All Investment articles – Page 10
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Insight2019 forecast: Simon Cooke (APAM)
”I hope the booming regional markets in Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow are globally recognised as cosmopolitan places to work and live and, as a result, the UK economy is seen as much more than just a London-centric global financial services hub”
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2019 forecast: Chris Geaves (Sovereign Centros)
”I expect to see a return to some normality in terms of investor decision-making”
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2019 forecast: Keith Breslauer (Patron Capital)
European growth will slow from its current recovery pace.
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2019 forecast: Neil Sinclair (Palace Capital)
”Far Eastern investors in particular just see Brexit as a blip, and I would like to see politicians have the courage of our national convictions”
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2019 forecast: Lucy Homer (Lendlease Europe)
My biggest hope is certainty in the market. Having this would allow us to invest in the future, whether that’s around increasing diversity, developing new technologies or just making the industry better.
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2019 forecast: Mark Bladon (Investec)
”I’d like to see BTR reach the stage where assets are trading so we get some benchmarking, allowing developers and lenders to get more comfortable with the sector”
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2019 forecast: James Raven (Arlington)
”Smaller UK growth sectors will continue to drive the core market, Brexit or no Brexit, with quality, breadth of offer and flexibility being ever more important”
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New EMEA alternatives lead for Franklin Templeton
US investment group Franklin Templeton has appointed former Columbia Threadneedle head of liquid alternatives George Szemere to lead its London-based EMEA alternative sales team.
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Toscafund increases stake in IWG
Toscafund Asset Management has increased its holding in IWG to 16.69% as it continues to grow its stake.
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WeWork boss shrugs off SoftBank setback with rebranding and expansion into residential
WeWork boss Adam Neumann is set to reveal a major corporate shift following news that his major backer SoftBank is scaling back its investment in the company.
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Patrizia buys Japanese advisory group Kenzo
Patrizia, the Germany-based pan-European real estate investment house, has acquired the business of Kenzo Capital Corporation, the Tokyo-based real estate advisory and asset management firm.
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ASG acquires German developer with €1.2bn pipeline
Jersey-based fund manager ActivumSG (ASG) has acquired a retirement living developer in Germany to build a €1.2bn (£1.08bn) pipeline in the country.
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Green REIT's Vernon takes 5% stake in Staycity
Irish property entrepreneur and Green REIT co-founder Steven Vernon has taken a 5% stake in Staycity, the aparthotel group.
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AXA IM makes Japanese debut with ¥100bn logistics acquisition
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has formed a joint venture with ESR, a leading Asia-Pacific logistics real estate platform, and a sovereign wealth fund to acquire a portfolio of six logistics assets in Japan for over ¥100 billion (£720m).
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Real estate fundraising falls in 2018
The number of private real estate funds which closed last year fell 26% from the year before, while the total amount raised globally also dropped 10.6%.
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Buccleuch and Wrenbridge buy Clapham’s Luma
Developers Buccleuch Property and Wrenbridge have acquired the Luma office building in Clapham, south London.
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Canada’s Fiera Capital acquires 80% interest in Palmer Capital
Canadian asset management firm Fiera Capital Corporation has acquired an 80% controlling interest in investment manager Palmer Capital Partners.
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Belgium's Aedifica lands in UK with £450m care home portfolio purchase
Belgian investor Aedifica has agreed to acquire a £450m portfolio of 93 care homes from Lone Star’s Real Estate Fund IV in its debut UK purchase.
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Harrison Street brings in veteran Storgaard as investment director
The former head of European acquisitions at Threesixty Developments, Thomas Storgaard, has joined student accommodation and healthcare specialist investor Harrison Street as its new investment director.
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Investors earmark £8.3bn for UK residential investment in 2019
A survey of 50 large property investors and institutions has found £8.3bn has been earmarked for investment in the residential sector next year, with outer London the most popular destination.
