US asset management giant Blackstone is believed to be studying an offer for the Madrid head office of Spanish bank Santander, in what is expected to be Europe's largest single-asset deal of the year.
Opportunistic investors KKR and Baupost confirmed the acquisition of a portfolio of 33 Marriott International hotels across the UK from ADIA, while listed property group Covivio completed the purchase of 43 hotel properties in France, Belgium and Germany, in a €800 mln swap deal with AccorInvest.
