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Vonovia raises Swedish Victoria Park stake, starts squeeze-out, delisting

Germany's Vonovia has raised its stake by 10% in Sweden's Victoria Park to 91.4%, and initiated a compulsory purchase of remaining shares in preparation for (...)

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Vonovia raises €744m fresh cash after increasing equity placement

Germany's Vonovia has generated €744m in an accelerated bookbuilding equity placement with institutions, increasing the cash raise from the initial €650m target. The Bochum-based company, the world's (...)

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Vonovia 1Q FFO jumps 20% helped by Buwog, Victoria Park

Germany's Vonovia, the world's largest private sector housing landlord, reported a 20%yy jump in first quarter FFO to €303.6m, helped by acquisitions in Austria and (...)

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Germany's Vonovia grows 2018 FFO 15.8% to €1.1bn, expects further 2019 rise

The world's largest private housing group, Germany's Vonovia, for 2018 reported a 15.8% increase in FFO to €1.07bn, and expects to boost this as high (...)

Finance

Sweden 2018 RE investment up 4% to €15.6bn; more public property coming on line

Real estate investment in Sweden rose by 4% to SEK160bn (€15.6bn) last year, and prospects for 2019 are positive with more public property coming (...)

Housing

Vonovia's Victoria Park, in largest Swedish deal, adds 2,340 flats for €456m

In Sweden's largest deal of 2018, Victoria Park, a unit of Germany's Vonovia, has agreed to pay SEK4.7bn (€456m) for two residential portfolios with (...)

Housing

Foreign ownership in French housing is no cause for concern

The participation of Germany's Vonovia and Zurich's Swiss Life in the winning bid for French SNCF's housing portfolio is good for Europe, good for France – (...)

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Germany's Vonovia buys Starwood out of Sweden's Victoria Park

German listed housing firm Vonovia has acquired the US Starwood Capital Group's full stake in Sweden's Victoria Park at its original offer price, taking (...)

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Listed housing firms such as Vonovia to boom in Europe – EPRA

Publicly-quoted housing firms like Germany's giant Vonovia will boom in Europe as policymakers grapple with soaring demand, EPRA executives say. Markets in Netherlands and (...)

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Vonovia raises 1H FFO 11% to €510m, now manages 404,000 residential units

Germany's Vonovia boosted first half funds from operations 11.5% to €510.3m without contributions from its two takeovers, Austria's BUWOG and Sweden's Victoria Park. Including these, it now manages (...)

Logistics

US Starwood sells mixed Swedish portfolio to Hemfosa for €351m

US opportunity fund Starwood Capital, extremely active in European real estate of late, has sold a portfolio of mainly logistics assets in Sweden to the (...)

Finance

Nordic 1H property transactions near €21bn, driven by residential - Pangea

Property transactions in the Nordic countries in the first half neared €21bn, the second highest ever, driven by large international investments in the residential (...)

Finance

German Vonovia's bid for Swedish Victoria Park succeeds at 58% acceptances

Germany's giant listed housing firm Vonovia has declared its €898m cash offer for Sweden's Victoria Park successful, accepted by 58% of shareholders, and says it will extend the (...)

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US Starwood wins few takers for Austrian CA Immo, Immofinanz offers

US private equity firm Starwood Capital, which Wednesday announced 24.4% acceptances in a Swedish housing group bid, has by contrast won only a fraction of (...)

Listed

US Starwood wins 24% acceptances in bid for Swedish Victoria Park

US private equity firm Starwood Capital has announced acceptances of 24.4% in its takeover bid for Swedish listed housing firm Victoria Park, and will go ahead and (...)

Housing

Vonovia in €1bn equity raise to fund Swedish bid, increases 2018 guidance

German listed housing group Vonovia has raised nearly €1bn in an accelerated private placement to help finance its near-€900m takeover offer for Sweden's Victoria Park. It (...)

Housing

German Vonovia offers €898m for Sweden's Victoria Park, topping Starwood

Europe's largest listed housing company, Germany's Vonovia, is making its first foray outside the German-speaking world, bidding €898m, SEK38 per share, for Sweden's Victoria Park in a (...)