Numbers and figures

Germany’s liquidating funds poised for steeper losses

A recent analysis by Berlin-based rating agency Scope of the German open-ended funds currently in liquidation highlights the extent of the losses being faced by investors in those funds, with the prospect of even steeper downward revaluation of more »

Working with numbers

Investors more willing to liquidate poorly perfoming funds

INREV, the European association for the non-listed funds sector, has just published its eighth annual Fund Termination Study, which suggests that, in sign of increasing market confidence, more fund investors are opting to liquidate poorly more »

German logistics real estate

German logistics property sector reaches highest-ever market share

Several reports coming in from the various property brokerage groups seem to underscore that the logistics real estate sector in Germany is enjoying a boom, with this year’s transaction volume already ahead of all of last year’s, and practically more »

Energy

Industry attacks Germany’s new Energy Saving Directive

Germany’s Upper House of Parliament, the Bundesrat, approved and signed into law the long-awaited Energy Savings Directive (EnEV2014), which stipulates the minimum level of energy saving measures required from all new-build properties... more »

Berlin at nicht

US group Lincoln Equities lightens up on Berlin holdings

A joint venture headed by U.S. investor Lincoln Equities has sold 1,900 apartments in Berlin to a German institutional investor. This is the second segment of the 4,450-unit portfolio acquired by Lincoln with Canadian institutional capital in 2008... more »

Entering a hotelroom

UK's Premier Inns to invest in German hotels

The UK hotel chain Premier Inns, which claims with 670 hotels and 53,000 rooms to be the biggest hotel chain in Britain, is planning to enter the German market. The move will involve not just coming into the market as an operator, but also as an... more »

Frankfurt am Main

Germany remains tops, ahead of Netherlands and Denmark

A new research report launched during the recent Expo REAL in Munich by Dutch residential property adviser Capital Value forecasts that the most popular countries for residential investment over the coming years will be – in order – Germany... more »

Glaziers Hall, London

Leading German companies commit to REFIRE London Conference

REFIRE is hosting its first conference in London later this year, focused on the theme of “Investing in German Real Estate”. The one-day REFIRE Conference will take place on November 12th 2013, and the venue is the stunning Glaziers Hall... more »

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Martin Belik - Cushman & Wakefield / Christopher Garbe - CEO, GARBE Logistic / Dr. Georg Foerstner - Partner, K&L Gates LLP

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German Logistics Real Estate

Christopher Garbe - GARBE Logistic / Martin Belik - Cushman & Wakefield / Alfred Garbe - Hansteen / Dr. Georg Foerstner - K&L Gates LLP more »

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Scout24

Telekom sells 70% stake in internet portal Scout24

German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom has sold a 70% stake in digital portal Scout24, which includes Germany’s largest property portal, to US private equity business Hellman and Friedman LLC, for about €1.5bn in cash. more »

Dec 3, 2013 by in Companies

Logistic business

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Blackstone plans new European logistics business, targets Germany

Blackstone, the world’s biggest manager of alternative assets such as real estate and private equity, has invested in nearly all property asset classes as part of its enormous investing footprint and experience – but it has so far not invested in... more »

Nov 15, 2013 by in Investment

IPO

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Cerberus moves ahead on retail IPO, bullish on distressed

A number of reports in the business press in Germany say that private equity investor Cerberus is well-progressed in its plans to spin off its German retail property interests through a separate stock exchange listing, probably in the first half... more »

Nov 20, 2013 by in Markets

Bremen

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Vitus Immobilien owner Round Hill Capital examining exit options

There may yet be another sizeable residential real estate transaction before the end of the year in Germany, as the sector continues to consolidate and the capital markets continue to show appetite for further exposure to the sector. more »

Nov 22, 2013 by in Markets

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