Monthly Archives: October 2015



Intu appoints On Site Asset Managers at Manchester Arndale and Cribbs Causeway

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Posted on 14 October, 2015 by Neil Bird under Industry News

intu has created on-site asset management roles at Manchester Arndale and Cribbs Causeway, which are both jointly owned and managed with M&G Real Estate. David Scholes (pictured above) will be based at the 1.6 million sq ft Manchester Arndale which... Read More

Henley Ups Investor Returns with UPS Warehouse Sale

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Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

UK private equity real estate investor Henley has completed the freehold sale of a 48,000 sq ft specialist logistics warehouse, at Newhouse Industrial Estate near Glasgow, to an unnamed buyer for £4.15 million. The site comprises a purpose built... Read More

Maven announces Glasgow Hotel opening and Student Accommodation sale

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Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

Maven Capital Partners has added a fourth hotel to its portfolio, following the opening of its latest development in Glasgow. The company has also completed the sale of a student accommodation development in the city. The ibis Styles boutique hotel in... Read More

Rockspring raises over €200 million in first close of TransEuropean Fund

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Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Rockspring Property Investment Managers has confirmed the first close of its sixth TransEuropean VI (TEP VI) fund. Attracting total commitments of €217.5m (£162.8m) from five UK, French, Finnish and United States investors — representing more than... Read More

AXA Investment Managers completes Acquisition of Milan Office Complex

AXA investment managers completes acquisition of Milan office
Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has completed the acquisition of a centrally located office complex in Milan, Italy. The leading real estate portfolio and asset manager acquired Via Battistotti Sassi, 11, for a total of €33.5 million (£25... Read More

1 million sq ft Lancashire Business Park given the Green Light

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Posted on 13 October, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

A 1 million sq ft business park at Whitebirk in Lancashire has been given the go-ahead after Hyndburn Borough Council approved plans submitted by Praxis Holdings. Praxis, whose UK land bank totals around 500 acres, has secured planning permission for a... Read More

Peakside adds Mixed Use Berlin Asset to Fund Portfolio

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Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Specialist European real estate private equity firm, Peakside Capital, has acquired a mixed-use property in Berlin for an undisclosed sum. The purchase, on behalf of its Peakside Real Estate Fund II (PREF II), is its first asset in the German... Read More

Leeds’ White Rose Shopping Centre signs Six New Tenants in Three Months

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Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Leeds’ leading out of town retail destination, White Rose Shopping Centre, has secured six new tenants during the past three months, owner Land Securities has announced today. Tessuti has taken up a 3,900 sq ft unit with an additional 1,607 sq... Read More

Reiss to open First French Store at Polygone Riviera

Reiss to open first French store at polygone riviera
Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

Europe’s largest listed commercial property company Unibail-Rodamco, and joint venture partners Socri, have announced that British fashion brand Reiss is to open its first stand-alone store in France at their new shopping destination Polygone Riviera at... Read More

Logistics and Industrial Specialist Baytree appoints Development Director for France

Logistics and industrial specialist baytree appoints development director for france
Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

Baytree Logistics Properties, The pan-European logistics and industrial development platform was launched by AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets, has announced the appointment of François La Rochefoucauld as Development Director for... Read More