All Europe articles – Page 36
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White papersRussia-Ukraine tensions: geopolitical risk adds volatility to risk assets
Geopolitical dimension of the crisis: tensions stand at their highest point in years, after Moscow deployed 100,000 troops to its border with the Ukraine’s Donbas region. The geopolitical risk between Russia and the West remains deadlocked since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and the consequent Western sanctions to Russia.
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People NewsGARBE expands into Spain and recruits Sven Schoel as Managing Director
GARBE continues its European expansion. In Spain, the company will invest in residential and logistics properties with a focus on the metropolitan areas of Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga and Valencia.
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White papersThought Leadership: Transformation in the property markets
Sustainable transformation of their real estate holdings is right at the top of the agenda for institutional property investors in Europe. Given growing pressure from European as well as national and local regulations to improve the sustainability of property stock, 68 per cent of the 150 real estate companies surveyed across the three largest European economies by Union Investment for its investment climate study are responding primarily by investing in sustainable refurbishment of their portfolios.
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Asset Manager NewsASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund nominated for GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022
ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund’s commitment to sustainability has been rewarded with a nomination for the GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022 in the category Responsible Investment Small Portfolio.
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White papersInfrastructure debt: The future is green
Sustainability and the energy transition have certainly remained at the forefront of government and public agendas, despite the pandemic. This is particularly true in Europe. It is also true that we’re seeing an increasing emphasis on ESG from institutional investors.
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White papersInvestment Climate II/2021: Transformation in the property markets
Sustainable transformation of their real estate holdings is right at the top of the agenda for institutional property investors in Europe.
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White papersChoice Overload participation and asset Allocation in French savings Plans
This paper employs administrative data from one of the largest plan providers in France to investigate the role of plan and default characteristics in affecting whether employees participate in the plan and whether they accept its default investment option.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 agrees sale of Mokotow Plaza in Warsaw
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager specialising in multi-tenanted properties, announces that it has sold Mokotow Plaza, a Grade A office building in the Mokotow Business District of Warsaw, Poland, to FLE GmbH on behalf of the M7 Polish Active Fund (“M7 POLAF” or the “Fund”).
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White papersThe year ahead for loans: Favourable dynamics, but can it continue?
For European loans, 2021 was a standout year in many ways. Record new-loan issuance was met with equally robust demand from traditional loan investors and asset allocators, looking for relatively high and stable yield, while the drive towards sustainability has been both prominent and purposeful. In this piece we present our outlook for the key drivers in the European loan market in 2022.
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White papersSolving for a Year of Inflections
The Solving for 2022 delegates voted on what they think will be this year’s best-performing investment category—and here’s why we think they are right.
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White papersWinners of the Italian Recovery Plan (With or Without Draghi)
Which sectors stand to benefit the most from Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, and what impact, if any, will the country’s next president have on efforts to implement the plan?
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild REIM acquires industrial properties in Baden-Baden and Elmenhorst
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (Edmond de Rothschild REIM) has acquired two commercial properties in Germany for its Edmond de Rothschild Euro Industrial Real Estate Fund (EIREF).
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White papersSpectrum 2022 Outlook
We expect a slower pace of growth in 2022 due to monetary tightening and reduced fiscal policy support.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires the “Weidt Park Corner” office building in Berlin from DWI Group
Generali Real Estate has completed the acquisition of the high-quality office building Weidt Park Corner in Berlin, on behalf of the pan-European fund Generali Europe Income Holding (GEIH) managed by Generali Real Estate S.p.A Società di gestione del risparmio. The seller of the asset is DWI Group, a renowned developer based in Hamburg.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL acquires 50 percent stake in renewable energy project developer GP JOULE Projects
KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG has acquired a 25 percent stake in GP JOULE Projects for each of its funds KGAL ESPF 4 and KGAL ESPF 5.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes acquisition of multi-let industrial estate in central Bristol for £30 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of City Business Park, a prime multi-let industrial estate in central Bristol for £30 million. The asset was acquired from LaSalle Investment Management on behalf of St James’s Place Property Unit Trust.
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White papersThat déjà vu feeling: The outlook for UK infrastructure
Rewind to the start of 2021; it promised to be a year we would slowly but surely move towards a post-COVID-19 world in our personal and working lives. One year on, there is an air of Groundhog Day as we remain under guidance to work from home with continued uncertainty as to when we will be firmly past the influence of COVID-19 on our lives.
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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate adds ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific
PGIM Real Estate has further strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, with the addition of Julie Townsend as ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific, based in London and effective immediately. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, the US$1.5 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires the “Métronome” building in Paris, alongside a French institutional investor
Generali Real Estate has completed, alongside a French institutional investor, the acquisition of Métronome, a prime office building in Paris, in the Rive Gauche area, from Oxford Properties.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA invests EUR 101 million in prime Helsinki housing
PATRIZIA AG, a leading partner for global real assets, is investing in a 240-unit prime residential tower in Helsinki, Finland, on behalf of its institutional clients. PATRIZIA acquired T7 Tower for EUR 101 million from SRV, a leading Finnish developer.
