As the new head of CBRE EMEA, Martin Samworth is getting to grips with ‘a far-flung business with lots of moving parts' The appointment of Martin Samworth as CBRE’s new managing director for EMEA at the beginning of this year marks a clear choice for continuity. Like Michael Strong, who remains at the helm as executive chairman, Samworth is a Brit and previously held the reins of the company’s UK business.
Read moreCross-border property investors are slowly ramping up activity in Europe’s smaller markets in search of higher yields Following a now-familiar pattern in Europe’s real estate industry, another major residential property transaction in Germany helped confirm the country’s status as a safe haven market in April. Germany accounted for 60% of the total volume of large deals recorded by PropertyEU Research in April 2013.
Read moreMAGAZINE: PropertyEU Top 40 investment deals from 1-30 april 2013 (€ mln.) - *Estimate
Read moreFollowing the outbreak of the global financial crisis, Russia and Turkey became virtual no-go areas for many international investors as they shunned high risk and volatility and sought out stable core destinations. But following a number of recent deals involving the likes of Morgan Stanley in Russia and Blackstone in Turkey, both countries are on their way back to something approaching respectability in international investor circles.
Read moreFailed expansion into new markets is an issue that several listed European real estate companies have had to face up to during the present cycle. Shareholder discontent can rapidly lead to sliding share prices, which in turn can mean reversing a strategy that seemed promising just a few years ago.
Read moreA growing number of property landlords are rolling out green leases as part of their sustainability strategies German listed company IVG Immobilien may be having trouble restructuring its debt load, but it is well on its way to greening the leases in its property portfolio. In March this year, the Frankfurtlisted company announced that nearly 25% of its new rental agreements included ‘green leases’ in 2012.
Read morePropertyEU Research tracks and records reported real estate investment transactions in Europe with volumes of €20 mln-plus on a daily basis. Here is a snapshot of the top deals from 1 January to 31 March 2013.
Read moreUS private equity giant Blackstone’s latest coup is the acquisition of Dutch retail developer Multi Corporation’s debt paper In just over two decades, Blackstone has become one of the major forces shaping the global real estate industry. The private equity giant was set up in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson.
Read moreSome of the most interesting Q1 2013 deals took place on the edges of Europe even though the Big Three dominated in terms of volumes Ireland and its struggling economy received a much-needed boost in the second week of April when EU finance ministers, meeting in Dublin, granted the Emerald Isle and Portugal another seven years to repay bail-out loans.
Read moreTwo massive investment deals in Q1 put Russian real estate firmly back in the international limelight Everyone has heard of Red Square, the epicentre of political life in Russia. In recent weeks, though, talk in the real estate world has shifted to the business centre White Square - a landmark symbol for Russia’s connection to international commerce.
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Ares, Coima and MEAG are three investors which have closed multiple acquisitions in the last few weeks.
