All articles by Lucy Scott – Page 7
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NewsBlackstone returns to property with $12bn of cash
US private equity group believes real estate values are close to the floor
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Prime rents fall in more than 50% of retail streets globally
Prime rents in over half of the world’s most prestigious shopping streets have fallen in the last twelve months as consumer spending and retail sales remain depressed, Cushman & Wakefield has said.
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Immofinanz sells Munich block for €200m
Immofinanz, the Vienna-based property investor, has sold two office buildings and a hotel in Munich’s Lenbachgärten in Germany’s largest property deal of the year.
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NewsAlpha signals start of new Carrafiell era
Former Morgan Stanley executive picks up board-level consultancies
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InsightGiant under siege
Morgan Stanley Real Estate is facing flak from investors who claim it ignored their concerns by pursuing a series of top-of-the-market acquisitions
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NewsForum secures its future
Forum Partners is confident that its takeover of Citi’s property securities arm was a wise move, despite the downturn
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Investors need to share in the blame game
This summer Morgan Stanley Real Estate put Berlin’s Sony Centre on the market and wrote down the value of another German building by €45.8m (£40.2m) – a sign that even the juggernaut of the fund industry had been hit by the downturn
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Bankruptcy ruling deals blow to General Growth creditors
US court rules that subsidiaries can remain in chapter 11 and not be pursued for collapsed parent’s debt
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NewsBrookfield targets underperformers with $8bn consortium
Canadian group teams up with institutions to buy stakes in companies undergoing restructuring
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NewsSimon raises $500m of debt and prepares to start buying
US mall owner issues five-year bonds as US REITs raise $16bn of capital
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NewsMy big move: Sept 2009
In January, Jones Lang LaSalle’s Alastair Hughes stepped down as European chief executive and moved to Singapore to head the firm’s Asia-Pacific operations. He tells Lucy Scott why the region is the new hotbed of global property
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NewsHansteen founders go back to Blighty with £180m property unit trust
Jones and Watson launch UK industrial fund after raising £200m through share placement
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NewsSeller puts kibosh on sale of Manhattan’s Worldwide Plaza
Deutsche Bank vetoes financing arrangement for George Comfort and RCG’s purchase of its skyscraper
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NewsSpare a thought for those less fortunate
With so much attention absorbed in prime property markets, it is easy to forget that not so long ago, emerging markets were de rigueur
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NewsMy Big Move: Ian Worboys
Ian Worboys left Panattoni for a new life in the Czech Republic as CEO of Pinnacle Real Estate. He talks to Lucy Scott about the company’s plans for growth and about life among Prague’s expat property community
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NewsNY tycoon Aby Rosen faces foreclosure on Manhattan hotel site
ING and Swedbank launch proceedings at $144m scheme on Lexington Avenue
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NewsHelios SinoGulf makes Middle East debut in Abu Dhabi
Joint venture signs agreement to develop Al Ain business and logistics park
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US distress tops $100bn mark as property foreclosures increase
Real Capital Analytics data shows retail is worst-performing sector and Las Vegas is most troubled city
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NewsVTB and Deutsche Bank raise €100m for opportunistic Russian fund
Scandinavian investors among first to pledge cash for venture targetting prime properties in big cities
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OnlineJE Robert founder recruits new CEO
Barden Gale is to replace Joseph E Robert as CEO of JE Robert Companies.
