Investors | Jul 5, 2017 PGGM and Rockspring launch €250m Berlin JV by Andrea Waitrovich PGGM Private Real Estate and Rockspring Property Investment Managers have launched a new joint venture to invest in Berlin.
Fundraising | Jul 5, 2017 GPEP and Universal-Investment launch Germany-focused retail center fund by Andrea Waitrovich GPEP, together with Universal-Investment, has launched Germany-focused retail center fund.
Fundraising | Jul 5, 2017 Southwest nears final close with $360m fundraise by Jody Barhanovich Southwest Value Partners, a San Diego–based privately held real estate investment company, is nearing a final close.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2017 Lords LB Asset Management Fund to invest more than €200m in Riga by Released Lords LB Asset Management has plans to invest more than €200 million ($227 million) in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Investors | Jul 5, 2017 City of Austin hires RVK as investment consultant by Jody Barhanovich The $2.2 billion City of Austin Employees’ Retirement System has hired RVK.
Transactions | Jul 3, 2017 Redevco JV sells 9 retail parks in Spain for €193m by Released A joint venture between pan-European retail real estate specialist Redevco and Ares Management has sold a portfolio of nine retail parks.
Transactions | Jul 3, 2017 Ivanhoé Cambridge puts News Corp HQ on the market by Andrea Waitrovich Ivanhoé Cambridge with its partner has plans to sell 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.
People | Jul 3, 2017 CEO transition announced at National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care by Released The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care announced that Robert Kramer will transition to the role of founder and strategic advisor.
Research | Jul 3, 2017 Foreign investment increases 30% in industrial real estate by Andrea Waitrovich Foreign investment in U.S. industrial real estate jumped 30 percent to $1.3 billion during the first quarter of 2017 over the same period a year before, according to Avison Young.
Transactions | Jul 3, 2017 Union Investment acquires The Copyright Building in London’s West End by Released Union Investment has signed a contract to purchase The Copyright Building office complex in London.
Research | Jul 3, 2017 Nordic property transactions set new record in 2017 by Andrea Waitrovich Driven by a very strong Norwegian and Finnish market, volumes in the Nordic property markets reached a new record during the first half of 2017, according to Pangea Property Partners.
People | Jul 3, 2017 New CEO for TÜV SÜD's real estate division by Released Joachim Birnthaler has been named the new CEO of TÜV SÜD's real estate and infrastructure division.
Transactions | Jun 30, 2017 CPPIB to buy Parkway in $1.2b deal by Andrea Waitrovich The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has plans to buy Parkway.
Transactions | Jun 30, 2017 Heimstaden AB Group takes over sister company in $3.5b deal by Andrea Waitrovich Heimstaden AB has taken over the sister company.
Research | Jun 30, 2017 CMBS delinquency rate jumps 28 bps in June by Jody Barhanovich The U.S. CMBS delinquency rate increased its largest amount in more than five years to 5.75 percent in June, according to Trepp. It is an increase of 28 basis points from May.