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- 05-May-2021
INTERVIEW: Merlin’s pioneering move into data centres
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
Read moreCo-founder David Brush explains why the Spanish REIT is entering the sector with a commitment to invest €500 mln over the next few years
Read moreFrench asset manager Primonial is closing in on the acquisition of over €500 mln worth of healthcare properties in France, PropertyEU has learned.
Read moreFrench 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.
Read moreInstitutional 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.
Read moreCommercial 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.
Read moreTikehau Capital, pronounced as if spelling out ‘T-K-O’, is a listed Paris-based firm with a certain French entrepreneurial flair. With €10 bn of real assets and a reputation for being a fast-growing ‘teenager’, it has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years.
Read moreAfter starting out with a traditional fund model, Astarte Capital Partners has since developed an unusual co-investment approach and fee system which is finally gaining traction.
Read moreAlthough transactional activity stalled everywhere in Europe following the coronavirus outbreak, cross-border investment in particular has suffered the most, according to Larry Young, head of international investment group at BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Read moreWhile Italy’s hotel sector slowly begins to reopen, it is clear that international hotel chains are being hit harder than independent, family-run or budget hotels, according to Francesco Calia, senior director and head of hotels Italy at CBRE.
Read moreAs companies start rethinking their office requirements following the coronavirus outbreak, Aviva Investors’ CIO of real assets Mark Versey says secondary office locations will struggle in the short run, while city hubs 'should be fine’.
Read moreSwedish real estate firm Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden (SBB) is selling two elderly care properties, located in Västerås and Flen, to Nordisk Renting.