Union Investment
Logistics deals highlight strength of key German hub locations
Apart from Blackstone’s mega-plans with its Mileway project (see elsewhere in this issue), there were several other notable German logistics deals throughout September, both by experienced German hands and new foreign debutants putting down their mar Read more
Germany’s mutual real estate funds top €100bn, new funds in pipeline
Net fund assets of all Germany’s open-ended mutual property funds came to €101.1bn at the end of this year’s first quarter, surpassing the €100bn level for the first time ever, new figures from Germany’s fund organization BVI show. The figure... Read more
Top scores for Germany's open-ended funds in annual review
Germany's open-ended real estate funds have been riding a wave of liquidity to clean up and diversify their holdings, largely to very good effect, according to the latest annual ratings issued by Berlin-based rating agency Scope. Read more
European student housing deals rocket by 29% y-o-y
European student housing deals have rocketed by 29% y-o-y to €13.6b across the continent in 2017, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Student Accommodation Guide, published this month. Read more