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Investec finances Botanic House in Cambridge

Sun, 12/06/2011 - 15:00

Investec Specialist Private Bank’s Structured Property Finance division (Investec) has provided senior debt development finance to Pace Investments (Pace) to fund the construction of Botanic House in Cambridge, the first speculative development in the city for over 20 years. »

Aviva Investors strengthens Global REIT team with North American analyst appointment

Sun, 12/06/2011 - 13:50

Aviva Investors has appointed Corrine Ng as Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) Analyst for North America. Based in New York, Ng will be responsible for analysing the apartment, hotel and self storage sectors of the US and Canadian REIT market. She will report to Sherry Rexroad, Senior Portfolio Manager, REITs, North America and work closely with the rest of the Global REIT team in London, Singapore and Australia. »

Apex secures USD30m commitment from FTV Capital

Sun, 12/06/2011 - 11:00

Apex Fund Services has secured a USD30 million commitment from FTV Capital for a minority interest in the Company. FTV Capital, the first institutional investor in Apex, is a growth equity investor with extensive experience and a global network in the financial services industry, and especially asset management. »

European industrial property expected to replace retail as outperforming sector, says Invista

Fri, 10/06/2011 - 06:00

According to the latest research report produced by Invista Real Estate Investment Management, property performance across Continental Europe improved in 2010 with retail outperforming the industrial and office sectors. However, Invista expects this trend to change in the near future, with higher income returns in the industrial sector providing the foundation for increased total return performance. »

ALFI appoints new president

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 16:00

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has announced the election of the new president, Marc Saluzzi, who takes up the rolls, which will run for two years, with immediate effect. »

Reisholzer Werftstraße 38 – 42, Düsseldorf

Valad secures two new tenants at Reisholzer Werftstraße 38 – 42 in Düsseldorf

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 13:45

Valad, the European multi-let real estate investment manager, has let a total of 4,113 sq m of warehouse and office space at Reisholzer Werftstraße 38 – 42, Düsseldorf on behalf of its V+ Germany fund. »

Prologis research indicates strengthening US industrial real estate fundamentals

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 13:41

Prologis, Inc has released its latest Industrial Business Indicator (IBI), a diffusion index that integrates customer-provided insights with key macroeconomic variables to measure and forecast business activity and industrial real estate demand. »

Q1 European commercial property investment up 25% on 2010, says report

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 13:15

European commercial property investment activity hit EUR28.4bn in the first quarter of 2011, 25% up on the opening quarter of 2010, according to the latest EMEA property investment report from Cushman & Wakefield. »

Meyer Bergman secures 20,000 sq ft letting to Next at The Exchange Shopping Centre, Ilford

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 11:15

Meyer Bergman, the retail-focused European real estate investment management firm, has let 20,000 sq ft at The Exchange Shopping Centre in Ilford to Next. »

Roderik Mulder, Chief Financial and Risk Officer, Composition Capital Partners

Composition Capital Strengthens Presence in Hong Kong

Thu, 09/06/2011 - 06:00

Composition Capital Partners has appointed Chief Financial and Risk Officer, Roderik Mulder, to the senior management and Investment Board of the company. He will join Erwin Stouthamer and Willem-Jan Pelle in leading the company’s further expansion. Coinciding with his appointment, Roderik will relocate to Composition’s Hong Kong office, bringing the number of staff located there to six. »