Real Estate – Page 40
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UK utility Severn rejects offer from USS-backed consortium
GLOBAL – Group increases initial offer by 16% but still ‘fails to recognise’ long-term value.
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NewsDutch pension funds tender real estate mandate using IPE-Quest
IPE-QUEST – Dutch pension funds conduct search for European residential funds, club deals.
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NewsESMA agrees cross-border regulation for alternative funds
GLOBAL – Co-operation agreements come as part of implementation of AIFMD.
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NewsOMERS joins Crown Estate on £320m central London development deal
GLOBAL – Deal covers investment programme for St James's Market district.
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NewsATP warns of regulatory risk in infrastructure investment
EUROPE – Danish pension fund says EU member states must do more to promote stable frameworks.
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NewsBlackRock to acquire private equity property firm MGPA
GLOBAL – Asset manager says deal to advance growth strategy in Asia-Pacific, Europe.
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NewsDanish government sets out 'challenges' for pensions industry
DENMARK – Offers to extend easier discount yield curve, but threatens legislation on transparency.
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APG, LaSalle to finance UK residential, student housing
EUROPE – Dutch institution increases European property debt exposure with £238m commitment.
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NewsCPPIB wins Best Investor at IP Real Estate Awards
IPE – Guillaume Poitrinal wins Platinum Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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NewsDanish schemes welcome report supporting infrastructure PPPs
DENMARK – Pension fund PKA 'ready to invest billions' in suitable projects.
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NewsPGGM calls for top brass at GSW Immobilien to step down
NETHERLANDS – Describes real estate company's appointment process as 'unacceptable'.
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Swiss schemes cut bonds, abandon securities lending
SWITZERLAND – Schemes ‘rethinking’ temporary lending of securities over risk concerns.
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USS, Borealis in £5bn bid for UK utility company
GLOBAL – One of UK’s largest pension funds teams up with Canadian scheme to acquire Severn Trent.
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NewsIMF warns Dutch pension funds against mortgage investments
NETHERLANDS – Says pension funds should not be incentivised to alter asset allocation.
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NewsInternational investors return to German real estate market
GERMANY – Corestate buys €290m mixed-use portfolio as Deutsche Hypo releases market figures.
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NewsDanish FSA censures pension funds for overvalued property
DENMARK – Pension fund for engineers instructed to cut real estate valuations last month.
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NewsNAPF infrastructure fund tenders management mandate
UK – Expressions of interest in Pensions Infrastructure Platform to be solicited from mid-May.
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NewsPGGM, Inland America forge $600m retail real estate JV in US
GLOBAL – Dutch manager earmarks $130m of equity for venture in two separate commitments.
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Danish roundup: PKA, Actis, Danica Pension, Symphogen
EUROPE – PKA invests DKK500m in emerging market infrastructure private equity fund.
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NewsIreland's NAMA offloads Irish loan portfolio to Starwood
IRELAND – Sale will see establishment of joint venture, with NAMA owning a 20% stake.
