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Finance 06/11/2019

European 3Q property demand positive; rents rising, yields falling again

European real estate demand held positive in third quarter, bringing positive rental growth and further yield compression, says adviser Cushman and Wakefield. In its latest (...)

Finance 05/11/2019

Institutions to invest more in infrastructure, renewable energies - survey

Institutional investors plan to significantly expand holdings in infrastructure and renewable energies in the coming three years, says a new study by Germany's Commerz Real.  Made in (...)

Finance 04/11/2019

Paris edges London in 3Q19 Europe’s property investment - RCA

A strong 3Q19 performance by real estate in Paris edged the French capital ahead of Brexit-battered London in European volume for the first time (...)

Finance 04/11/2019

Allianz Real Estate appoints Megan Walters as Global Head of Research

Allianz Real Estate, the €67.1bn real estate investment and asset manager of Germany's Allianz insurance group, has appointed Megan Walters as Global Head of (...)

Finance 31/10/2019

French RE investor interest rising for value-add strategies, US

Nearly two-thirds of French real estate investors in 3Q19, up 20%yy, were focused on value-add strategies and remained keenest, albeit slightly less so, on (...)

Finance 31/10/2019

Colliers's French manager adds execs, eyeing doubling AUM to €10bn in five years

The investment manager of adviser Colliers aims to more than double AUM to €10bn within five years, and in France has added three executives (...)

Finance 30/10/2019

Apax said seeking €800m for Spain's Idealista property valuer

British venture capital fund Apax Partners is said to be seeking a buyer for its Spanish property valuer Idealista, aiming at more than four times (...)

Finance 30/10/2019

Marseille Provence Real Estate Club, BI launch Dakar Real Estate Day

Marseille Provence Real Estate Club (CIMP) in partnership with Business Immo is replicating its Real Estate Day concept in Senegal from 5 to 7 (...)

Finance 30/10/2019

Euro 1H property investment down 16% as prices drag on volumes

Total European property investment dipped 16% in 1H19 to €111bn, 2% below the long-term average as prices become a drag on activities, says adviser (...)

Finance 29/10/2019

Swiss Life AM unveils European Thematic Income & Growth Fund

Swiss Life Asset Managers has launched the European Thematic Income & Growth Fund, a Luxembourg SICAV aimed at a diversified core/core-plus strategy, mainly for (...)

Finance 28/10/2019

Spanish Alantra's real estate debt fund targets up to €150m

Madrid-based property group Alantra is launching a new debt fund with a minimum target size of €100m and maximum of €150m. The vehicle will offer loans (...)

Finance 23/10/2019

Hines creates new mgmt structure to strengthen institutional, retail business

US giant Hines is creating a new investment management structure to strengthens its ability to develop, acquire and operate the best assets in partnership (...)

Finance 23/10/2019

Australia's Cromwell exercises rights in €600m Polish fund

Australia's Cromwell has exercised its pre-emptive rights to acquire a third-party investor interest in the Polish Retail Fund that it bought in 2013. No (...)

Finance 18/10/2019

"The real estate industry must equip itself with the technologies necessary for rapid and informed decision-making"

Business Immo: What was the iread mission it set itself when it was created?  Jean-François Grazi: The observation we made is that the real estate industry (...)

Finance 18/10/2019

New CBRE/BI French real estate user confidence index shows optimism on activity

In the first edition of a French real estate user confidence index produced by CBRE in conjunction with Business Immo, 76% of the respondents (...)

Finance 16/10/2019

German property investment, at €43bn in first 9mths, 2019 set for record

German property investment reached almost €43.4bn in the first nine months of 2019, with €18.5bn in 3Q19 alone, and looks set to hit a (...)

Finance 15/10/2019

New stage in France's Primonial 'rocket' as it eyes €40bn in real estate

France's Primonial has completed its second LBO with a new set of shareholders to carry its international ambitions and rocket-like growth - aiming for (...)

Finance 14/10/2019

Six months after Paris Notre-Dame fire, donations are coming in, should reach €800m

Six months after the fire that severely damaged Paris Notre-Dame cathedral, promised donations are finally coming in, and are likely to reach €800m, below (...)

Finance 10/10/2019

LaSalle IM makes €200m mezz loans to Blackstone for Euro logistics portfolios

LaSalle IM is providing three mezzanine loans of over €200m to Blackstone funds to refinance three portfolios of logistics assets Germany, the Netherlands, France (...)

Finance 10/10/2019

Why Europe’s regional cities are attracting real estate investment

Real estate investment in non-capital cities has been a trend that has taken a few years to catch on in some countries. Turning the (...)