All articles by James Whitmore – Page 13
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Online
Matthew Hill joins Alvarez & Marsal in senior European role
Alvarez & Marsal, the global professional services firm, has appointed Matthew Hill as head of its European real estate advisory services business.
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Online
St Modwen and Vinci buy Uxbridge site
VSM Estates, St Modwen’s joint venture with Vinci, has completed the purchase of RAF Uxbridge in west London for its Project MoDEL contract.
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News
Grosvenor backs IO industrial guru
Chief Preston’s “diversification” leads to investment with Sims
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Insight
Forum Partners expands in Australia
Forum Partners, the global real estate investment management firm, has established an office in Sydney, Australia, under the leadership of Andrew Faulk, a director of Bluestone Capital.
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Insight
Brazilian fund leads $4.6bn fundraising in March
Unlisted real estate funds raised $4.6bn around the world in March, double the amount in February, reports Indirex, the new global online community for the sector.
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News
Brookfield’s $10bn flotation
Toronto-based asset manager to list in New York and Canada to create global giant
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Online
Former London & Regional director launches £1bn fund
Queensgate Investments, a new private equity real estate fund manager set up by Jason Kow and LJ Investment Group, has launched a £1bn fund to buy properties in the UK and Europe.
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Former London & Regional director launches £1bn fund
Queensgate Investments, a new private equity real estate fund manager set up by Jason Kow and LJ Investment Group, has launched a £1bn fund to buy properties in the UK and Europe.
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IPD: values drop for fifth consecutive month
Commercial property values continued to fall in the three main sectors in March, according to the latest IPD UK Monthly Index.
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Online
Patron and TPG win Uni-invest Dutch portfolio battle
Private equity firms Patron Capital Partners and TPG Capital have won the battle for a €550m portfolio of distressed Dutch properties.
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Online
Grosvenor valued at nearly £3bn after strong annual performance
The value of Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster’s property group, increased by 8% to £2.86bn last year.
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Online
GIC and Orchard Street create £200m UK fund
GIC Real Estate, the property investment arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, has teamed up with Orchard Street Investment Management for a second time to buy £200m of UK property.
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News
Government pushes forward plans for social housing REITs
Consultation launched to encourage providers to convert or launch by next year
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Online
DTZ’s Menno Maas quits
Menno Maas has quit as CEO of the Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) division at DTZ.
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Online
Simon Property Group to develop outlet centres in Brazil
Simon Property Group is entering the Brazilian market through a joint venture with Latin America’s largest retail property company.
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Online
Cushman 2011 profit hit by hike in income tax but revenue jumps to $2bn
Cushman Wakefield suffered a 26% drop in net profit last year but achieved its second highest-ever revenue.
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Insight
Hermes heralds new era for "fat cat" remuneration
The amount of money earned by directors of listed companies stinks. The government and the general public are fed up with directors’ pay being completely out of sync with that of employees.
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News
Canary dwarfs London development pipelines
Canary Wharf Group has assembled the largest development programme in London of more than 11m sq ft.
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Markets
‘Frustrating and annoying’ NewBuy scheme falls flat
Lenders and housebuilders shun homebuying initiative. James Whitmore reports
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Markets
‘Frustrating and annoying’ NewBuy scheme falls flat
Lenders and housebuilders shun homebuying initiative. James Whitmore reports