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Kansas PERS makes $75m commitment to UBS Trumbull
GLOBAL – The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has signed a contract to allocate $75m (€58.1m) to the UBS Trumbull Property fund, managed by UBS Realty Investors.
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Invesco-Ciloger partnership acquires German properties for French institutions
EUROPE – Invesco Real Estate and Ciloger have acquired 10 newly built retail assets in Germany for €218m on behalf of seven French institutional investors.
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Danish roundup: ATP, PensionDanmark, Magillum Properties, EY-Tower
DENMARK – The property arm of Danish pensions giant ATP has teamed up with labour market fund PensionDanmark to buy three department store buildings in the country's biggest real estate deal of 2010.
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Investors should branch into developing economies - LaSalle
GLOBAL – Institutional investors looking to guarantee strong returns in 2011 cannot rely on portfolios consisting purely of cities in developed markets, LaSalle Investment Management has warned.
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Virginia makes $150m commitment to CIM urban fund
GLOBAL - Virginia Retirement System has approved a $150m (€113.8m) commitment to the CIM VI Urban REIT Fund. Pension fund officials stated that this commitment will be funded over the next four and a half years.
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Virginia makes $150m commitment to CIM urban fund
GLOBAL - Virginia Retirement System has approved a $150m (€113.8m) commitment to the CIM VI Urban REIT Fund. Pension fund officials stated that this commitment will be funded over the next four and a half years.
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Amplion buys Varma portfolio for Finnish institutions
FINLAND – Amplion Asset Management Oy has acquired a €100m real estate portfolio from Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company on behalf of a number of Finnish institutional investors.
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LACERA receives 28 responses to debt manager search
GLOBAL - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has received 28 responses to its search for real estate debt managers.
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Morgan Stanley opportunity fund extends debt lifeline to hotel owner
EUROPE – A global opportunity fund run by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has provided €150m in mezzanine financing to BRE/Hospitality Europe Holding, an owner of a European hotel portfolio.
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HOOPP makes first direct purchase outside Canada
GLOBAL – The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) has made its first direct real estate investment outside Canada by acquiring a 50% stake in the Crown Estate's St James's Gateway development in London.
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Invesco begins US acquisition trail for German investors
GLOBAL – Invesco Real Estate has made its first acquisitions in the US for German institutional investors in its MEAG US Immobilien Fonds IV.
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F&C REIT raises €240m for German retail acquisitions
GERMANY – F&C REIT Asset Management in Germany is looking to invest as much as €240m in German retail properties having raised capital for a new real estate fund and a segregated account with a German pension fund.
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USS adds Savoy House to burgeoning UK portfolio
UK – The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has resumed its acquisition programme in the UK with the purchase of Savoy Court in the West End of London for £45.5m (€53.9m).
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PKA acquires €79m office, retail project in Copenhagen
DENMARK – Denmark's PKA has bought an office and retail construction project in the country's capital for DKK588m (€79m), with provisional leases already secured for around a quarter of units.
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APG joint venture in €1bn Olympic retail venture
GLOBAL – A joint venture between Dutch pension fund manager APG and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired retail real estate worth £870.5m (€1bn) on the East London 2012 Olympics site.
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ÆRIUM targets France for first opportunistic strategy
FRANCE – ÆRIUM is seeking to raise €50-60m in third-party equity to invest in prime retail real estate opportunities in France.
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US apartment market in early period of recovery, says Pramerica
GLOBAL – The US apartment market is in the early parts of a recovery, according to Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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UK real estate values to fall in 2011, offset by income returns, says Invista
UK – The recovery in capital values in the UK real estate market slowed to a crawl in October and is expected to see a reversal in fortunes over 2011.
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Texas Employees commits $60m to value-added fund
GLOBAL – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has made a $60m (€43m) commitment to the Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund IV.
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VastNed Retail builds up Turkish portfolio to €90m
TURKEY – Pan-European retail property fund VastNed Retail has acquired its seventh prime high street shop in the heart of Istanbul, taking its total investment in Turkey to €90m.