Retail transactions totalling EUR 6.2 bn were completed in Europe during the third quarter of 2008. Germany, the UK and the Nordics were the most active markets, together accounting for almost 70% of completed deals by value, according to John Welham, head of European Retail Investment at CB Richard Ellis.
As Ares completed a €325 mln French logistics acquisition from Blackstone, another French portfolio came onto the market.
