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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien sells property in Paris
Deka Immobilien has sold a retail property located in Paris from the portfolio of the real estate special fund VA-Domus after a holding period of around six years. The buyer is a joint venture between AnaCap Financial Partners and FREO Group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sale price.
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Precautionary Liquidity and Retirement Saving
There is a large debate on the optimal degree of savings’ liquidity in retirement systems. Liquid retirement savings allow people to flexibly respond to life events such as income shocks but can also lead to undersaving.
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Europa Capital’s value-add fund launches €100 million sustainable French Light Industrial Platform
Europa Capital, the pan-European real estate investment manager, in partnership with DeA Capital Real Estate France, announces the launch of the French Light Industrial Platform (the “Platform”) on behalf of its value-add fund, Europa Fund VI with a strong commitment on ESG framework and sustainable properties.
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FREO Group completes sale of Paris suburb office
London, England, 23 May 2022 – FREO Group (‘FREO’), the trusted operating partner of global investors, has completed the sale of 22 QG, a seven-floor, 10,000 sq m office building in Suresnes to ATLAND, one of France’s leading SPCIs.
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French elections results open a phase of political gridlock
The fragmentation of votes into irreconcilable political blocs with no absolute majority creates a political situation unprecedented under the Fifth Republic. Financial markets do not seem to be concerned in the short term, but the absence of a clear policy stance could have consequences in the medium term. ...
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Primonial REIM Germany successfully carries out a healthcare real estate transaction on behalf of Primovie, a retail investor fund managed by Primonial REIM France
Primonial REIM Germany today announces that it has acquired Futura III, a seven-asset portfolio in Germany dedicated to assisted living. The seller is Senioren-Wohnen Holding from which an acquisition of a first portfolio was already made in 2019 (Futura I portfolio)
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PATRIZIA makes strategic hire with appointment of Jérôme Delaunay as new Head of Asset Management South-West Europe
PATRIZIA AG has hired Jérôme Delaunay as its new Head of Asset Management for South-West Europe (France, Iberia and Italy)
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Deka Immobilien invests in logistics project in France
Deka Immobilien has exchanged contracts to secure the purchase of a new building project in the Paris metropolitan region of Île-de-France for EUR 160 million. The seller is Gemfi, the development arm of the French real estate company Gicram Groupe. The e-commerce fulfilment centre will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienEuropa.
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French presidential election: Macron’s victory provides continuity but lacks political support
The incumbent president’s re-election avoids an unpredictable political phase for France. Although Emmanuel Macron provides stability from an economic and a geopolitical standpoint, his narrower electoral base might be an issue in implementing his reform agenda.
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Macron 2.0: More Europe, More Fiscal Stimulus
Investors had remained confident in the run-up to France’s presidential election, so Emmanuel Macron’s win had little effect on financial markets this week. But his convincing victory came as a relief to pro-European political forces in France and across Europe, for understandable reasons: his opponent, Marine Le Pen, is a long-standing Eurosceptic and friendly towards Russia’s President Putin. Her victory, amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, would have sent shockwaves through Europe (as referred to in Russia’s Invasion: Eurozone Recovery Delayed but not Derailed).
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Europe Outlook: A French Economic Evolution
Franklin Mutual Series’ Katrina Dudley sees President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as a positive for the French economy and regional equity markets over the longer term.
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Macron’s re-election is positive for French assets
Emmanuel Macron won the presidential election with a strong lead (58.5%), a much better result than the latest polls predicted at the end of last week. However, the low turnout (72%), the lowest level since 1969, puts this victory into perspective.
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French election: markets complacent for Macron victory, but game is not yet won
The first round of the Presidential elections in France took place on Sunday 10 April and the result confirmed the general picture that commentators had anticipated in the weeks leading up to the vote. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will face off against National Rally leader Marine Le Pen in the second round, scheduled for 24 April.
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French elections: let the race begin
The French 2022 election cycle is starting in the context of the war in Ukraine which favours to the incumbent president. Structural reforms, notably of the pension system, and the energy transition are debated but the main topic is household purchasing power as energy and food prices are hurting low income households. The electoral turnout might be very low which usually helps far left or right candidates.
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Macron’s 2017-2022 economic policies: predominantly supply-side, before Covid shifted the priority to fiscal support
The first half of Emmanuel Macron’s term (from H2 2017 to the Covid outbreak, in Q1 2020) featured a significant number of “structural” or “supply-side” reforms, of the type generally considered favourable to long-term growth.
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Air Liquide case study
EOS has been engaging with Air Liquide since 2009 on a range of issues, including sustainability, remuneration and board effectiveness.
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MV Credit to Open Paris Office as it Expands with New Private Debt Team
MV Credit, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM), is to open an office in Paris and integrate the former private debt team of Ostrum Asset Management as part of a strategic and geographical expansion.
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Vauban IP and Bouygues Telecom Strengthen their Collaboration by Signing a Strategic Agreement to Accelerate the Deployment of the Optical Fiber in France
Natixis Investment Managers is delighted to announce the signing of a strategic agreement between its affiliate Vauban Infrastructure Partners (« Vauban ») - through its digital investment platform Vauban Infra Fibre (« VIF ») - and Bouygues Telecom. This project will finance access to approximately 20 million outlets, including 4 million in medium-density areas and 1 million in less dense areas.
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Swiss Life - Insights: March 2022
The Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic Cities Index (TCI) compares European cities across the five Cs. It identifies those most likely to be resilient in the face of unrelenting structural change as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses. We translate the five Cs into city specific themes that resilient cities will need.
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Generali 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.
