Harbert Management Corporation (“HMC”), an independent US-based alternative asset manager focused on real assets, and DeA Capital Real Estate, a leading player in real estate investment management in Europe, through a joint venture have acquired an initial c.73,000 sq.m. portfolio of business parks in France.
Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment arm of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), and DeA Capital Real Estate, a leading European asset manager, announce the entry of Banque des Territoires into the capital of their investment platform to boost the student housing market in France.
France, long regarded as an economic pillar of Europe, has found itself embroiled in political and financial turmoil in recent years. Multiple attempts to push for much-needed fiscal reforms has thrown the country’s leadership into disarray and intensified scrutiny of its mounting debt crisis. With elevated government bond yields and deteriorating credit ratings, investors and policymakers alike are grappling with the implications. How can bond investors navigate this volatility?