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Merger of three mortgage finance specialists set to create new fintech
Germany is seeing the merger of three hitherto independent mortgage and finance brokers to create a new entity which will have greater clout in providing competitive mortgage finance products to private consumers. The three companies - Baufi 24 Ba Read more
22 Apr 2022
GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH
Signa marketing portfolio of 16 ex-Kaufhof stores
Signa Group is putting a large portfolio of ex-Kaufhof department stores on the market, according to a report in the trade journal Lebensmittel Zeitung. The D-18 portfolio, after some disposals, now contains less than 18 properties is scheduled to be Read more
22 Apr 2022
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City serviced-apartments segment sees strong growth trajectory
Europe is expected to see the supply of serviced apartments grow by more than 21% in the next three years, according to a new report on the sector from property adviser Savills. This comes after a year in which transaction volumes in the category fel Read more
19 Apr 2022
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Crowdfunding platform Zinsbaustein taps into growth in resi refurbishment
Zinsbaustein, the Berlin-headquartered real estate crowdfunding specialist, has seen its business model gain huge favour with private investors, and posted a record first quarter. The company's curated digital property investment platform attracted m Read more
19 Apr 2022
Aareal
Thwarted investor group launches renewed takeover bid for Aareal Bank
Just when you thought the long-running saga surrounding the takeover attempt by minority investors at Wiesbaden-based Aareal Bank was finally done and dusted - well, it looks like it's back on again. The financial investor groups Advent and Centerbri Read more
11 Apr 2022
INAIA
German Islamic fintech INAIA launches property crowdfunding platform
Islamic financing has been slow to get off the ground in Germany, although over the years REFIRE has reported on a number of initiatives designed to appeal to investors in a Sharia-compliant manner. As the number of products aimed at classical wester Read more
11 Apr 2022
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Vonovia plans further growth and consolidation in 2022, Adler plans unclear
It's been an adventurous business year for DAX-listed Vonovia, Germany (and Europe's) largest residential housing company, with action on all fronts. The company announced this week that it grew significantly in 2021 and plans further growth this yea Read more
20 Mar 2022
eurazeo.com
Eurazeo enters German market with six GSG properties in Berlin
Two big recent moves for France-headquartered global investment group Eurazeo that will be of interest to German real estate players: one on the light industrial front, and the second a new joint venture with Canada's PSP Investments to buy into Euro Read more
2 Mar 2022
dic-asset.de
VIB Vermögen still advising shareholders to reject DIC Asset takeover offer
Listed German property developer and manager VIB Vermögen AG, which is the subject of a takeover offer by DIC Asset AG, is continuing to recommend to its shareholders to reject the offer, which it describes as "uninvited", not representing an "accept Read more
28 Feb 2022
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CPI gains control of Vienna-listed Immofinanz - is it eyeing up S Immo?
The Luxembourg-based CPI Property Group said it had gained control of about 53.3% of Vienna-listed Immofinanz AG shares via a tender for the company's shares and convertible bonds, whose acceptance period ended on February 23rd. The tender result ha Read more
27 Feb 2022
