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Finance 06/02/2018

Theuriau steps down from French Altarea Cogedim to launch European fund

Stéphane Theuriau, co-CEO of French REIT/SIIC Altarea Cogedim and head of its Cogedim unit, is to leave the Paris-based group to launch a new business with the creation (...)

Office 19/01/2018

Eyeing European REITs, US Seeking Alpha adviser picks Gecina, Paris office as winners

Never before have I seen a private US stock-picking adviser venture into listed European real estate, but US retail investors are looking around the (...)

Office 18/12/2017

China's Fosun to grow Paref in Paris, Europe, even as Beijing pressure intensifies

Just two months after acquisitive Chinese group Fosun took control, French real estate manager Paref is making ambitious plans to expand in Paris and other European (...)

Retail 08/12/2017

Foncière des Regions signs €290m of non-strategic French retail disposals

France's third largest REIT/SIIC by assets, Foncière des Régions, has signed agreements to sell of nearly €290m of non-core properties, French retail, aiming to strengthen (...)

Finance 30/11/2017

Inclusion of real estate in Italian individual savings should benefit REITs - Coima

The Italian 2018 budget's inclusion of real estate in PIR individual saving plans should bring more private capital into the sector and ultimately benefit (...)

Finance 17/11/2017

Alternative investments offer yield pickups, growing demand, INREV conference hears

Steady price rises across standard real estate types and yield pickups are prompting more investors to examine alternatives, the INREV Autumn Conference heard. Bus depots, industrial (...)

Housing 09/11/2017

Benefits argue for creation of large listed housing firms in France – IEIF

The benefits of listed housing firms demonstrated in Germany, Sweden and the US argue in favour of the emergence of a parallel sector in (...)

Finance 26/10/2017

Cegereal CEO Tréguier exits after differences on strategy with board

The controlling shareholders in French REIT/SIIC Cegereal have terminated the contract of long-time CEO Raphael Tréguier, effective immediately, due to differences on strategy, the company said, confirming (...)

Housing 25/10/2017

Companies need to adapt as Europe enters new property cycle

Europe is entering a new property cycle after two decades of rises interrupted by the GFC, and client demands are shifting, says Paris-based consultancy ViewS+S. (...)

Hospitality 23/10/2017

French FdR simplifies hotels, housing stakes prior to repositioning

French REIT/SIIC Foncière des Régions, which in recent years has branched out far beyond its initial office focus, is simplifying its structure, buying out partners (...)

Hospitality 20/10/2017

Gold in Spanish resort hotels (2): Blackstone, Ruggieri move in

In the rush to tap into the booming Spanish tourism hotel business, US wealth manager Blackstone and France’s Ruggieri family are hot on the (...)

Hospitality 20/10/2017

Gold in Spanish resort hotels (1): First mover Hispania tracked by Blackstone, Ruggieri

Gold has been discovered in Spanish resort hotels and REIT/SOCIMI Hispania is the first in the ‘rush’. But other fast movers are close behind. They include Blackstone, (...)