Investment
Sebastiano Ferrante on the lack of core capital, the firm’s self-storage ambitions and distress
People
Philip Thomas joins US-headquartered firm
Logistics
Tesco sold and leased back distribution centre in 2010
Logistics
Site is one of last remaining plots authorised for logistics in Emilia-Romagna
Retail
Retail stores in the Marais district are under exclusivity at a 4.93% yield
Corporate
“Low double-digit number” of employees to leave the company
People
Living specialist has sat on the boards of several companies in mammoth portfolio
People
The US firm has named a head of transactions and a head of asset management and management services
Student Accommodation
City has lowest provision rate of the great European centres
Opinion
And what will the next 30 hold as we push towards net zero?
Värde’s Vía Célere reports 153% surge in full-year earnings
Deka to sell €80m Czech logistics asset
Aedifica exits Sweden with €40m education portfolio disposal
Mitiska REIM raises €310m for European value-add fund
Atenor’s shareholders commit to €45m capital increase
Heimstaden refinances €800m of revolving loans
Hines creates new European leadership roles
Hestia IM confirms €55m double Paris purchase
Skanska invests €52m in Swedish office scheme
Solida Capital enters Romania with Bucharest office purchase
Senior vice president to leave Brookfield after 15 years
Q+A: Sixth Street’s head of European real estate on why the stars are aligning for 2025
Apollo agrees $1.5bn deal for Bridge Investment Group
SVP hires former Marathon MD for European investment drive
Supermarket Income REIT offloads £64m Tesco store
US investor seeks European distribution partner for €1bn+ impact strategy
JLL Germany makes job cuts in valuation department
Q+A: Tristan Capital on the art of picking the right German residential properties
Living sector giant homes in on €200m Nordic debut
Knight Frank’s global capital head on the move
Fundraising
Madrid-based firm plans to invest in serviced apartments in Iberia and Italy
Residential
Private equity player is considering sales elsewhere in Europe
Retail
10,500 sq m collection comprises Jumbo, Aldi and Action stores
Development
€140m redevelopment will be carried out on behalf of private Icelandic investor
Sustainability
Philadelphia-headquartered firm will invest in REITs across core markets
Spanish residential developer’s deliveries reached all-time high in 2024
Five preschools and one school sold
The vehicle will have up to €1bn to invest in convenience real estate, including debt
New shares to be issued at €2.62 apiece
Credit facilities secured across two transactions
New French firm buys two mixed-use properties
Building will total 11,500 sq m
Manova Partners sells 8,600 sq m Victoria Center
Briban Invest to take over the properties
Resulting entity to be named Cham Swiss Properties
Student Accommodation
Work on the south-east London site to start this month
Residential
Glenbrook breaks record for largest residential forward funding in Leeds – again
Fundraising
Firm’s fourth real estate credit vehicle will provide senior debt
Student Accommodation
Investor is building on last year’s Aqua transaction
Office
Investment will be used to accelerate the company’s expansion
Politics
Real estate topics barely featured in polarising election campaign
Secondaries
Structural factors combine with weak investment market to propel growth
People
Late Capital & Regional founder also launched what became the largest US industrial REIT
Investment
New players are looking for German exposure
Residential
London-based investment manager cites increasing bidding activity
German landlords could find inspiration in UK flex playbooks
More lenders are looking to deploy capital as developers seek competitive finance
Seven points to consider when deciding whether to make a career change
European student housing strongest conviction theme for most LPs
Data centre shares are tanking, but there’s a lot we still don’t know about DeepSeek
Big-name adviser is switching agencies
Jens Zimmermann moves from DeA Capital
Senior switch as Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield merges UK and Northern Europe regions
Healthcare heavyweight Keith Harris on board as part of appointment charge
Investment specialist will work across asset classes
Mario Sander, managing director of Germany, Austria and Poland, is joined by two sector specialists in Frankfurt
Retail
Carsten König on the competitive shift in grocery retail and its real estate
Investment
Partner Giulio Passanisi shares his perspective after an outsized year of investing
Hotels & Leisure
Thomas Laakso, partner and head of hotels, discusses the largest Nordic transaction of its kind