Sophia Furber
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Blackstone and TPG buy Kensington
FINANCE: Blackstone and TPG Special Situations Partners have confirmed their agreement to buy UK residential mortgage lender Kensington from Investec.
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Brookgate plans 1.5m sq ft Cambridge quarter
Cambridge developer Brookgate is developing plans for a 1.5m sq ft mixed-use scheme in Chesterton, a north-eastern suburb of the city.
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Lloyds Bank hires new head of origination
FINANCE: Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has hired Deutsche Pfandbriefbank’s Madeleine McDougall as head of origination
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Green REIT makes €43m profit
FINANCE: Green REIT, Ireland’s first REIT, has made a €43.1m (£34.2) profit during its first year in operation.
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Global debt giants flood property markets with $40bn
A new survey has revealed the unprecedented scale of fund raising for distressed debt over the last five years – EG looks at the implications for real estate
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Mill Group sharpens plans for £300m resi fund
Mill Group is refining plans for its first private rented sector fund, which it hopes could raise up to £300m of equity…
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Ulster Bank offers €1.7bn of NPLs
FINANCE: Ulster Bank is bringing a €1.7bn (£1.4bn) portfolio of Irish non-performing loans to the market.
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F&C Commercial Property Trust raises £50m
FINANCE: The F&C Commercial Property Trust has raised almost £50m via a share placing.
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UK delivers highest resi return
Commercially-owned residential property in the UK generated higher returns than any other European or North American market in 2013
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Urban Splash sells Smithfield
Urban Splash has sold the Smithfield Buildings in Manchester’s Northern Quarter to institutional fund Aegon for an undisclosed sum
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New name for CBRE Global Multi Manager
FINANCE: CBRE Global Investors is changing the name of CBRE Global Multi Manager to CBRE Global Investment Partners
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Yes vote would mean “prolonged discount” for Scottish property
The property world would have to face up to the prospect of a “semi-permanent left-wing government” in Scotland in the event of a yes vote