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PropertyEU Magazine - September 2011
Date: 29 August 2011
Category: Magazine
The September 2011 edition of PropertyEU Magazine looks at the Top European investors. Listed property companies lag behind their non-listed counterparts in the race for the biggest investment deals in Europe, PropertyEU's annual ranking of top investors for H1 2011 and full-year 2010 reveals. Private equity investors and institutional players take the lion's share of medals, with some listed Asian investors positioning themselves well in the lead...PAGE 53

Also in this edition:

STRATEGIC MERGER: French REIT Foncière des Régions has swooped on smaller listed rival FPF in a move designed to boost its exposure to the Paris office market and increase its cashflow...PAGE 16

EPRA's GERMAN MISSION: The campaign to grow the listed property market in Germany will be spotlighted at EPRA's annual conference in London...PAGE 33

FRESH MARKET JITTERS: The transaction market began 2011 with gusto but new debt and economic concerns have eroded investor confidence and are casting a shadow over the second half of the year...PAGE 43

CMBS RESTRUCTURING: Hatfield Philips has restructured the loan on a EUR 940 mln German portfolio in one of Europe’s most complex CMBS...PAGE 50

OLYMPIAN GOLD: ECE's new EUR 740 mln retail fund has teamed up with Rockspring to buy the Olympia Shopping Centre in Brno...PAGE 52

AXA DIVERSIFIES: AXA Real Estate is reallocating capital outside France in a bid to diversify its portfolio across Europe...PAGE 62

BETTING ON GREY: Belgian REIT Cofinimmo is keen to step up its investments in nursing homes as Europe’s population...PAGE 64

PROLOGIS PUSH: Newly merged logistics giant Prologis is stepping up its search for development and acquisition opportunities in Europe...PAGE 66

ULI NEWSLETTER: This edition of PropertyEU sees the birth of a new-look ULI Europe newsletter, bringing you an update on recent and upcoming events, a briefing from CEO Joe Montgomery and an interview with incoming chairman Scott Malkin.

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