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Finance 28/05/2019

German Aurelis's net earnings surge to €263m after Laetitia portfolio sale

Net earnings by German developer Aurelis, controlled by George Soros's Grove, surged to €263.3m last year after its Laetitia portfolio sale, but are unlikely to (...)

Hospitality 06/09/2018

Spain's Azora eyes more hotel investments after Hispania sale to Blackstone

Azora, the Madrid-based investment manager that built and then sold Spanish REIT Hispania to Blackstone, aims to invest further in resort hotels but is (...)

Listed 23/07/2018

Blackstone €2bn bid for Spanish REIT Hispania succeeds at 74%

US investment management giant Blackstone has succeeded in its €2bn bid for Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Hispania, winning acceptances for 74.02% of equity, well over its (...)

Listed 22/06/2018

Spanish REIT Hispania’s board approves increased Blackstone takeover bid

Spain's hotels-focused REIT/SOCIMI Hispania said its board has approved the takeover bid made by US wealth giant Blackstone after the latter raised its offer to €18.25 per share (...)

Listed 13/06/2018

Blackstone's Hispania approval moves Spanish tax income offshore - El Confidencial

The Spanish financial regulator CNMV has approved the takeover bid by Blackstone for hotels REIT Hispania. If successful, the firm will be taken private and all profits will move (...)

Hospitality 12/06/2018

Amid Spain's hotel boom, Blackstone will do what it takes to buy Hispania

With Spanish tourism booming and no fewer than 173 new hotel openings forecast in the next four years, US giant Blackstone will likely do what it (...)

Listed 06/04/2018

Blackstone launches €1.9bn takeover bid for Spanish hotel REIT Hispania

Giant US investment manager Blackstone has launched a full takeover bid for Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Hispania via its Alzette vehicle, having agreed to buy 16.65% (...)

Finance 27/02/2018

Management fees hit Spanish Hispania 2017 net as it completes investment

The inclusion of managment fees cut Spanish hotel-focused REIT/SOCIMI Hispania 2017 after-tax profit to €249m from €359m in 2016. Excluding these, net came in at (...)

Office 02/11/2017

Spain’s Hispania postpones €500m office disposal to Swiss Life

Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Hispania has postponed the disposal of its remaining office assets to the first quarter 2018 due to uncertainty over Catalonia. Reports suggest (...)