La Francaise takes over German investment firm Veritas Group
French asset management group La Française is buying Frankfurt-based multi-asset manager Veritas Investment and Hamburg-based Veritas Institutional. more
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HSH Nordbank AG
Repositioning, adding value key to survival for retail investors
While the challenges facing investors in Germany’s retail real estate market remain real, market participants are adapting to the new environment, and developing new strategies to compete in a world of greater digitization and changing structures. more
Messe München GmbH
EXPO REAL 2018: which topics will keep the halls buzzing?
EXPO REAL will kick off again in Munich in a few days’ time. As conversations at the fair are a reliable barometer for investment in months to come, REFIRE asked some of Europe’s major players which topics we can expect to dominate this year. more
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Omega teams up with dentists pension fund for daycare investments
The Cologne-based fund manager Omega Immobilien has launched a €50m daycare property fund with a pension fund for regional German dentists association, Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) as sole investor. more
Activum SG Capital
ActivumSG exits Instone Real Estate in sudden block sale
The Jersey-based real estate fund manager ActivumSG Capital Management sold its entire remaining stake in listed German residential developer Instone earlier this month. more
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SPD pushes for ‘Mietenstopp’ to cap rental growth
Germany’s SPD party is pushing for a 12-step ‘Mietenstopp’ to cap residential rent hikes in the country, in a move it is hoping will curb excessive rental increases following the abject failure of the Mietpreisbremse, or rental brake law. more
GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH
Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt to create ‘merger of equals‘
German department stores Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt Warenhausare to merge after Austria’s Signa Holding and Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC) agreed to form a joint venture via a new holding company, they announced this month. more
Aareal Bank AG
Aareal Bank buys Düsseldorfer Hyp, forecast boosted by €52m
We mentioned in last month’s issue of REFIRE that the Wiesbaden-based real estate financier Aareal Bank was rumoured to be in discussions to buy the small Düsseldorfer Hypothekenbank, a commercial property lender which got into difficulties... more
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Car parks shape up for the times
Car parks are undergoing something of a shake up. On the way out are the dingy inner-city car parks most of us are familiar with, set to be replaced with ‘crucial hubs for a wide range of services, which also increases the importance of... more
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