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Co-living firm The Collective opens Berlin office for German presence
UK-based co-living firm The Collective has announced plans to enter the German market, with its initial focus on establishing a presence in the country’s Big 7 cities. The company already has operational sites in London and New York. Read more
11 Oct 2019
Christian Gahl
The Squaire at Frankfurt Airport to be sold to Korea’s Hana for €1bn
A recent report in South Korean news medium Pulse News suggests that Korean group Hana Financial Investment is in exclusive negotiations with Blackstone to buy Germany’s largest office building, The Squaire at Frankfurt Airport. Read more
7 Oct 2019
Hembla AB
Blackstone makes big bet on European ‘last mile’ urban warehousing
There has been considerable interest in Blackstone’s latest European mega-logistics project barely two years after it sold its previous pan-European logistics company Logicor to China Investment Corporation for €12.25bn. Read more
7 Oct 2019
Bayrische Versorgungskammer
GPEP, Universal buy 12 Fachmarktzentren across Germany for BVK
Asset and property manager GPEP, acting for an investment fund managed by Universal-Investment on behalf of giant Bavarian pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has bought a portfolio of 12 retail parks and supermarkets in established... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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Commerz Real snaps up €2.5bn Milennium portfolio
Commerz Real has snapped up Viridium Gruppe’s €2.5bn Milennium portfolio for its open-ended Hausinvest fund, marking the biggest deal in the company’s history. Read more
2 Oct 2019
BulwienGesa
Institutional investors ramp up exposure to development
Institutional investors are turning to development to boost their portfolios, against a background of dwindling investment opportunities in Germany. Read more
1 Oct 2019
Savills IM
Savills IM launches European Logistics Fund 3
Savills Investment Management has launched Savills IM European Logistics Fund 3 (ELF 3), an open-end special alternative investment fund with a target investment volume of at least €600m. Read more
30 Sep 2019
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DIC Asset invests in Berlin and Bremen, integrates with GEG
German asset manager DIC Asset has bought an office building in central Berlin for €111m from Real I.S., the property arm of Munich-based bank BayernLB. Read more
25 Sep 2019
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TLG Immobilien buys stake in Aroundtown, mulling full merger
Listed Berlin commercial property investor TLG Immobilien AG bought a nearly 10% stake in fast-growing rival real estate company Aroundtown AG for just over €1bn, and is contemplating a full merger with the company, which would create one of... Read more
16 Sep 2019
Tino Pohlmann
Instone, Commodus both buy Bavarian developers
Listed German residential property developer Instone Real Estate made two significant moves in August, further consolidating its in-house competencies and geographic reach. Read more
9 Sep 2019
