Advisory

CBRE announces the appointment of Javier Kindelan as President of CBRE Valuation Advisory in Spain, responsible for real estate valuations in Spain and Morocco. Kindelan joined... more...
Tuesday, 10. January 2012