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- M&A Watch
- 04-Jul-2019
CBRE to buy Telford Homes to enter UK's build-to-rent market

Real estate services giant CBRE is poised to purchase British house builder Telford Homes for €297 mln.

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- M&A Watch
- 04-Jul-2019
Unite completes purchase of student housing rival Liberty Living

Student housing operator Unite Group has completed the acquisition of rival, Liberty Living.

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- M&A Watch
- 25-Jun-2019
Henderson Park buys into Polish office portfolio via JV with EPP

Pan-European private equity investor Henderson Park has acquired a 70% interest in an office portfolio in Poland from Johannesburg-listed EPP, which will retain the remaining 30% stake and continue to manage the assets.
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- M&A Watch
- 10-Apr-2019
Greystar acquires French student housing manager in European push

Private rented sector specialist Greystar has acquired French student housing property manager Acteva as part of efforts to build up its newly formed platform in France.
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- M&A Watch
- 27-Mar-2019
Cromwell confirms 'approach' to acquire UK's RDI Reit

Brisbane-based global real estate investment manager Cromwell Property Group has approached London-listed firm RDI Reit about a potential takeover, both companies have confirmed.
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- M&A Watch
- 19-Mar-2019
JLL to boost capital markets growth with HFF acquisition

JLL is to buy US capital markets intermediary HFF, accelerating the growth of its debt advisory business in Europe and Asia Pacific in a deal worth around $2 bn (€1.76 bn), the real estate services provider said on Tuesday.
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- M&A Watch
- 13-Mar-2019
Brookfield buys majority stake in Oaktree, creating alternatives giant

Brookfield Asset Management said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Oaktree Capital Group in a deal that will see the resulting combine rival global industry leader Blackstone.
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- M&A Watch
- 05-Feb-2019
Colliers ends Swiss partnership with CSL Immobilien in wake of takeover

Colliers International has ended its partnership with Swiss real estate broker CSL Immobilien following the latter's buyout by Migros banking group in September.
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- M&A Watch
- 17-Jan-2019
Flex office provider Knotel acquires French operator

US flexible office provider Knotel has acquired a majority stake in Deskeo, the largest flexible office operator in France, as part of its strategy to expand in Europe.
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- M&A Watch
- 29-Nov-2018
Consortium withdraws €3.26b bid for Intu

A £2.9 bn (€3.26 bn) bid to acquire UK shopping centre specialist Intu has been withdrawn after the Brookfield, Olayan and Peel Group consortium cited 'uncertainty around current macroeconomic conditions and the potential near-term volatility across markets'.
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L&G hires European head of real estate debt
- 22-May-2020
LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) has hired James Spencer-Jones from Cushman & Wakefield as its new head of Real Estate Debt, Europe, and established a new Private Credit Leadership Team as it looks to continue and grow its private credit business for the future.
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