Logistics
Mighty duo to build portfolio across the region

Logistics
Adviser mandated to secure big ticket

Investment
Real estate execs discuss expansion and a fresh appetite for purchases

Financing
One of the largest-ever logistics refinancings in the Netherlands has closed

Logistics
US bidder plans €160m+ investment at the location

People
US company behind €5.9bn of real estate deals in UK and Europe expands leadership

Opinion
Automation and AI have far-reaching consequences for the future of property


People
Executives across the industry discuss the celebration, highlight progress and share advice with younger generations

Office
Occupiers prioritise location over quality, says Cushman
Paref’s nine-month gross rental income drops 22%
Ares’ GLP joins forces with Canadian giant for €1.5bn European logistics push
DWS scans markets for portfolio mandates
Neinor raises €140m in capital increase
Commerz Real acquires €70m+ Düsseldorf high-street asset
Swiss Life AM appoints new Nordics CEO
URW names new chief executive
Aroundtown places €500m perpetual notes
Brookfield launches finance hunt for €800m logistics portfolio
Urban Industrial locks in landmark €470m Netherlands financing
Former principal investors launch capital advisory firm
Harbert hires former Blackstone principal as co-head of Europe
Brookfield withdraws €1bn logistics platform
Former P3 CIO Otis Spencer clinches new role
Q+A: Aviva Investors’ head of European funds – “We’ll have €1bn to invest next year”
Ares’ GLP joins forces with Canadian giant for €1.5bn European logistics push
German bidder in talks for Frankfurt’s Trianon
Harrison Street creates global investment platform
Cushman shareholders approve redomiciliation to Bermuda
Brookfield launches finance hunt for €800m logistics portfolio

People
Alexander Ullrich joins from Branicks Onsite

People
Neill O’Brien to head real estate division as firm seeks to expand

Student Accommodation
New partners debut with €60m Berlin deal

Logistics
First German acquisition for industrial and logistics vehicle with PenSam

People
Robert Becker and Dmitry Stul have led department since March 2024
Decline follows an ICR breach and two-year disposal programme
Orion Capital Managers grows stake by subscribing €100m
The building on Königsallee comes from the portfolio of insolvent Centrum
Knut Ekjord succeeds Christian Ness, who is retiring
Jean-Marie Tritant to leave at the end of the year
Frankfurt-listed firm also launches tender offer for €2.5bn perpetual notes
German asset manager acquires 37,500 sq m facility
Placement has attracted new foreign investors
Above-average refinancing challenges remain in France, says AEW
Lanserhof will expand platform from four sites in Germany, Austria and Spain

Logistics
Site has planning consent for a 111,000 sq ft logistics unit

London
Adviser on board to offload commercial elements of London landmark, including shopping centre and Apple office

Self-storage
Two assets acquired for Comporter portfolio



Corporate
Marian Herman, recently appointed boss of Dutch developer, talks new markets and business lines

Conferences
Delegates capture the mood at the Munich trade fair

Fundraising
Founder and CEO on operational opportunities and the new medical fund

Residential
Matthias Euler talks about broadening the business focus

Conferences
What will be the biggest themes discussed by investors in Munich next week?

Identifying value drivers is critical – and one of the most powerful is education

Some policies are driving more demand – and uncertainty is contributing a change of occupier mindset

Is the conversion of older hotels into serviced apartments the answer to Europe’s mid-market hotel woes?

Cultural anchors are helping to drive returns on equity for private equity and sovereign wealth

Physical locations boost profits by 10% compared with online fulfilment operations in mature retail markets

Manager oversees €13.6bn real estate portfolio for bpfBOUW

US investor also brings on board three other European managing directors

Private equity firm agrees to buy 1,300-unit portfolio with eye on becoming leading regional player

Investment
George Fraser-Harding on increasing the firm’s exposure to resi, financing offices and seeking opportunities in German student housing

Retail
Managing partner Myles White discusses plans for Germany and Italy

Investment
Henning Koch on the market’s direction, German capital and the investment manager’s recent shopping centre sales