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Retail 26/04/2023

URW completes the purchase of Hammerson's share of their Croydon project

As revealed by CoStar News*, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has taken control of the redevelopment of the Croydon shopping center in south London after buying out (...)

Listed 28/05/2021

Hammerson completes first real estate sustainability-linked bond of €700m

Retail REIT/SIIC Hammerson has announced the successful completion of a €700m sustainability-linked bond with a 6 year maturity period and a 1.75% coupon.  The new (...)

Career 22/04/2021

Hammerson makes two top management appointments

Hammerson has announced the appointment of Himanshu Raja as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director. He will succeed James Lenton who gave notice (...)

Listed 12/03/2021

Hammerson's portfolio value and net rental income fall after a challenging 2020

UK retail REIT/SIIC Hammerson has seen its net rental income fall 41% in 2020 to £158m (€184.5m), while its portfolio is now valued at (...)

Career 30/09/2020

Hammerson appoints Rita-Rose Gagné as CEO and Executive Director

Hammerson has announced the appointment of Rita-Rose Gagné as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. It is anticipated that she will take up her (...)

Career 15/06/2020

Robert Noel to succeed David Tyler as Non-Executive Chair of Hammerson

The board of UK retail REIT Hammerson has announced that Robert Noel is to succeed David Tyler as Non-Executive Chair of the company. This (...)

Career 27/05/2020

Hammerson chief executive David Atkins to step down

With the agreement of the Board, David Atkins has decided to step down as chief executive of Hammerson. He will remain in position until (...)

Retail 24/04/2020

Hammerson says Orion does not intend to close £400m retail parks acquisition

UK retail REIT Hammerson was notified yesterday by Orion Capital Managers that the Paris-based real estate manager does not intend to complete its £400m (...)

Retail 31/03/2020

UK’s Hammerson cancels dividend

Believing it is too early to ascertain and quantify the impact of the ongoing period of disruption on income, earnings, net assets and cash (...)

Retail 13/11/2019

Outlets: is the enduring retail asset coming out of its niche?

“In the current wider retail malaise context, outlet centres investment activity has been relatively strong over the course of the past five years, and (...)

Retail 03/09/2019

UK's Hammerson, Dutch APG boost holdings in VIA Outlets to 50% each

UK REIT Hammerson and Dutch pension fund manager APG have increased their holdings in European outlet centre owner-operator VIA Outlets, and now own 50% each. London-based VIA (...)

Retail 29/07/2019

AXA IM-RA purchases stakes in Paris retail-based assets for total €676m

Giant Paris-based asset manager AXA IM-RA has added stakes in two Paris retail-based assets, Italie Deux and Passage du Havre, for a total investment of €676m. The (...)

Retail 19/06/2019

UK's Intu, Hammerson said eyeing sale of Spanish retail assets

British property firms Intu Properties and Hammerson are said to be considering selling some or all of their retail assets in Spain worth around (...)

Retail 05/06/2019

Investors don’t count retail out just yet

“There is usually a time lag of 1-2 years between what happens in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe”, according to Darren Yates, (...)

Retail 23/10/2018

French Klépierre has no acquisition plans, to focus on organic growth - Jestin

Paris-based shopping centre REIT/SIIC Klépierre has no plans for external acquisitions but will focus on organic growth and the best locations going forward, its Chairman Jean-Marc Jestin says. Asked (...)

Retail 03/07/2018

South African listed NEPI Rockcastle adds Slovakia mall for €122m

South African listed NEPI Rockcastle, which specialises in central European retail property, has acquired the Galeria Mlyny shopping centre in the Slovakian city of Nitra (...)

Retail 13/04/2018

UK's Hammerson shares plunge after French Klepierre calls off bid

French shopping centre giant Klépierre said Friday it will not go ahead with an increased bid of 635p per share for UK retail REIT Hammerson after a discussion (...)

Office 04/04/2018

JLL widens into listed RE capital advisory, also stressing S.African needs

Global property advisor JLL is extending its corporate finance advisory into the listed sector in Europe, placing some emphasis on advising South African firms interested in (...)

Listed 19/03/2018

French Klépierre says £5bn bid for UK's Hammerson already rejected

French listed retail giant Klépierre on Monday confirmed it has made what it calls a friendly takeover offer for UK peer Hammerson at 615p per share, a premium (...)

Office 02/10/2017

Growthpoint joins other S.Africans in CEE, eyes expansion

Growthpoint, the largest primary listed REIT in South Africa, has its eye on other eastern Europe markets after taking a stake in Romania’s Globalworth, says (...)