Manager News – Page 39
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Asset Manager NewsCoronavirus: what now for economies and markets?
It’s been a tumultuous time for investors everywhere. Momentum is the key when looking at future prospects for stock markets and employment prospects across the continent
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires multi-let South East industrial estate for £15 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of a prime, multi-let industrial estate in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for £14.9 million. The asset was acquired from DTZi on behalf of St James’s Place Property Unit Trust.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 Real Estate sells retail portfolio to FIM Group for €86.4 million
M7 Real Estate (M7), the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces the off-market sale, on behalf of M7 ISLAY (the “Fund”), of a portfolio of 27 retail properties in Germany, to the FIM Unternehmensgruppe (“FIM Group”) for €86.4 million.
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Asset Manager NewsNew UN Priciples for Responsible Investment assessment enhances KGAL ESG rating
Leading German asset manager sees improved scoring across all evaluated UNPRI modules
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Asset Manager NewsWelcome to a new high yield universe
The prevalence of ‘fallen angels’ has changed the composition of the European HY market. So how might we go about navigating it?
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL buys €250m Perlach Plaza development in Munich from CONCRETE Capital/BHB
The acquisition was made on behalf of a KGAL-managed AIF and is a club deal with three institutional investors. The sellers are the project‘s developers, CONCRETE Capital and BHB Bauträger GmbH Bayern. The €250m euro development is located on the east side of Munich and comprises around 30,000 square meters of hotel, retail, student living space plus more than 100 private rental apartments.
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Asset Manager NewsHines Announces Wildflower Ranch, A New Master-Planned Community In North Texas
Hines, a Texas-based international real estate firm, announces Wildflower Ranch and construction commencement of the new residential community located just north of Fort Worth. The master-planned community will feature 3,300 single-family residences, a resort-inspired lazy river, trails, recreational spaces, a Northwest ISD school site and more — all spanning across 1,100 acres of idyllic native landscape.
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Asset Manager News2020-Q1 Brazil Market Commentary
The stars were seemingly aligned for Brazil’s economy entering 2020, but the outbreak of COVID-19 changed that in a matter of weeks. While the full impact has yet to be realized as Brazil’s outbreak began later than other countries and is currently still expanding, it is already clear that Latin America’s largest economy will see a sharp slowdown in growth during 2020 and unprecedent levels of unemployment.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 sells Howdens unit to Private Investor
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces that it has sold Old Mill Trade Park, Kirkintilloch on behalf of M7 Real Estate Investment Partners III (“M7 REIP III” or the “Fund”)
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Asset Manager NewsM7 acquires Polish office in Maiden investment for M7 CEREF II
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan European investor and asset manager, has undertaken its first acquisition on behalf of M7 CEREF II (the “Fund”), its value-add opportunities fund focused on offices and logistics / industrial properties in key Central European markets, including Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Czech Republic.
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien sells office building in the Netherlands
Deka Immobilien has sold an office building in Amsterdam. The buyer is the global asset manager Aviva Investors. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The property was sold from the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienGlobal.
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Asset Manager NewsGreen News and Views - August 2020: We care about social value, but can it unlock tomorrow’s ESG opportunities?
Climate change, energy needs and water scarcity are counted among the biggest challenges of our century. UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business (REPM), created by the consolidation of real estate and infrastructure, acknowledges that real assets such as properties and infrastructure contribute significantly to CO2 emissions and the consumption of natural resources.
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien acquires prestigious office property in Paris
Deka Immobilien has acquired an office property in Paris for EUR 165 million. The seller was the real estate fund Encore+ managed by LaSalle Investment Management. The property will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund WestInvest ImmoValue, which is intended for institutional investors.
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Asset Manager NewsCapitol Broadcasting Co. And Hines, In Partnership With Usaa Real Estate, Announce Major Mixed-Use Development In Downtown Durham
Partners will develop prime vacant site alongside the renowned American Tobacco Campus
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Asset Manager NewsHines And Waterfront Toronto Break Ground On T3 Bayside Alongside Federal And Provincial Ministers And Mayor John Tory
Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside, which stands for Timber, Talent and Technology. The occasion was commemorated with a small gathering at the site, which included remarks from The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; The Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure; Mayor of Toronto, John Tory and representatives from Hines and Waterfront Toronto.
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Asset Manager NewsTop 10 with… Interview with Markus Benzler on Multi-Managers Private Equity, 2020 update
UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business is one of the largest asset managers in real assets worldwide, currently managing over USD 100bn globally. By combining the joint expertise of over 500 talented people working across Direct Real Estate and Direct Infrastructure as well as Multi-Manager Solutions in Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity, we believe we can offer clients integrated solutions to optimize the diversification of client portfolios, whether that be in targeting access-restricted private equity funds or niche real estate funds.
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Asset Manager NewsQ&A: Germany set to shine spotlight on supply chains
The country is poised to increase scrutiny on human rights and eco standards within business. As investors, the investigation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks form an essential component of our bottom-up investment analysis
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien acquires building complex in the Netherlands
Deka Immobilien has acquired a mixed-use building complex in the city centre of The Hague. The seller was a local project developer. The property will be added to the portfolio of the institutional real estate fund S-Domus-Fonds No. 1. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
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Asset Manager NewsImplications of the global debt explosion
Global debt was at an unprecedented level before Covid-19. With the subsequent policy response injecting liquidity into most parts of the world economy, the debt predicament is set for a worse path. We explore the implications for sovereigns, financials and corporates, particularly from the perspective of credit investors.
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Asset Manager NewsPandemic poised to accelerate underlying trends
We now have a two-speed economy, and much talk about a disconnect between stock market and economy. But this won’t change our research and stock picking focus
