Likeable real estate executive, Michael Bütter, jokes about age in an interview about the huge transformation project underway at Hamburg-based global firm, Union Investment Real Estate.
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Expected changes to how insurance companies can spend their equity could potentially unleash billions worth of investments in the European listed real estate sector, according to Dominique Moerenhout, the head of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).
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It is no secret that the hotel sector has been hit hard by the pandemic, however, the market has seen fewer discounted sales than predicted and pricing is holding up, according to Owen Pritchard, executive director and COO, EMEA Hotels, CBRE.
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Nordic listed retail specialist Citycon is in negotiations with several potential joint venture partners to team up on a number of mixed-use projects, CEO Scott Ball told PropertyEU. The partnerships would help the company speed up its strategy to move away from a sole focus on retail assets and expand into residential, according to Ball.
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European investment manager GWM is seeking to raise up to €500 mln of equity for a new European investment strategy focused on property-backed senior debt, PropertyEU has learned.
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Co-founder David Brush explains why the Spanish REIT is entering the sector with a commitment to invest €500 mln over the next few years
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French asset manager Primonial is closing in on the acquisition of over €500 mln worth of healthcare properties in France, PropertyEU has learned.
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French asset manager Perial Asset Management will seek to raise its exposure to alternative living asset classes such as nursing homes and student housing with new European investments as part of a diversification strategy, according to chief investment officer Stéphane Collange.
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Institutional investors are increasingly prepared to provide upfront capital at more competitive rates than the banks to finance logistics and residential projects in a bid to get ahead of the competition as the weight of capital targeting these assets continues to outstrip supply.
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Commercial property deals of around €2 bn are currently being negotiated in Portugal, suggesting investment volumes this year should surpass the €3 bn threshold, according to agent CBRE.
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Pan-European real estate investor Europa has appointed Ed Crockett to the newly created role of head of residential investment UK & Europe.
