All articles by Guy Montague-Jones
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OnlineGrowthpoint agrees deal for Capital & Regional
South Africa’s Growthpoint Properties has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Capital Regional through a combination of a partial offer and a subscription of new shares.
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Lenders reveal extent of fears about retail property and WeWork
Anonymous comments provided by lenders for the Cass real estate lending report reveal how nervous they are about the outlook for retail property and WeWork’s ‘distorting’ impact on the office market.
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Goldman writes down value of WeWork stake
Goldman Sachs has written down the value of its investment in WeWork by $80m following its failed stock market flotation.
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Craddock joins LaSalle to spearhead new whole loan push
Wells Fargo director Richard Craddock has joined LaSalle Investment Management to lead its new whole loans programme.
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Softbank reported to be working up WeWork funding package
Softbank has reportedly put together a funding package to shore up WeWork’s finances in the wake of its failed flotation.
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FEC starts work on £470m London scheme
FEC is starting to work on Consort Place – its £470m London scheme previously called Alpha Square.
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L&G to fund new government hub in Peterborough
LGIM Real Assets has agreed to forward fund the new government hub in Peterborough, announced yesterday.
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Native Land commits to £1bn Bankside Yard scheme
Native Land has committed to the £1bn Bankside Yards mixed-use development.
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Local council pension funds pool £800m of real estate
Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) has launched its first pooled real estate fund – aggregating assets held by different local authority pension schemes.
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Frogmore fund raises £80m in first closing
Private equity firm is looking to raise £400m for its fourth UK-only fund
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LaSalle plans to raise €1bn for debt fund
LaSalle Investment Management is gearing up to launch its latest debt fund later this year with a target capital raise of €1bn.
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New government hubs in Birmingham and Peterborough
A major new government hub is set to be developed by LaSalle Investment Management and Evenacre in Birmingham.
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Hammersmith and Fulham Council green lights CPO plan at Earls Court
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has approved plans to push ahead with a compulsory purchase order on part of the Earl’s Court development site.
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Fairway Capital to raise £120m to target prime London resi
Boutique investment firm Fairway Capital is looking to raise £120m for a new fund that will invest in the prime central London residential market.
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Rate hike on PWLB loans to councils
The government has hiked the interest rate available on loans from the Public Works Loan Board in a move that is likely to dampen councils’ appetite to invest in commercial real estate.
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IWG buys The Clubhouse out of administration
Flexible office giant IWG has acquired The Clubhouse out of administration.
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Melburg and Angelo Gordon buy 100,000 sq ft office in Bristol
Melburg has teamed up with Angelo Gordon to acquire the 100,000 sq ft South Plaza office building in Bristol in an off-market deal.
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Survey finds real estate finance sector starting to embrace tech
A survey of senior real estate finance professionals has found that the industry is making progress to embrace technology but that overreliance on Microsoft Excel remains a key challenge.
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Monaco developer set to paint London REDD
Family-backed company targeting luxury resi has ‘no limit to size of pipeline’
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LBS launches London-focused commercial real estate fund
Developer also receives green light for the redevelopment of Defoe Court near Old Street roundabout
