All Property Week articles in European Property Awards 2008
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OnlineEuropean property is in the eye of the global financial storm
This time last year we were just beginning the come-down from the giddy heights of the sustained bull run that had stretched across the global property market.
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OnlineEuropean Retailer of the Year: H&M
When H&M opened its first store in Hong Kong in March 2007, people queued for two days ahead of the doors opening.
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OnlineEuropean Funding Partner of the Year: Eurohypo
Eurohypo has been steering a steady course throughout the last 12 months, and is widely regarded as being one of the only lenders in town for real estate right now.
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European Fund Manager of the Year: ING Real Estate
It has been business as usual at ING Real Estate this year and the last 12 months has been packed with new ventures and launches.
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OnlineEuropean Occupier of the Year: DHL
German package delivery company DHL is one of the global market leaders in international express, overland transport and air freight, as well as ocean freight and contract logistics.
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OnlineOffice developer of the year: HRO International
When Howard Ronson, HRO International’s founder, died last year it was said he had left his personal mark on European development more than anyone else.
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OnlineEuropean retail/leisure developer of the year: Grosvenor
When Grosvenor opened the first phase of its £1bn city centre regeneration scheme in Liverpool in May, more than 200,000 flocked to visit it.
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OnlineIndustrial developer of the year: Segro
Over the past 12 months, Segro has been true to its word and stuck firmly to its European ambitions.
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OnlineEuropean property Deal of the year: Santander portfolio sale
Despite the turmoil in the financial markets, Spain’s biggest bank, Banco Santander, appears to have an unquenchable appetite for expanding its global footprint right now.
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OnlineThe year of living dangerously
When Property Week Global was relaunched in February under new editor Lucy Scott, the economic turmoil had already made diversification into new markets an even greater need for investors
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OnlineEuropean city of the future: Frankfurt
Frankfurt has been Germany’s financial centre for centuries. But it is fast becoming a modern centre of commerce that rivals any of its European neighbours, including London, Paris and Moscow.
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OnlineEuropean Personality of the Year: Bill Benjamin
Apollo Real Estate Advisors’ Europe managing partner, Bill Benjamin, wrote the blueprint for cross-border investment.
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OnlineGreen Award: ProLogis
US REIT ProLogis is committed to becoming the global leader in sustainable warehouse design and construction. To achieve this it is employing major ‘green’ initiatives across its business and as a result, leading the pack on sustainable practice.
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OnlineEuropean investment agency team of the year: Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle has continued to dominate the European cross-border investment world over the past year. With a presence in 21 countries, The EMEA team has been involved in some of Europe’s biggest deals of 2008.
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OnlineEuropean retail agency team of the year: Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman cemented its reputation as the pre-eminent European retail agency this year, through a combination of quality and innovation.
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OnlineEuropean office agency Team of the year: Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Office Agency team has moved from strength to strength this year, despite the seismic changes in the market conditions.
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OnlineEuropean Industrial agency Team of the Year: CB Richard Ellis
Last year was CB Richard Ellis’s European industrial and logistics team’s best on record, and it solidified its position as the leading provider of industrial and logistics real estate services in the region.
