All Europe articles – Page 15
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White papersEuropean high yield: default rate coming down
Our par-weighted default rate forecast for European High Yield (EHY) is 3.8% for the forward 12-month period and 7.2% for the forward 24-month period. Excluding hybrid issuers, the default rate increases to 4.5% over 12 months and 8.5% over 24 months. This compares to a LTM (last 12 months) default rate for Europe, to April 2024, of 4.1%1, and a recent peak through the Covid-19 pandemic of 6.9%.
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Asset Manager News2024 GRESB Results Show Hines’ Leadership in Sustainability Globally
Four Flagship Funds, One Separate Account and Three Direct Investments Earn the Highest Rating of Five Out of Five Stars. Five out of five European discretionary funds recognized as global sector leaders.
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White papersEuropean utilities: prepared for the spending storm
Despite huge growth in demand, costs squeezes and supply constraints around raw materials and capacity are limiting expected returns in renewables development
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PodcastIgneo’s Innovation in Infrastructure - Episode 1 - Evos & European Bulk Liquid Storage
Keeping it Real Assets is back! Join us for our new mini-series as we explore the themes of Innovation in Infrastructure with real-life, implemented examples from across Igneo’s Portfolio Companies. We are delighted that Simon Montague from the Global Infrastructure Investor Association is hosting this series.
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White papersGeopolitics and life sciences real estate: The impact on supply chains and the role in creating investment opportunities
Earlier this summer, we made the case that the real estate assets meeting the needs of the life sciences industry in Europe had the potential to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors.
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White papersReal Estate Perspectives
Has Alternative Real Estate Become The New Core Real Estate? We’ve been through a series of repeated crises over the past four years. The unprecedented market context has reshuffled the cards between asset classes, and alternative real estate has emerged on the back of favourable fundamentals.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - October 2024
Topic of the Month - Draghi’s report: a call to action for Europe’s competitiveness
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White papersEuropean Residential: Unlocking the housing potential
Over the last decade, the European residential market has undergone a profound transformation. Housing demand has consistently outstripped supply in most geographies, resulting in widespread affordability and availability problems.
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White papersDraghi’s report: a call to action for Europe’s competitiveness
Draghi’s report on Europe’s declining competitiveness offers a comprehensive analysis, but many of its findings are not new. Yet, Draghi’s stature may lend urgency to these recommendations. Those requiring EU funding or treaty changes are likely to encounter substantial political resistance. The report provides a clear direction of travel and some of the reforms that do not require new funding (e.g., regulatory changes) could move the dial sooner.
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Asset Manager NewsPartners Group to acquire a EUR 260 million portfolio of prime residential properties in Milan
Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, acting on behalf of its clients, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of prime residential properties in Milan (“the Portfolio”), from Fondo Pensione Cariplo. The Portfolio has a Gross Asset Value (“GAV”) of over EUR 260 million, including a significant CAPEX program.
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White papersSlow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up
Healthy cash balances built up over the past three years will be tested as firms attempt to weather the four-pronged oncoming storm of labour relations, EV uptake, emissions regulations and China
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White papersEuropean Hotel Sector: Sustainability is a competitive necessity
Once a competitive advantage, sustainability is now imperative in the European hotel sector. Investors and operators both have responsibilities to be good stewards of the environment and of the communities in which they operate.
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People NewsNuveen Real Estate makes senior hires to lead its Strategic Transactions team in Europe
Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investment managers in the world with $147 billion of assets under management, has appointed Batih Van Leer and Stefano Rubini as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of its Strategic Transactions team in Europe.
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White papersRedevco Targets Opportunities in Retail’s ‘Secular Shift’ with €1.0 bln Pan-European Urban Transformation Investment Pipeline
Retail real estate investment markets in Western Europe have taken a battering in recent years from e-commerce and the Covid pandemic, which have contributed to the hollowing out of oversupplied retail High Streets and hit capital values and rental growth.
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White papersNavigating Europe’s Data Centre Market
The demand for data and the growth of the data centre market in Europe has been remarkable. Since 2019, the European colocation market has grown at a 24% CAGR, from 1,806MW to 5,833MW by H1 2024.
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White papersA closer look at European equities
Interview with Arun Singhal, Global Head of Product Management at STOXX.
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White papersLooking across ETF fixed income markets
For ETF fixed income investors, 2024 continues to be a positive year: most companies have managed to weather a backdrop of macro uncertainty; investors have continued to have access to attractive levels of yield; inflation, while sticky, has been moving in the right direction. Meanwhile, the volatility experienced at the start of August proved to be a storm in a teacup.
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White papersIdentifying opportunity and delivering student accommodation at scale in Europe’s most undersupplied markets
PBSA continues to offer an attractive yield premium compared to the private rental sector, despite offering enhanced growth.
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White papersThe mid-market opportunity: accessing the decarbonisation and digitalisation tailwinds
In June 2024, the United Nations released its latest report emphasising the critical need for increased investments in new infrastructure to meet global climate goals.1
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White papersUnlocking the private debt opportunity: my perspective on opportunity and growth
Private debt is at an exciting stage in its development, with momentum building across various sectors as banks continue to scale back from traditional lending roles.
