Sophia Furber
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Foreign investors still target London
Expo2012: London is the number-one target for international real estate investment into Europe, says CBRE
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Investment cash pile grows
Expo Real 2012: Funds available for investment in global real estate for 2013 have risen by 4% to $311bn in the past six months, says DTZ.
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Glanmore Fund investors frozen in
Expo Real 2012: The troubled Glanmore Property Fund has postponed its redemption period for another two weeks.
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Savills: UK among top retail destinations
Expo Real 2012: The UK is among Europe’s top destinations for shopping centre investment despite a sluggish economy, according to Savills
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Retail bonds make an arrival
Propcos including Hammerson, Great Portland Estates and Capital Shopping Centres have been jumping on the bond bandwagon, but will slower movers miss out?
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James Caan: Dragon of distinction
“My philosophy in business has always been observe the masses and do the opposite,” says James Caan, sitting in the garden of 60 Grosvenor Street, one of his Mayfair properties.
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Standard Life raises £280m for long lease fund
Pension giant Standard Life Investment’s Long Lease Property Fund has clinched a total of £280m in new equity this year, and has either completed or nearly completed £200m of transactions.
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US-based Clarion Partners opens London office and mulls UK deals
Clarion Partners, a former ING business, has opened an office in London.
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IPD: leisure offer powers mall returns
Leisure facilities are helping out-of-town shopping centres to outperform the UK’s beleaguered high streets, according to a preliminary study by IPD.
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AXA collects €1.4bn to boost debt strategy
Axa REIM is forging ahead with its debt strategy and plans to raise an additional €2bn (£1.6bn) for its European commercial real estate debt programme
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Savills brings Noel Smyth Portfolio to market
Savills has brought the £66m Ruby Portfolio, comprised of 29 UK secondary properties, to the market…
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RREEF CIO to step down
The chief investment officer of RREEF, Deutsch Bank’s real estate, infrastructure and private equity investment arm, is to step down…