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The Bouwinvest Healthcare Fund has acquired 108 assisted living units from Porten Houthavenkade, a joint venture between developers Porten Development and Ten Brinke. The apartments are part of the Houthavenkade project in Zaandam, approximately 15 kilometres to the north of Amsterdam, and are targeting seniors and other people with care requirements who wish to live independently. Almost three quarters of the homes will be offered in the mid-range rental segment. There is an acute shortage of suitable housing for people...

Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management, the real estate platform of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, has secured a £30 million (€34 million) commitment from Strathclyde Pension Fund into Funding Affordable Homes, a UK affordable housing fund. Funding Affordable Homes invests in the UK affordable housing sector, with the objective of increasing the number of affordable homes, delivering positive social impact and providing progressive returns to its investors. The fund’s portfolio (valued at £133.9 million on 30 September 2022)...

GARBE Industrial Real Estate just acquired a light-industrial property on behalf of its logistics property fund, “GARBE Logistikimmobilien Fonds Plus II” (GLIF+II), within the framework of a sale-and-leaseback deal. The office and light manufacturing property, built in 1984 and expanded in 1993, is located on Oranienburger Strasse in Berlin’s borough of Reinickendorf. It was sold by a globally active automotive supplier who rented the property on a 15-year lease that includes a renewal option for another five years. The plot...

AM alpha acquires a mixed-use property in London with office, retail and leisure units. The building is located on Coleman Street, which runs parallel to Moorgate and in close proximity to the Bank of England. AM alpha, a global family office for real estate investments, acted on behalf of several investors who are represented by a pension fund manager from Hamburg. The asset was sold by the asset manager Abrdn plc. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase...

Paris-headquartered Primonial REIM’s CEO Juergen Fenk has announced his resignation from the post that he took up less than two years ago. In a statement the company said on Monday : “It is with regret that Primonial REIM has taken note of the resignation of Juergen Fenk from his mandate at Primonial REIM, to pursue other activities.” Fenk, who joined Primonial REIM as CEO on 1 March 2021, was responsible for setting up Primonial REIM’s European platform. Primonial REIM Holding...

CBRE Investment Management (“CBRE IM”) has appointed Jan-Willem Bastijn as Head of EMEA Transactions for Direct Real Estate Strategies. Jan-Willem will be responsible for accelerating EMEA platform growth, as well as leading the transaction teams across 10 EMEA offices. Jan-Willem joins from Cushman & Wakefield where he has worked for over 20 years, most recently as Chair of Capital Markets EMEA with a focus on servicing pan-regional investors and leading cross-border investment transactions at scale. He has been instrumental in...

Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest investment managers in the world, announces the appointment of Randy Giraldo to the role of Head of Europe, overseeing the expansion of Nuveen’s global platform in the region and working alongside regional and global sector heads to generate a pipeline of investment opportunities across the market. Randy will be based in Nuveen’s London office and brings over 25 years of industry experience in leadership roles spanning acquisitions, asset and portfolio management. Most recently...

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) UK has appointed Swati Srivastava as Head of Institutional Sales & Investor Relations (UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Nordics, and International Clients) in its London office from 1st Nov 2022. Swati brings over 21 years of institutional client experience, strategy and capital raising in FTSE 100, as well as boutique firms. Previously, she worked at Frogmore, Aviva Investors, Fitch Ratings and Lloyds TSB. She has researched and published on corporate strategy and brand transformation as...

JLL has today announced that Sandra Ludwig has been appointed as Head of Retail Capital Markets EMEA, starting on 1 March. Ludwig returns to JLL having worked at the firm from 2010 – 2020 where she previously held the role of Head of Retail Investment for Germany. Ludwig returns from a Hamburg-based real estate advisor, where she has been responsible for commercial and residential investments as Managing Director since the beginning of 2021. In her new role, Ludwig will be...