Bridget O’Connell
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M&G hauls in £3.5bn of deals
M&G Real Estate has completed or committed to £3.5bn worth of deals in the past 12 months.
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IPD: 2013 total return hits 10.9%
UK commercial real estate returned 10.9% in 2013 – the strongest annual performance since 2010, according to the IPD Monthly Index.
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Mall Fund valuation rises 1%
The Capital & Regional asset-managed Mall Fund’s underlying valuation has risen by 1% over the quarter.
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JCRA poaches HCA finance head
JC Rathbone Associates has hired Jonathan Dwyer from the HCA as a director to advise clients in the social housing sector.
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Analysis: FTSE 100 – over the hill at 30?
The FTSE 100 turned 30 years old this month. After three decades, is it still relevant to real estate?
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RBS bad bank chief to unveil grand sell-off plan
New chief executive must offload £38bn of assets from RBS’s bad bank by 2016
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L&G and RBS bank on Unite
Unite has secured £226m of new debt from Legal & General and Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Derwent London in £100m bond deal
Central London developer Derwent London has completed its £100m fixed-rate private placement from US insurer New York Life.
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Finance in brief
UK commercial property returned 11.5% in 2013 compared with just 2% for 2012 thanks to rising capital values
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Mount Street nabs £430m of loan briefs
Special servicer Mount Street is set to poach the management of €425m (£351m) of loans from Hatfield Philips.
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Mt Kellett checks into hotels
Hedge fund Mount Kellett is gearing up for a major push into the hotels market with the appointment of former Blackstone MD Martin…
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Schroder REIT buys Leeds Arndale Centre
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust has ploughed the proceeds of its recent £17.2m share issue into the purchase of the Arndale Centre in Leeds.