Takeover-wave in the international shopping center industry
Hammerson, the British real estate group, rejected yet another takeover offer by the French Klépierre Group, as the industry in general seems to be particularly interested in mergers right now.
In times of disruptive markets, institutional real estate investors want to make sure that they are betting on the right horse
An exclusive ACROSS interview with Steffen Hofmann and Klaus Mennickheim, Managing Partners of iMallinvest Europe GmbH.
The new Union Investment Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI)
Retail: Nuanced investment approach in a global upturn.
„Valuation is as much an art form as it is a science”
The challenges of valuating retail properties.
German Council of Shopping Centers, Forum Asset Management
Industry peers discussing latest market trends and tackling challenges with confidence.
“We currently have an oversupply of retail space in Switzerland”
Bruno Kurz is the CEO of Swiss real-estate service provider Immoveris. In his interview with ACROSS, he explains why marketing is not just marketing and how real estate transactions can work ideally.
Retail park in Amberg, Bavaria under the hammer
The Hahn Group has acquired a retail park in Amberg, Bavaria, for the institutional Hahn German Retail Fund II.
€335 MILLION CREDIT AGREEMENT - ALSO FOR WESTEND CITY CENTER IN BUDAPEST
Gránit Pólus Group has signed a credit agreement of €335 million with a syndicate of Erste Group Bank, Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt., UniCredit SpA, and K&H Bank Zrt. to refinance existing loans and provide a capex credit line for WestEnd City Center in Budapest.
Deutsche Hypo finances mall in Gdansk
Deutsche Hypothekenbank is financing Galeria Baltycka in Gdansk for the property company Shopping Center Galeria Baltycka GmbH and Co. KG sp.K.
“We want to expand our activities”
Commerz Real is putting out feelers for new shopping centers. In an interview with ACROSS, Katharina von Schacky, Global Head of Real Estate Markets Shopping, reports that purchase prices are somewhat unrealistic.
An Accounting of Operating Cost
Taking the personnel lift to counters or into the abyss of the performance search engine.
A South African in CEE
An example: Hystead recently purchased “The Mall” in Sofia, one of the largest shopping centers in Bulgaria.
Allianz finances Liffey Valley in Dublin
Acting on behalf of several Allianz entities, Allianz Real Estate has closed the financing for Liffey Valley in Dublin.
Passionate expertise
TREC Real Estate Consulting GmbH was founded in 2014 in Düsseldorf. The company focuses on investment management and commercial property-management for retail properties. What the four shareholders have in common is their professional position, their wealth of expertise as well as their joy in doing their job.
Hahn Group presents new public AIF
Value-added fund (Pluswertfonds) 168, SB-Warenhaus Kitzingen, was fully placed at the end of July after only eight weeks of marketing.
Apsys refinances Posnania
Apsys has secured the long-term refinancing of Posnania with Berlin Hyp AG, ING Bank Śląski S.A., Société Générale, and Deutsche Postbank AG.
Delancey and Land Securities divest
Land Securities and Delancey have exited The Metro Shopping Fund.
Commerz Real buys Forum City Mühlheim, Germany
Commerz Real has acquired the 47,300-sq-m “Forum City Mühlheim” for its open-ended real estate fund “hausInvest.”
News on Ada Mall: Binding term sheet for financing
GTC S.A. has signed a binding term sheet for the financing of construction of Ada Mall, its first retail investment in Belgrade. The agreement concluded with Banca Intesa Beograd, VUB, and PBZ (all banks of the Intesa Sanpaolo group) amounts to €64 million.
Bouwfonds IM with Dutch convenience shopping center initiative
250 million euros will be invested in the upcoming years.