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People

Harbert hires former Blackstone principal as co-head of Europe

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

Logistics

Brookfield withdraws €1bn logistics platform

Investor driving ahead with refinancing

Logistics

Renault in talks to offload 300,000 sq m Paris brownfield site

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

How rising education costs are reshaping strategic development

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

Amro and Aviva launch €500m+ German student platform

New partners debut with €60m Berlin deal
People

Macquarie taps new MD for client solutions

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

Q+A: Real IS CEO – “The geopolitical shift is boosting existing megatrends”

Christine Bernhofer discusses market developments in the firm’s focus markets
Corporate

Dutch pension fund reviews options for Bouwinvest

Manager oversees €13.6bn real estate portfolio for bpfBOUW

Spotlight

People

Black History Month: “There were, and still are, very few Black leaders in the real estate sector”

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

Core areas preferred by 75% of office tenants in Europe

Occupiers prioritise location over quality, says Cushman

More from Europe

People

Logicor appoints head of German asset management

Alexander Ullrich joins from Branicks Onsite
Logistics

Vengrove buys Munich last-mile asset

First German acquisition for industrial and logistics vehicle with PenSam
People

Valuation execs to depart Colliers Germany

Robert Becker and Dmitry Stul have led department since March 2024
Financing

Former principal investors launch capital advisory firm

Ex-Ask and HIG directors team up and go live with £350m+ of mandates
Office

German bidder in talks for Frankfurt’s Trianon

Insolvent tower was valued at €200m at start of year

Altamarcam and King Street inject €95m into health resorts firm

Lanserhof will expand platform from four sites in Germany, Austria and Spain
Real IS head of institutional clients leaves for Pimco

Maximilian Helm was at the Munich-based company for six years
Harrison Street creates global investment platform

Its European subsidiaries will remain autonomous
LBBW’s development arm appoints ECE director to board

Jan Röttgers replaces Johannes Schlosser
Quadoro Group goes independent

Management and employees acquire all of Doric Group’s shares
SPG acquires Greater Oslo plots for resi development

Bakkegruppen offloads building rights for around 1,000 homes
Avison Young names UK and EMEA data centre lead

Oliver Squires joins from Gardiner & Theobald
CA Immo appoints Berlin leasing lead

Matthias Gossmann joins from HB Reavis
Catella hires investment management head

Dominik Röhrich rejoins the firm to replace Timo Nurminen
Genova to acquire €109m Stockholm properties

Landia sells two mixed commercial portfolios

UK & Ireland

Student Accommodation

Moda and Aermont buy £300m west London site

New student joint venture on acquisition trail
Co-living

Topland plots £260m development after Wimbledon acquisition

Sol Zakay’s firm partners with Re:shape Living on residential-led scheme
Policy & Regulation

Leaked email reveals new London affordable housing strategy

CIL payments and density guidelines to be reduced – and affordable housing
Hotels & Leisure

£100m+ luxury Loch Lomond hotel up for sale

KSL Capital Partners exploring exit options
People

Property agent withdraws legal action over antisemitism claim

Agent had brought claim against Manchester City Council

Analysis

Corporate

Edge CEO on expanding its targets and stepping up to investment management

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

Expo Real 2025: from surviving to stabilising

Delegates capture the mood at the Munich trade fair
Fundraising

Neworld’s Alexander Lacker: “It is clear there is no perfect entry point”

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

Greystar’s head of Germany on its new mid-market rental housing strategy

Matthias Euler talks about broadening the business focus
Conferences

Prepping for Expo 2025: core capital, debt and office renaissance

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

Opinion

California offers a glimpse of the real estate of tomorrow

Automation and AI have far-reaching consequences for the future of property
Continued trade tensions: not all bad news for logistics

Some policies are driving more demand – and uncertainty is contributing a change of occupier mindset
Ageing hotels: Europe’s next great serviced apartment pipeline

Is the conversion of older hotels into serviced apartments the answer to Europe’s mid-market hotel woes?
Sports teams and trophy hotels are teaching investors about placemaking, engagement and community

Cultural anchors are helping to drive returns on equity for private equity and sovereign wealth
Retail parks: the best asset class hidden in plain sight

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

People

Former P3 CIO Otis Spencer clinches new role

US investor also brings on board three other European managing directors
Brookfield seals Nordic resi entry with new partner

Private equity firm agrees to buy 1,300-unit portfolio with eye on becoming leading regional player
Nido Living makes senior hire to manage Livensa integration

Transformation specialist appointed to newly created role

Investment

Q+A: Aviva Investors’ head of European funds – “We’ll have €1bn to invest next year”

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

Five questions for retail specialist CC Real

Managing partner Myles White discusses plans for Germany and Italy
Investment

Q+A: Commerz Real’s chief – “I don’t see a huge growth story over the next few years”

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