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Finance 24/11/2023

"The real estate market through this interest-rate shock has been deprived of liquidity"

In the third English instalment of a special BiTV Interview series celebrating issue 200 of Business Immo Global magazine, we welcome Martin Brühl, Chief (...)

Finance 22/03/2023

The times they are changing... and the real estate cycle with them

A lot can change in a year. “At the end of 2021, real estate market activity was dynamic," recalls Christoph Knaack, CEO of Preqin, (...)

Finance 16/06/2022

Union Investment: a new strategy for a "new era"

"It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in a new era", says Martin Brühl, Chief Investment Officer at Union Investment Real (...)

Logistics 29/04/2022

Union Investment enters the Irish logistics market

Union Investment has entered the Irish logistics property market with the acquisition of a distribution hub of approximately 55,300 sqm located in Newbridge, County (...)

Office 09/07/2021

International investors back with a bang at Mipim September Edition

With two months to go before the opening of the Mipim September Edition, the teams at RX France (formerly Reed Midem) can be reassured. (...)

Retail 01/04/2021

European Grocery Real Estate Market to attract €6.7bn of investment in 2020 — JLL/Union Investment

According to The European Grocery Real Estate Market, a recent study conducted by JLL and Union Investment, the European grocery real estate market has (...)

Office 16/02/2021

European Real Estate investors aim for more core — Union Investment

Regarding office property investment, while "location" is still important for European investors, a move towards more "core" seems to better describe the current situation, (...)

Finance 26/01/2021

Union Investment has completed €4.1bn of real estate transactions in 2020

Germany’s Union Investment has invested around €4.1bn in various European real estate markets in 2020, acquiring 62 buildings and projects for its real estate (...)

Finance 30/10/2020

Covid-19 pounds European real estate in Q3 2020 as deals fall 43% – RCA

Total European real estate deal volume fell 43% in Q3 2020 compared with the same quarter of 2019, to €44bn, Real Capital Analytics’s European (...)

Green 21/08/2020

Covid-19 crisis causing significant changes in investment strategies – Union investment

The coronavirus crisis has led to a significant shift in the investment strategies of institutional real estate investors, according to a recent survey from (...)

Career 24/07/2020

Union Investment Real Estate appoints Michael Bütter as future CEO

Union Investment Real Estate GmbH has announced that Michael Bütter will become Chairman of the Management Board (CEO) and head of its Real Estate (...)

Office 10/06/2020

Expo Real transforms into a two-day "Hybrid Summit"

In response to the special circumstances arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Expo Real is transforming to offer both physical and virtual meeting places under (...)

Finance 31/03/2020

Despite Covid-19, notable deals still being completed in Europe (RCA)

Although the number and value of European commercial property transactions in March will be low in comparison with recent years because of the ongoing (...)

Logistics 02/03/2020

Union Investment launches its first logistics development in France with Logistrial acquisition

Germany's Union Investment has acquired its first French logistics real estate development project. Located in Ensisheim, near the German border, the project was acquired off-plan and will develop approximately (...)

Finance 16/01/2020

Union Investment’s transactions totaled €3.6bn in 2019

Union Investment expanded its transaction business in the European property markets in 2019 to approximately €3.66bn, compared to €3bn the year before. In total, (...)

Retail 23/12/2019

Germany's Union, Italy's Generali acquire Zaragoza Puerto Venecia for €475m

Germany's Union Investment and Italy's Generali Real Estate are paying €475m in a 50/50 joint venture to acquire the Puerto Venecia shopping resort in Zaragoza, Spain. The (...)

Office 19/12/2019

German Union Investment adds 4th Helsinki asset for €148m

German Union Investment has extended its portfolio in Finland, adding an 8,300 sqm retail and office property in Helsinki city centre, its 4th asset in (...)

Logistics 18/12/2019

Germany's Union applies to acquire €800m logistics fund from Garbe

Germany's Union Investment has applied for clearance to acquire Logistrial Real Estate, an €800m logistics fund currently owned and managed by Hamburg's Garbe group. A note in (...)

Finance 16/12/2019

Transition in German Union Investment management as Kutscher hands over to Stobbe

After more than 20 years in the management team at Union Investment Real Estate, including the last 12 as chairman, Dr. Reinhard Kutscher is (...)

Finance 09/12/2019

Amsterdam's Y-Towers project set to start with €460m Union Investment financing

After a delay of nearly 18 months, construction is due to start in January on Y-Towers, one of Amsterdam’s most spectacular projects, in which (...)