All Europe articles – Page 60
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA sells 8,600 sqm office building in Berlin
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces that it has completed the sale of a multi-let office building in Berlin, Germany, to LaSalle Investment Management.
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White papersThe Impact Of The Covid-19 Crisis On European Offices: Some Preliminary Thoughts
The failure to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted into more than 80 countries to be in some form of lockdown at the time of writing. The draconian constraints on movement enacted by governments remain the most realistic option to support the fragile global healthcare system.
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White papersCOVID-19: Do past recessions offer lessons for real estate investors?
Although history offers no magical answers, it can serve as a useful guide in times of extreme uncertainty. Vivienne Bolla and Souad Cherfouh dig into the archives to better understand the effects of recessions on real estate.
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White papersAre ECB Bond Purchases Legal?
Investors breathed a sigh of relief after the German Constitutional Court found the ECB has not been engaged in monetary financing, but the details sent ripples through the markets as the ruling raised questions about potential constraints on European monetary policy.
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White papersSupermarket investments provide food for thought
Investing in supermarkets and food retail assets proves a smart choice
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White papersInvesting today for a better tomorrow
Bonds to help build solar energy farms or finance water reclamation projects… In today’s world, green business is good business. Why not invest where your money can make a positive impact on society and the environment?
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White papersThe outlook for eurozone inflation-linked bonds
A V-shape economic recovery in the eurozone looks unlikely, while member states continue their marathon search for a compromise on how to fund the reconstruction. The poor outlook for the economy and inflation, and the ECB’s asset purchases, should keep eurozone government bond yields low and cap the risk premiums on ‘peripheral’ bonds.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q1 2020
The first quarter of 2020 was shaped by the coronavirus, by the end of March 2020 a total of 29,474 confirmed cases and 2,352 deaths were reported for the UK. One month after the quarter end, the number of cases and deaths surged to 194,990 and 29,427 respectively. The costs to the British economy have been considerable; government-imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus have disrupted business activity, knocked consumer confidence and reduced business confidence levels to record lows. The flash PMI’s plunged from 53.0 in February to 37.1 in March, with a figure of 50+ representing economic expansion, it is now widely anticipated that the economy will contract in March.
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White papersThematics Views - May 2020
Over the last few weeks, significant stabilisation plans have been announced across advanced economies and in addition true stimulus plans are now under consideration. Recent empirical studies show that fiscal multipliers could be much larger in the current depressed context than during normal times. We believe this could boost the recovery path of corporate dividends going forward, in Europe in particular.
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White papersSmart meters, smarter energy
By installing smart meters at more than 1,000 of its German properties, PATRIZIA is helping create a more flexible, sustainable energy grid.
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White papersCovid-19 & European Real Estate Markets What Happened And What To Expect
Covid-19 is now spread globally and quickly, it turned itself from a health emergency into an economic crisis. Governments are facing needs to find the equilibrium between health preservation and economic preservation as lockdowns, useful to preserve health, have a very high economic cost that could eventually even become a social cost.
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White papersMarket Commentary - Coronavirus shockwave hits oil complex
As we enter the final week of April the total number of coronavirus cases is growing at about 3% per day. This is a marked slowdown from the peak reached in late March, around 12%. Yet in absolute terms, the number of new daily cases has only been plateauing, at around 80,000 globally
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White papersCovid-19 update: European high yield market moves
An influx of ‘fallen angels’, which are issuers downgraded to junk bond status by the credit ratings agencies, has impacted European credit markets as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus. The movement of these names into European high yield (HY) credit indices has somewhat compensated for ...
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White papersEuropean private debt: shifting dynamics
This paper examines the main sources of deal flow across Europe’s broad and dynamic private debt markets in 2019, highlighting some of the key observations or themes influencing deal activity in different parts of the market. It discusses the broad themes that we believe are key to investing in private debt and can help well-positioned lenders access and align opportunities that can deliver the specific outcomes sought by investors. The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented uncertainty, but even during this time it’s important not to lose sight of the long term.
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White papersResearch Blast: COVID-19 European Office Markets Series, Edition 1 – April
Within a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to all asset classes. Office real estate markets are by no means immune to this, but due to the illiquid nature of the asset class it will be several months, if not longer, before the true impact is fully reported through data.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA buys large office building in Luxembourg city centre
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces the acquisition of the AIRE office building in Luxembourg City on behalf of its institutional clients. The acquisition increases the number of properties PATRIZIA manages in Luxembourg to 13, comprising total space of around 87,000 sqm, with a total value of approximately EUR 800 million.
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White papersEuropean Private Equity Insights
Joana Rocha Scaff, Head of Europe Private Equity, delves into how European private equity firms are dealing with the crisis, best practices for investor communications and the importance of understanding the long and short term impact of the crisis.
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White papersECB QE Monitor - March 2020
March 9 2015 (decision to purchase €60 bn of assets per month until Sept. 2016), December 3 2015 (decision to extend the QE it until March 2017), March 10 2016 (decision to increase monthly purchases from €60 bn to €80 bn from April 2016) December 8 2016 (decision to ...
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White papersEuropean Fixed Income Market Update
In this video, Investment Grade European Fixed Income Head, Patrick Barbe provides an update on current conditions across bond markets, explaining what he believes marks an important turning point in the current situation.
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White papersInfrastructure debt’s resilience is in its DNA
Infrastructure debt is not immune to a severe economic downturn, but the global financial crisis has left the asset class stronger. We explain why.
