All Europe articles – Page 36
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Defining retail city centres in 2030
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated contact-limiting measures, some of the world’s busiest shopping streets became deserted, and city centres came to resemble ghost towns. In the Netherlands, we suddenly had more than enough space to cycle in places where crowding would normally make it difficult to walk.
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A new dawn for Europe? Strategies for investing in European assets
The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in some countries is an area for attention, but should not lead to new generalised lockdowns due to vaccinations which are progressing at a strong pace.
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PATRIZIA expands logistics investments with larger footprint in Spain
PATRIZIA AG, a leading partner for global real assets, has forward purchased a logistics warehouse development in Illescas, Spain, for approx. EUR 56m, on behalf of its institutional clients. The asset will have a combined surface of 92,000 sq m and is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2023.
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KGAL wins the European Pensions “Infrastructure Manager of the Year” award
At the recent prestigious European Pensions Awards 2021 in London, leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL was honoured for its achievements in the field of renewable energies. The decisive factors for this accolade were KGAL’s expertise and commitment to its investors.
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Has the Retail Sugar Hit Passed?
In the third quarter, European real estate investment broadly recovered to pre-pandemic levels. The Barings Real Estate team weighs in.
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Europe’s living sector shows strong signs of life
One in every four euros is invested in Europe’s living sector, but which assets are thriving the most? Activity in senior housing and care assets has helped the sub-sector grow a record 13% share of overall residential transaction volumes, while both student and subsidised housing are also strong performers.
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Take note. Is core real estate pricing overheating?
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the idea that core European real estate pricing would in many markets be higher in 18 months’ time would have been almost unthinkable. But with governments pumping liquidity into the financial system, economies rapidly recovering and interest rates stable at record low levels, that is the situation we find ourselves in.
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KGAL successfully divests European renewables portfolio
KGAL achieves attractive returns with the sale of a 152.4 MW renewables portfolio in France and Germany. The portfolio was acquired by leading Italian independent power producer ERG, through its subsidiaries ERG Eolienne France SAS and ERG Windpark Beteiligungs GmbH.
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A smoother journey to the endgame
After years of seemingly always being at least 10 years from full funding, UK Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes appear to be moving closer to the end of their journey. But what is their destination, what is the plan for getting there and how can fiduciary management help?
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Seeking modern value on the Monopoly Board
Anyone who has ever won second prize in a beauty contest or gone straight to jail without passing go knows that the most valuable property in London is Mayfair. But is it really the best street to live on, asks chief editor Greg Langley?
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Investing in future energy
Green hydrogen is hailed as an alternative to fossil fuels. A project starting in a small German village could be a vital proof point on the path to a hydrogen-based economy, reports Greg Langely.
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An investor’s perspective on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
Darryl Murphy assesses the implications and opportunities for infrastructure investors.
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Investing in consumer finance portfolios – an untapped opportunity
The emergence of a specialty finance sector in Europe in recent years has opened up an opportunity for investors to gain exposure to a large, mature and resilient asset class – consumer finance – offering myriad of potential benefits, including diversification and higher risk-adjusted returns.
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Edmond de Rothschild REIM buys office building in Brussels
Edmond de Rothschild REIM has purchased the Empereur Building in Brussels for its Benelux Commercial Real Estate Fund (BCREF) from AIK Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft mbH. The office property is located at Boulevard de l’Empereur 3-5 in Brussels.
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Global Retail Attractiveness Index - European retail markets pull out of downward trend in fourth quarter of 2020
The first Europe-wide lockdown in spring 2020 sent retail markets from Scandinavia to the Iberian peninsula into an unprecedented state of collective shock. This was reflected in the European retail industry barometer, the Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI), which plummeted to a historic low of 89 points in the second quarter.
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Edmond de Rothschild REIM confirms its ambitions in the London office market
Edmond de Rothschild strengthens its European real estate investment management platform with the appointment of Derek Williams who joined the Group as Head of UK Commercial Fund Management on 14 September 2021. He will be responsible for developing a new strategy focused on London offices.
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European alternatives: A slow burner destined for a big future
In Europe, the evolution of new property types, also called alternative sectors, have tended to lag behind the U.S., as Europe’s range of legal and tax systems, capital markets, currencies and city planning regimes make it much harder to implement strategies across borders. Consider the great variety of building designs across countries, which is in stark contrast to the relative homogeneity of shopping malls, apartment blocks or offices in the U.S.
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Orchard Street completes 31,600 sq ft of lettings at Manchester’s Bauhaus
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two lettings across six floors at its flagship Bauhaus office in Manchester city centre.
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Lessons from the EU: Development of the UK’s green taxonomy
The UK is creating its own green taxonomy. Ahead of the publication of its Green Finance Roadmap, Kate Fowler, Senior Responsibility Analyst, discusses the lessons that the UK can learn from the EU’s taxonomy development to ensure that the process runs smoothly
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Are Europe’s oil and gas majors prepared for the climate change challenge?
In 2020 we saw what could prove to be a milestone year for the energy sector. Major oil and gas firms were finally willing to publicly address one of the industry’s main taboos – their contribution to climate change and their strategic efforts to address it.