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Office 08/11/2023

In France, the WeWork "crash" raises more questions than answers

It's the end of a success story that began in New York in 2010, under the impetus of Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey, the (...)

Listed 06/11/2019

Berlin's TLG boosts 9mth portfolio 11.5% to €4.6bn amid Aroundtown merger

Berlin's TLG Immobilien boosted the value of its properties by 11.5% in the first nine months to €4.58bn, and reiterated that its merger with (...)

Listed 20/09/2019

Hamburg's alstria places €400m bond to refinance old maturities

Hamburg's alstria office REIT has placed a corporate bond with a nominal value of €400m and a fixed coupon of 0.5%, aimed to refinance (...)

Retail 24/05/2019

French Casino parent Rallye placed under creditor protection

Rallye, the parent company of French retailer Casino, has been placed under creditor protection by a Paris commercial court to give it time to (...)

Finance 23/05/2019

Paris REIT Gecina places 15yr €500m bond issue at 1.625% to buy back notes

Paris office and housing REIT Gecina has placed a €500m bond issue with a 15-year maturity at 1.625% and launched a tender offer on (...)

Listed 27/02/2019

Spanish Colonial's recurring net surges 22% to €101m after busy 2018

Recurring net profit for Spanish REIT/SOCIMI Colonial surged 22% to €101m in 2018 and its portfolio revalued by the same amount to €11.35bn after a (...)

Listed 21/02/2019

French Covivio boosts 2018 EPRA earnings 6.4% to €381m, 4.5% per shr

Giant French REIT/SIIC Covivio boosted 2018 EPRA earnings 6.4%yy to €381m group share, and 4.5% to €5.08 per share, exceeding guidance of 3%. In its results release, the firm (...)

Finance 23/01/2019

Vienna’s Immofinanz places €500m benchmark bond, wins first-ever rating

Vienna’s listed Immofinanz has placed a €500m benchmark bond with investors and won a rating from S&P, making it the first-ever rated issue from a Austrian (...)

Office 12/11/2018

Spain’s Colonial looks forward to organic growth after busy 2018

Spanish office REIT/SOCIMI Colonial, after a takeover and a readjustment of capital this year, is looking ahead to delivering organic growth with a rise (...)

Listed 19/10/2018

French SFL stake increase helps Colonial to first BBB+ S&P rating

Spain's Colonial has become the first Spanish REIT to obtain a BBB+ credit rating from US agency S&P after taking 81% of France's Société (...)

Housing 03/09/2018

Europe's housing markets stage a soft landing - S&P Global

Europe's housing markets are staging a soft landing mainly since monetary conditions will stay favourable, says S&P Global Ratings. German and French prices will slow (...)

Listed 26/07/2018

French retailer Casino sells 15% of Mercialys unit for €213m

French supermarket chain Casino, under pressure to reduce debt, has raised €213m by selling 15% of listed unit Mercialys via an equity swap with (...)

Office 26/02/2018

Spanish office REIT Colonial 2017 net jumps 149%, recurring up 14%

Spanish office REIT/SOCIMI Colonial, which owns a majority in France's SFL, said attributable net profit last year, prior to its takeover of Madrid peer Axiare, jumped 149% (...)

Housing 01/10/2017

Portugal to introduce REITs to attract capital into housing

Portugal intends to introduce legislation establishing REITs next year, aiming in particular to attract private capital into housing. Foreign investors will also be welcomed. Antonio (...)