All Property Week articles in 03 August 2007 – Page 2
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Set back for £90m Walsall scheme
St Modwen and Goold Estates’ plans for the £90m St Matthew’s Quarter scheme in Walsall have been set back owing to a fire destroying the centrepiece of the scheme.
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Goodman completes £1.2bn refinancing
Goodman has completed the £1.2bn refinancing of its Arlington Business Parks Partnership fund.
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City towers over other markets
London has stolen a march on Wall Street, seizing the lion's share of fast-growing markets, and generating soaring export earnings for UK plc. The Observer
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Quinlan launches Western European office fund
Quinlan Private has launched a fund aimed at Western European offices following the €200m (£135m) purchase of the Atrium building in Amsterdam.
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Catalyst German portfolio hits €70m
Catalyst Capital has increased the size of its portfolio in Germany with the purchase of the Der Clou shopping centre in Berlin from CGI for €70m (£47m).
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SocGen tells Halabi to flex his wallet for Esporta
Simon Halabi has been warned by his bankers that he must inject tens of millions of pounds into his health and fitness chain Esporta or it will go bankrupt. Sunday Telegraph. Sunday Times
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OFT steps in as Delta stands firm on Sainsbury’s
Delta Two, the Qatari-backed vehicle, could be forced to pay up more than £1bn of additional equity for Sainsbury’s if it is to win boardroom backing for its £10.4bn takeover bid. The Observer. Sunday Telegraph. Sunday Times. The Independent on Sunday.
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EasyHotel’s overseas plans
Budget hotel chain EasyHotel has announced plans to open 60 hotels in prime city locations across the UK, rest of Europe and the Middle East over the next three years. The Independent on Sunday
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Dragon to build Hastings luxury resort
Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne is to open a luxury resort at the Beauport Park hotel he bought in Hastings for £4m. Daily Telegraph
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HBOS’s £1bn social housing stakes
HBOS is poised to buy more than £1bn of social housing businesses in a bid to cash in on Gordon Brown’s new ‘national priority’. Daily Telegraph
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Laing in pole for $5bn Indian slum project
Laing O'Rourke is the frontrunner to land a controversial $5bn (£2.4bn) contract that will involve the demolition and compulsory eviction of tens of thousands of slum-dwellers in Mumbai. The Independent on Sunday
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Caring flies flag for US embassy
Richard Caring is believed to be leading the early pack of suitors for the American embassy in Grosvenor Square, London. Sunday Times
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Silverstone revamp on grid
Members of the British Racing Drivers’ Club, the owners Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, voted by an 80% majority to make available 97 acres of the 760 acre site for sale or lease for development. Sunday Times
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Tchenguiz puts Welcome Break on ice but warms to M&B
Robert Tchenguiz and the Royal Bank of Scotland have shelved the £375m sale of eight Welcome Break service stations in the face of deteriorating market conditions and tight credit markets. Sunday Telegraph
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Quinlan’s €2bn fundraising
Quinlan Private is understood to be preparing to launch a €750m (£500m) fund to be used for a string of acquisitions before the end of the year. Sunday Telegraph
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OnlineHighcross Leicester signs three key restaurant chains
Hammerson and Hermes have signed up three restaurant chains in at their £350m Highcross Leicester scheme.
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UBS appoints former Axa chief
UBS Global Asset Management today announced a former Axa chief as their new Global head of real estate fund of funds & securities.
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DTZ powers up in US with FHO
DTZ has strengthened its position in the US with an investment in privately owned commercial property brokerage firm FHO Partners.
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HBOS Erinaceous bid in doubt
Shares in Erinaceous fell 14% yesterday amidst rumours that HBOS was ready to walk away from its takeover bid for the company.
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AIM is ‘world’s growth market of choice’
London's AIM attracted more listings than all its global rivals combined last year. The Independent
