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Logistics 18/06/2018

Blackstone said in final stage of buying €90m logistics assets from Spain's Lar

US investment management giant Blackstone, in the middle of a takeover bid for Spain's Hispania, is finalising acquisition of a Spanish logistics portfolio owned by another (...)

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 (...)

Hospitality 22/05/2018

NYSE's Park in €297m Berlin Hilton sale as Blackstone checks out too

NYSE-listed REIT Park Hotels & Resorts has closed the €297m sale of the 601-room Hilton Berlin. The move came as US wealth manager Blackstone also sold its last (...)

Listed 18/05/2018

German Patrizia shares surge after 1Q income rises fourfold

Shares in German listed real estate group Patrizia surged by over 11% on Thursday following news that its first quarter operating income quadrupled to nearly €43m (...)

Office 18/05/2018

Blackstone's Munich Arabella Bogen office buy said at €170m

US wealth management giant Blackstone and Frankfurt-based alternative investment manager Quincap have together acquired the 44,000 sqm Arabella Bogen office building in Munich for a price (...)

Listed 11/05/2018

Spain's manager Azora postpones IPO after Blackstone Hispania bid

Spanish real estate manager Azora Altus, which created and manages the REIT/SOCIMI Hispania, is postponing its own IPO in light of uncertainty created by Blackstone's (...)

Logistics 11/05/2018

Blackstone's $7.6bn Gramercy takeover includes European unit

Giant US-based manager Blackstone is acquiring US REIT Gramercy Property Trust in a deal valued at €6.4bn ($7.6bn) that includes Gramercy Europe, a London-based (...)

Housing 09/05/2018

Blackstone adds 2,500 Berlin residential units from local managers

US investment management Blackstone has added 2,500 residential units in central Berlin to its portfolio of over 100,000 units spanning Germany, Spain, Sweden and (...)

Listed 02/05/2018

Spain's Hispania manager Azora, aiming at €8bn AUM, launches own IPO

Spanish real estate manager Azora Altus, which created and manages the REIT Hispania, is to issue 47m new shares to raise around €500m in its own (...)

Finance 02/05/2018

Euro CRE investment slows sharply in first quarter after record 4Q - RCA

Investment in European commercial real estate slowed sharply in the first three months of 2018 after a record fourth quarter as investors reassessed pricing (...)

Listed 16/04/2018

Spanish REIT Hispania to seek alternative buyer to Blackstone

Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Hispania said Monday it will to seek an alternative buyer to maximise value, and that a takeover bid by Blackstone subsidiary Alzette earlier this month following (...)

Finance 16/04/2018

Japan capital entering euro real estate not for the cycle but the longer term

The entry of GPIF, Japan Post and other giant Tokyo institutions to European property is happening but may take longer if managers reject inital fee (...)

Finance 11/04/2018

Spanish Hispania manager Azora announces IPO; €700m reported capital raise

Spain's Azora, the external manager of REIT/SOCIMI Hispania and other real estate firms, confirmed Wednesday that it is planning its own stock market flotation. Reports say 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% (...)

Hospitality 05/04/2018

Spanish Hispania shares jump 7% on reports of Blackstone hotels bid

Shares in Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Hispania jumped by 7.3% yesterday on media reports that US wealth manager Blackstone plans a takeover bid once it executes plans to sell office (...)

Finance 28/03/2018

With cap rate compression ending, diversified RE portfolios are best - BNPP Wealth Mgt

The significant fall in real estate cap rates in recent years is coming to an end, coupled with the prospect of interest rate rises, (...)

Logistics 14/03/2018

Logistics is main European investor target amid higher overall allocations - CBRE

Live from MIPIM (Cannes) - Logistics is now the most sought-after property class for European investors, overtaking office for the first time, according to CBRE’s annual EMEA (...)

Listed 27/02/2018

Canada’s Ivanhoé Cambridge cuts stake in French Gecina to 15.4%

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of Quebec-based pension fund manager CDPQ, has trimmed its holding in French office REIT/SIIC Gecina by 4.28% via a (...)

Office 05/02/2018

European 2017 CRE investment rises 4% to €293bn; 2018 looks good - RCA

Europe’s commercial real estate in 2017 experienced the third most active year on record for investment, rising 4 % from 2016 to €293.4bn, according (...)