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(PRAGUE) – Hines, the global real estate firm, has acquired a portfolio of four logistics assets, spanning a total of 65,960 square metres, in Prague on behalf of its Hines European Core Fund (HECF), from CPI Property Group, a leading Czech investor and developer, for an undisclosed price. The fully-let assets are located in Brandýs nad Labem, Vestec and Jažlovice, all of which are highly desirable, well connected and established last-mile logistics locations in the Czech capital, with direct highway...

Allianz Real Estate, acting on behalf of several Allianz group companies, has acquired a portfolio of nine prime residential buildings in the Chamartín district of Madrid for EUR185 million. Located next to Castellana 200, a mixed-use office and retail asset already owned by Allianz Real Estate, the transaction consolidates the firm’s ownership of the wider block and expands its exposure to the highly attractive Spanish PRS sector, particularly in Madrid. In total, the nine assets include 245 residential units plus...

Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has appointed Marleen Bosma, 45, as Director Strategic Business Development to help further drive the company’s transition to a client-oriented organisation. She will report to Chief Client Officer (CCO) Mark Siezen. A total of 36 pension funds, insurance companies and charities invest in the Bouwinvest funds and the Bouwinvest remit covers more than EUR15 billion in assets under management including five Dutch sector funds and international mandates in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Marleen joined Bouwinvest...

Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Alex James to lead product development, capital raising and client coverage in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for its global activities in the real estate sector. Alex joins as a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Client Solutions Group EMEA to lead a team of specialists focused on Macquarie Asset Management’s global real estate product suite – ranging from opportunistic strategies, that involve partnering with specialist operators to invest in real estate...

Albert Bauchinger (41) will take up his new role in March 2022 and join the experienced Munich asset management team at BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Germany (BNP Paribas REIM), overseeing accounts in the Munich and Frankfurt markets. In his new position, Albert Bauchinger will primarily focus on the sustainable, digital and proactive management of assets in those regions, particularly in light of ESG criteria (environmental, social, governance), and will act as a point of contact for tenants and...

Savills Investment Management (“Savills IM”), the international real estate investment manager, has hired Jan Willem Vis as Head of Client Capital, Netherlands. Based in Amsterdam, he will report to Giuseppe Oriani, Co-Head, Client Capital (EMEA). Working alongside Edgar Hertog and Marcel Fleminks, Co-Heads of Savills IM’s Netherlands operations, Jan Willem’s role will be to spearhead the next phase of the business’ growth and client relations in the region. With over 20 years’ experience in global listed real estate, Jan Willem...

Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, today announced the creation of a Real Estate Debt activity to manage funds and mandates related to finance pan-European real estate projects. Ardian Real Estate Debt will be managed by Arnaud Chaléac, as Head of Ardian Real Assets Debt. With more than twenty years’ experience in finance, and Co-Head of Group Finance at Ardian since 2008, he has developed a strong expertise in structured financing. Arnaud Chaléac joined Ardian fourteen years ago after working...

Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, today announces it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the “Ritterhof” office and administration building, located at Ritterstrasse 11 in Berlin-Kreuzberg, from an undisclosed family office. This acquisition marks Ardian Real Estate's eighth investment in Germany. The parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction. Built during 1905 and 1906, the office complex is characterized by its historic industrial architecture, with reddish-black bricks and the white brick façade of...

Union Investment has acquired a retail park at Planetenring 25-27, 31-33 in Garbsen, Germany. The acquisition of the Planetencenter is being made on behalf of special real estate fund UII GermanM. International real estate investment manager Savills Investment Management is the vendor. The purchase price was not disclosed. The town of Garbsen is part of the economically thriving Hanover region. Garbsen and Hanover form a virtually seamless whole and are very well interconnected in terms of transport links. Hanover city...