All Office articles – Page 10
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White papersEurope Real Estate sector report - Spring 2021
Long leases and strong covenants have shielded office landlords from the very worst impact of the COVID -19 pandemic, though there are signs of some stress creeping into the occupier market. In the short term, nearly all markets across Europe are expected to see yields stay relatively flat despite rent growth pausing or turning negative. A significant bifurcation appears to be occuring between core and secondary investments, asset quality, tenant quality, and gateway and non- gateway markets.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Europe 2021
While e-commerce growth in Europe is thought to have averaged at around 10% in 2020, China may have experienced up to 30% growth. It is all about live streams, interaction via social media and being part of the product and its use over the phone. There is a “consumer-centric” vibrancy in China’s e-commerce market, while the west has a “tech driven”, top down approach.
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White papersReal Estate House View - United Kingdom 2021
The future of office has been the subject of fierce debate. The pandemic has proven both the extent to which work can be done from home and the limits of this.
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Research ReportThe future of offices - February 2021
Data from Eurostat shows that the current penetration of remote work in Italy is at 5%, against a European average of 17% (with some Nordic Countries reaching levels above 40%).
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White papersWiredScore: Tenants expect quality connectivity
In today’s digital business world, nothing is ever fast enough. From running e-commerce platforms and delivering online services, communicating with clients and colleagues, to using cloud apps to manage operations, the internet underpins most core business functions.
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White papersEmbracing change The future of the office sector post-COVID-19
In this paper, we examine how office space will continue to add value to employees and employers after the current health situation has subsided.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 Real Estate sells 3,800 sq m office building in Porto, Portugal
M7 Real Estate (“M7”) the pan-European investor and asset manager specialising in multi- tenanted properties, announces the sale, off market, of an office building in Porto, Portugal, on behalf of M7 Portuguese Active Fund (“M7 PORAF” or the “Fund”) to a Portuguese real estate investment fund.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 assembles £300 million UK retail warehouse portfolio with full deployment of M7 Box + I and M7 Box + II funds
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, has assembled just over a £300 million portfolio of 19 retail warehouses following the full deployment of capital raised across its M7 Box+ I and M7 Box+ II funds. Both funds, which were launched in H2 2020, focus on carefully selected UK retail warehouses with potential for future rental and capital growth, through asset management and an anticipated re-pricing of the asset class as the logistics function of these properties in the last mile delivery chain grows.
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VideoBloomberg - GTIS Founder ‘Nervous’ About Office Vacancy Rates in NYC
GTIS founder and Chief Investment Officer Tom Shapiro discusses the state of the real estate market amid the Covid-19 pandemic with Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Markets.”
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Asset Manager NewsM7 & private equity partner commence new Portuguese industrial & office joint venture with €41 million acquisition
M7 secures €20.55 million debt facility in new banking relationship with Novo Banco
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Asset Manager NewsM7 Real Estate sells Forum Marburg to Family Office
M7 Real Estate (M7) the pan-European investor and asset manager specialising in multi-tenanted real estate, has sold Forum Marburg, in Marburg, Hesse, to Silberbaum Capital on behalf of M7 ISLAY (the “Fund”).
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Asset Manager NewsInvestor survey: Pandemic redefines office investment landscape
European real estate investors are rethinking their office property strategies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. While the old mantra of location, location, location still holds true, a shift towards core, core, core is apparent in the current situation.
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White papersAre Offices Where the Most Compelling Post-COVID Opportunities Reside?
Early autumn optimism—which followed the easing of lockdown restrictions—faded fast with governments again forced to introduce tighter lockdown restrictions through Q4, to try and combat soaring infection rates and prevent health services from becoming overwhelmed.
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Asset Manager NewsSteady growth path: Union Investment completes real estate transactions worth EUR 4.1 billion
Union Investment has continued to deliver reliable growth despite a challenging investment environment. In an exceptional year dominated by the pandemic, the Hamburg-based real estate investment manager invested around EUR 4.1 billion in the European commercial real estate markets in 2020, securing a total of 62 high-quality properties or projects for its real estate funds through a combination of single-property and portfolio deals.
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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate acquires stake in leading UK commercial property company
PGIM Real Estate has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Langtree, on behalf of an investment strategy, in a multi-million pound deal. Langtree is a leading UK regional property development and management business.
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White papersVirtual reality: How COVID-19 is reshaping the world of work
While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated livelihoods, it also presents an opportunity for companies and policymakers to reinvent the world of work. The future is full of possibilities – but no easy answers.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 acquires Hungarian office property for M7 CEREF II and secures €57m new loan facility with Erste Group
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, has acquired a modern, multi-tenanted office property in Budapest, Hungary on behalf of M7 CEREF II (the “Fund”), for €12.35 million. The acquisition is in line with the Fund’s strategy which targets value-add and core-plus office and logistics / industrial properties in key Central European markets, including Croatia, Hungary and Poland.
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White papersTrends for 2021: Real Estate Trends Set to Shape the Next 12 Months
As a new year gets under way, we turn our attention to the outlook and identify nine major occupier and investment trends we expect will influence market conditions and investment performance in 2021 and beyond.
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien purchases office property in Switzerland
Deka Immobilien has exchanged contracts to secure the purchase of an office building in Geneva under a sale and leaseback arrangement with the private bank Pictet & Cie SA. The property is to be transferred to the two open-ended real estate funds WestInvest InterSelect (66%) and Deka-ImmobilienEuropa (34%) by means of a joint venture.
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White papersEuropean real estate: Searching for opportunity in a new era
It’s difficult to think of a scenario more impactful to real estate markets than COVID-19. The pandemic has been a direct hit on European real estate, and much uncertainty remains regarding the ultimate long-term effect.
