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Hospitality 28/02/2018

UK's Whitbread buy of 19 German hotels for Premier Inn said at €280m

British largest hospitality group Whitbread is acquiring 19 German hotels - some still in development - from Berlin developer Foremost Hospitality which it aims to rebrand (...)

Hospitality 28/02/2018

French Accor agrees to sell 55% stake in hotel investment unit for €4.4bn

Giant Paris-based AccorHotels has agreed to sell 55% in its AccorInvest investment unit to institutions including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Singapore's GIC, France's Credit Agricole Assurances and Amundi, and Colony NorthStar. (...)

Hospitality 27/02/2018

Management fees hit Spanish Hispania 2017 net as it completes investment

The inclusion of managment fees cut Spanish hotel-focused REIT/SOCIMI Hispania 2017 after-tax profit to €249m from €359m in 2016. Excluding these, net came in at (...)

Hospitality 19/02/2018

German Patrizia, reporting 14% operating rise in 2017, sees faster growth this year

Fast-growing German listed property group Patrizia reported a preliminary 14% rise in operating income last year to €87m, and said it expects growth of (...)

Hospitality 15/02/2018

French Foncière des Régions boosts 2017 net 10% to €391m, sees favourable 2018

Diversified French REIT/SIIC Foncière des Régions last year raised net recurring income by 10% to €391m, and will propose a 2.3% dividend increase to (...)

Hospitality 13/02/2018

After €550m Paris Westin buy, Henderson Park eyes more across Europe

Following its €550m acquisition of the Westin Paris-Vendome last year, its second luxury Paris hotel buy, private equity firm Henderson Park is looking for more across (...)

Hospitality 08/02/2018

Spanish REIT Hispania, eyeing merger, makes offer to Bay Hotel shareholders

Following its move last year to become the sole owner of Spanish resort group Bay Hotels, Madrid REIT/SOCIMI Hispania is considering a merger or a de-listing (...)

Hospitality 02/02/2018

French 2017 CRE investment slips to €26bn, 2018 to hold steady - C&W

French commercial real estate investment slipped last year by 3% from 2016 to €26.1bn, but was still nearly 40% above the 10-year average and (...)

Hospitality 29/01/2018

German TLG in spotlight as major shareholders assess new 23% investor

German listed TLG, managing €2.4bn in commercial real estate, is in the spotlight this week after investor Amir Dayan said he potentially controls 23% of (...)

Hospitality 24/01/2018

Despite Brexit worries, London tops 2017 CRE investment for global cities - JLL

Despite Brexit concerns, London topped the global city league tables for commercial real estate investment last year, while Los Angeles moved into second place, (...)

Hospitality 24/01/2018

Germany's Deka boosts 2017 property AUM by €2bn to €34bn, sees further yield falls

Deka Immobilien, the property investment arm of the German savings bank system, boosted assets by €2.2bn last year to €34.3bn, transacting €5.9bn in total, (...)

Hospitality 18/01/2018

Investors aiming to boost real estate to 10.2%, adding €51bn - report

More than half of all global investors plan to raise real estate exposure in the next 24 months, targeting a median 10.2% allocation, says (...)

Hospitality 17/01/2018

Property professionals face MIPIM 2018 challenge from younger generation

Adora Svitak, a young American writer and lecturer, will speak at the MIPIM opening conference on 13 March, challenging property professionals on tomorrow’s cities and urging (...)

Hospitality 17/01/2018

German BayernLB's Real I.S. acquires €110m Vienna complex for new fund

German BayernLB's real estate fund manager Real I. S. has launched a special investment fund for three German pension funds, and acquired the fully-let (...)

Hospitality 17/01/2018

UK, Germany power European 2017 RE investment to peak; logistics, hotels lead - CBRE

A strong UK market and a near record in Germany last year boosted commercial real estate investment in all of Europe by 9.3% to (...)

Hospitality 16/01/2018

Eastern Europe property yields still high, but demand holds steady - CBRE

Unlike yields in some of western Europe, those in core central and east European property markets - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary (...)

Hospitality 16/01/2018

Austrian property investment soars to peak €4.8bn, half from Germany - CBRE

Investment in property in Austria hit a record €4.8bn last year, says adviser CBRE, easily beating the prior €3.9bn peak in 2015. Over half (...)

Hospitality 15/01/2018

Spain RE investment surges 45% to €14bn led by retail, hotels, resi - JLL

Real estate investment in Spain last year rose 45% to again set a record at €14bn, according to adviser JLL. Retail and hotels were (...)

Hospitality 15/01/2018

German Union Investment boosts real estate to €34bn, eyes global hotels

Union Investment, part of the German public sector Volks- and Raiffeisenbank group, last year boosted managed real estate to €34.5bn from €31.8bn in 2016. (...)

Hospitality 15/01/2018

Spain's NH hotel firm rejects Barcelo €2.5bn bid, leaves door open to better offers

The Spanish-based NH Hotel Group has rejected an unsolicited €2.5bn takeover bid from resort hotel group Barcelo, saying it would not create shareholder value (...)