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Finance in brief – 12 March

CLS-Holdings-logo-THUMB.jpegNAV lift for CLS Holdings

CLS Holdings’ NAV rose by 17.4% year on year to 2,083p per share, according to its 2015 annual report.

Its total property portfolio value rose by 7.7% to £1.5bn.

The vacancy rate was steady at 3.1%, portfolio net initial yield stood at 5.9%, and group revenue rose by 19.4% to £118.9m.

Post-tax profits fell by 32% to £132.1m.


Partners fund Milan retail asset 

ING Real Estate Finance has joined forces with BNP Paribas to extend a €160m (£125m) finance package to the Galleria Verde joint venture.

The loan is secured against a 347,000 sq ft retail gallery in Milan with a market value of €256m.

The gallery is part of the Fiordaliso retail park, part-owned by Eurocommercial.


BNP PRE sets fee record

BNP Paribas Real Estate generated a record €756m (£586m) in fees in 2015, up by 1.8% on 2014.

France led the submarkets with 54% of revenue, while commercial real estate generated 88% of total income.

Advisory fees were up 11.6% to €330m. Commercial real estate development revenue was €971m, up 2.4% on 2014.

European funds earned a quarterly return of 2.8%.

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