Portuguese private equity real estate investment and asset management firm Bondstone has announced plans to develop two residential projects in Porto and Cascais for a total investment of €50 mln.
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UK regeneration specialist Urban Catalyst has launched a new sister company that will focus on development opportunities in the UK and across Europe.
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CLS has unconditionally exchanged contracts to sell Bismarckallee 18-20 in Freiburg for €22.5 mln excluding costs, with completion expected in December 2020.
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Troubled UK property services group Countrywide has announced a £90 mln (€100 mln) recapitalisation by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in distressed and undervalued or underperforming businesses.
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Investors are warning that Germany may not escape a fall in office capital values in the next 12 months, despite the current very strong demand for assets there.
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Henley, the global private equity real estate investor, has made a further move into the retail sector with the purchase of Regent Retail Park in Salford, Manchester, following the acquisition last year of a 100,000 sq ft Tesco superstore in Hayes, West London.
The Expo Real Hybrid Summit, a physical and digital event planned to replace the regular Expo Real conference in October, has been cancelled by the organisers.
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Around 60% of respondents to a survey of office tenants in Germany do not plan to reduce their office footprint as a result of Covid-19.
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Plans by the Dutch government to raise real estate transfer taxes (RETT) from January 2021 are expected to lead to a deal rush before the end of the year, according to market experts.
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Good quality assets are still coming to the market and trading at pre-Covid-19 prices, despite a slowdown in investment activity. But for how long? Simon Mallinson, executive managing director EMEA & APAC at Real Capital Analytics, takes stock.
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French privately-held investment firm Ardian has announced the sale of a premium office building, centrally located at 14 rue des Pyramides in Paris’ first arrondissement, to the Caisse de Retraite du Personnel Navigant (CRPN). Financial details were not disclosed.
