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Empira Platform Joins Forces with Partners Group
As of early 2025, Empira AG, a leading vertically integrated investment manager specialising in real estate, will become part of Partners Group, one of the world’s leading private markets investment managers. As part of this transaction, Empira will operate as a specialised, independent real estate brand within Partners Group, broadening the reach of both firms to offer institutional and private investors worldwide innovative and high-yield real estate investments.
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KGAL invests in leasing deal for three more aircraft for pension fund
KGAL has successfully concluded a lease agreement with the Canadian regional airline Porter Airlines for three De Havilland Dash-8 Q400 aircraft via its subsidiary GOAL, the long-standing joint venture between KGAL and Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The aircraft are part of the KGAL APF 5 fund, which specialises in aircraft leasing and which has to date grown to a volume of well over 400 million euros.
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KGAL honoured with the Scope Award in the “New Energy” category for the third time in a row
The independent rating agency Scope has once again recognised KGAL as the best asset manager in the “Infrastructure Equity – New Energy” category. More than 20 years of experience with renewable energies, the expertise of a 65-strong team of experts and the unique product range are the basis for success.
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Hines Expands Asia Platform with New Value-Add Strategy
Hines, the global real estate investment, development, and property manager, today announced the intention to launch a diversified close-ended, value-add real estate strategy, to be known as Hines Asia Real Estate Partners (HAREP). HAREP intends to leverage economic and secular growth trends as well as Hines’ active management and operational excellence to achieve its objectives.
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Long Harbour Group Sells Stake in Longevity Partners
Long Harbour, the real estate investment management firm and leader in the operational real estate sector, has sold 100% of its stake in its portfolio company Longevity Partners (“Longevity”), the global climate and sustainability consultancy for the infrastructure and real estate sectors.
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Retail’s Next Act: Could a right sized retail sector offer a compelling risk-adjusted opportunity for real estate investors?
Hines believes a transformed retail sector has emerged after years of turmoil. Investors may very well have missed that brick-and-mortar retail fundamentals have been performing surprisingly well. This, combined with robust job and wage growth, strong consumer sentiment and stabilizing global inflation levels are all signals that the fundamental turnaround in retail should continue.
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KGAL acquires wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate
KGAL Investment Management is pleased to announce that it has acquired three wind turbines near Perscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate. The wind farm is the first investment in an individual mandate, in which KGAL is advising the Software AG Foundation (SAGST). The wind farm, currently under construction, has a total capacity of 17.1 megawatts (MW) and is scheduled to go into operation in spring 2025. The seller is BayWa r.e.
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Long Harbour appoints Way of Life to manage its latest Build to Rent development
Way of Life appointed to deliver elevated living experience at landmark 495 home build to rent project, The Eades, in Walthamstow
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Hines Opens Office in Jeonju, South Korea
Hines, a leading global real estate investment manager, today announced the opening of a new office in Jeonju, South Korea. This strategic expansion reflects Hines’ commitment to strengthening its partnership with South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and helping to foster the development of Jeonju’s financial sector.
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Edmond de Rothschild REIM sees strong increase in GRESB results
Through the ongoing efforts of its local teams, Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (“REIM”) displays consistent improvement in the results of the annual Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”). Our UK Affordable Housing strategy scored the maximum of 5 stars and is recognized by GRESB as the global #1 most sustainable affordable housing fund.
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Slättö’s logistics and light industrial team, Evolv, wins customer satisfaction award in Sweden
Slättö’s logistics and light industrial team, Evolv, won the award for highest customer satisfaction in the Fastighetsbarometer survey, a key benchmark for the Swedish property sector.
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2024 GRESB Results Show Hines’ Leadership in Sustainability Globally
Four Flagship Funds, One Separate Account and Three Direct Investments Earn the Highest Rating of Five Out of Five Stars. Five out of five European discretionary funds recognized as global sector leaders.
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Hines Acquires Office Building in Seoul’s Digital Media City
Hines, a leading global real estate investment manager, today announced the acquisition of a fully stabilized office building in Seoul, South Korea. This sale and leaseback transaction highlights the firm’s deep local expertise and its focus on deals with alpha potential.
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PtX Development Fund by KfW and KGAL makes first contribution to Egyptian hydrogen project
The PtX Development Fund for the promotion of hydrogen projects in developing and emerging economies has approved its first grant: Egypt Green Hydrogen (EGH) will receive €30 million for a hydrogen project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), the largest industrial cluster in Egypt. Prior to this, KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co KG, the fund manager mandated by KfW, had intensively reviewed a total of 98 applications from seven countries.
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Edmond De Rothschild REIM Completes Build-To-Rent Developments In Warrington And Birmingham For Residential Platform
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has added 765 units to its UK residential investment platform with phased completions of major build-to-rent developments in Warrington and Birmingham. In Warrington, opposite Warrington Central railway station, The Steelworks development provides 359 apartments for rent arranged around two large, landscaped courtyards. It features a sky lounge, work-from-home space, private hire kitchen and dining area.
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Deka Immobilien takes advantage of current market phase for acquisition in Sydney, Australia
Deka Immobilien has acquired an office and commercial building in Sydney for its open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienGlobal. This marks Deka’s re-entry into one of the world’s most sought-after office real estate markets following an absence of almost 20 years.
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EDF Invest and Generali Real Estate announce coinvestment program in logistics
EDF Invest, the investment arm of the EDF Group and Generali Real Estate S.p.A. announce the signature of a co-investment agreement whereby EDF Invest acquires from Generali France 50% of the vehicle OPPCI Parcolog Invest. The other 50% of the vehicle continues to be owned by the Generali Group mainly through the Generali Real Estate Logistic Fund (GRELF) managed by Generali Real Estate SGR S.p.A
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Hines Launches The SQ Collection - A Global Network Of Diverse Space Solutions
Clients Have Exclusive Access to On-Demand Office, Collaboration and Event Spaces
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Hines acquire Build-to-Rent portfolio in Australia
Transaction provides geographic diversification and exposure to a key and growing market for multi-family assets
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KGAL ESPF 5 acquires wind farm in south-west Germany
Leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL is pleased to announce that its renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 5 has successfully bid for three wind turbines from BayWa r.e. The wind farm, located in Reichenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, has a total capacity of 18.6 megawatts (MW) and is nearing completion. KGAL is planning further acquisitions in Germany and the Czech Republic for its impact fund, which will have its final close in October 2024.