All Europe articles – Page 13
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White papersReal Estate House View - Switzerland, Second half-year 2023
With the rate hike cycle winding down, an end to rising real estate yields is also in sight.
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Asset Manager NewsDekaBank underwrites a EUR 145 million financing against logistics assets in Germany
DekaBank arranged a EUR 145 million senior debt financing secured against a portfolio of five newly built, last-mile logistics assets in Germany on behalf of AGC Equity Partners.
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Asset Manager NewsRetail Attractiveness Index: Recovery of European retail markets gains breadth
As early as the first quarter of 2023, Union Investment’s Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI) showed tentative signs of recovery in individual European retail markets.
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White papersEurozone commercial real estate reset creates opportunities for debt investors
The sharp rise in interest rates over the last year has lowered valuations and led buyers to demand higher yields when acquiring commercial property. Banks have increased their scrutiny and caution, reducing loan-to-value funding ratios. While there is still demand from borrowers, especially for refinancing maturing debt, the amount of debt offered by banks per square metre is lower. We believe this environment presents an attractive opportunity for investors.
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White papersUnlocking real estate opportunities: Now is an opportune time to invest in private real estate
Paul Guest, Senior Portfolio Manager, talks to Real Estate International Europe on investing in private markets and real estate interview.
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White papersReal Estate Convictions 2023 - Q2, August 2023: An Asset Manager’s View of the European Real Estate Markets
Although some economies contracted towards the middle of the year, global growth could prove more resilient than predicted over 2023 as a whole.
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White papersMonthly Research Report - August 2023
Cre Lending Stabilises While Debt Funding Gap Remains
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White papersLooking to Latin America to Fuel the EU’s Energy Transition
Looking to Latin America to Fuel the EU’s Energy Transition
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA launches EUR 300 million Nordic industrial platform with acquisition of Swedish urban logistics portfolio
PATRIZIA, a leading partner for global real assets, has completed the purchase of a large urban logistics portfolio in Sweden from Alta Fastigheter.
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White papersHousehold loans – Offering predictable performance, even in tough times
As growth in developed economies slows and higher central bank rates start to bite, investors looking for portfolio diversification and attractive returns could consider a relatively little-known, but high-quality asset class: Household loans. Tonko Gast explains.
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White papersT(r)ough Times: Have European Property Yields Peaked?
With inflation on the way down, we are likely past peak interest rate anxiety and hopefully close to the trough of the European property market cycle. The Barings Real Estate team discusses what this means for opportunities in real estate.
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Asset Manager NewsFunding Affordable Homes secures £56 million debt refinancing
Funding Affordable Homes (FAH), a social impact fund which invests in UK affordable housing, has completed a £56 million debt refinancing, reducing its interest payments by more than half.
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White papersHow renewable energy investments can help manage the risks facing DC members
2022 highlighted several risks for defined contribution pensions (DC), many of which could have been addressed by renewable energy investments. We explain how.
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White papersDefining sustainable investments in European leveraged finance and CLOs: Part 2
There is a diversity of ESG ratings and scores across the leveraged finance markets, as well as multiple providers. To the consternation of some investors, this is not a regulated activity, and one firm’s methodology can vary from another’s as much as the objectives that it may have set.
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Asset Manager NewsInfranity acquires a stake in the Groupe IEL, a producer of wind and photovoltaic energy in Western France.
Infranity, a major investor in renewable energies in Europe, announces the signing of a partnership with equity participation in Groupe IEL, Initiatives et Energies Locales, specialized in wind and solar photovoltaics’ assets. Infranity is delighted to be able to actively participate in the growth of the group and in the financing of the deployment of its portfolio of renewable energy generation assets.
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White papersMid-Year Update – Getting the yield curve wrong
Many investors have been puzzled for most of this year by an inverted US yield curve, which along with economist forecasts and CEO surveys signals an impending recession. At the same time, the performance of risk assets suggests a much brighter outlook. Which is right and which is wrong?
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Asset Manager NewsM7 sells IN Guarda Retail Park in Portugal to CA Património Crescente Fund
M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investor and asset manager specialised in multi-tenanted properties, has agreed the sale of IN Guarda Retail Park to CA Património Crescente Fund, managed by Square Asset Management, the largest independent Real Estate Fund Manager in Portugal.
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Asset Manager NewsPræmia Healthcare (formerly Icade Santé): 2023 HALF YEAR RESULTS
The Præmia Healthcare Group’s financial statements as June 30, 2023 reflect a solid business performance and a high level of protection against interest rate risk through fixed rate or hedged debt.
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White papersFixed Income Outlook – Shifting narratives
Market narratives have been shifting rapidly. We have gone from speculation that rate hikes by US Federal Reserve had begun to ‘break’ the financial system, to imminent recession and imminent rate cuts, to a resilient US economy, to weak domestic demand and deflation in China, and slumping growth in the eurozone amid continued central bank policy tightening.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate markets – seeking a new equilibrium
The extraordinarily low-interest rate environment that saw markets expand in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) is a remarkable anomaly.
