Having just raised the largest global property fund ever, Blackstone is now working towards a first close of its new European investment vehicle. James Seppala, head of Europe real estate, and Nadeem Meghji, head of real estate Americas, discuss the firm's strategy with PropertyEU.
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Volumetric Building Companies (VBC), a global modular building specialist headquartered in Philadelphia, has just secured its first contract in Germany – the offsite construction of a 500-bed hotel for the Tropical Islands resort near Berlin – and is confident it will be getting many more in the near future.
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With €1.6 bn at hand and little competition in the market, BGO’s debt boss says the new UK lending fund can take its pick.
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Sustainability tops the agenda of Beverley Kilbride as she lands the chief operational role in Europe at the US investment management group.
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With the market slowing and values falling, Primonial REIM is betting on operationally-intensive real estate and asset management to generate value for its investors.
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German listed residential landlords, particularly those that have been relying more on sales than rental income, will have a difficult time this year, according to Rogier Quirijns, head of European Real Estate at US-based investment manager Cohen & Steers, which manages roughly $80 bn of assets across the globe.
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Alternative financiers are expected to consolidate their position in the European market over 2023 following a period of widespread retrenchment by the major banks, according to Nunzio Laurenziello, head of debt at Generali Real Estate.
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Westwind Capital, a recently launched platform targeting Life Sciences & Innovation and the Living sectors, is about to close on its first investment shortly, according to founder and CEO Daniel Gorzawski.
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The European market might be ‘first out of the blocks’ when compared to other regions of the world, according to Heitman’s managing director and head of European Private Equity Tony Smedley.
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The Canadian investor has just entered the co-living segment and is looking to expand into other operationally-intensive real estate asset classes.
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Portugal’s Solyd Property Developers is investing €75 mln in a new residential project in the Greater Lisbon area.
