Strutt & Parker ties up with former Lloyds duo
Strutt & Parker has formed an alliance with Bayhead Advisers, the property finance advisory firm set up last year by Lloyds executives Andrew Wilson and Nick Bull.
View ArticleIrish property scandal sends shockwaves through industry
Ireland’s property industry - north and south of the border - has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of allegations made by the independent Republic of Ireland politician Mick Wallace this month.
View ArticleQ&A: Ric Lewis on Tristan Capital’s fundraising record
Tristan Capital Partners achieved the fastest capital raising in the firm’s history earlier this month, with almost €1.5bn (£1.05bn) raised for its latest value-add fund in just four months of marketing.
View ArticleSEGRO plans to develop its land bank and offload select assets
SEGRO has revealed plans to focus increasingly on development and take advantage of the strong industrial market to selectively sell assets.
View ArticleUS firm plans to invest $3bn in European deals
American Realty Capital has revealed plans to invest $3bn (£1.9bn) through two vehicles over the next 18 months in sale-and-leaseback deals in Europe.
View ArticlePalmer Capital looks to keep up pace after busiest ever quarter
Palmer Capital has completed its busiest ever quarter, with £170m of equity committed in the three months to the end of June.
View ArticleStructadene eyes redevelopments after refinancing with Lloyds
David Pearl’s Structadene has streamlined its debt position in a series of transactions with Lloyds Bank.
View ArticleHead to head: is Hammerson or Intu leading the retail sector?
With Intu and Hammerson, two of the UK’s largest retail property landlords and developers, reporting half-year results last week now appears a good opportunity to compare both groups.
View ArticleValad Europe prepares €1.6bn follow up to successful fund
Valad Europe is gearing up for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) successor to one of its biggest funds — the Valad European Diversified Fund (VEDF).
View ArticleHousebuilder valuations under scrutiny after share price rises
Strong results from Persimmon and Bovis received a muted reception this week as analysts began to question high valuations throughout the housebuilding sector.
View ArticleEconomic woes won’t stop the rising tide of Chinese capital
Slowing economic growth, a stock market crash and now a currency devaluation. The news coming out of China is looking increasingly grim - but what does it all mean for real estate?
View ArticleInspired tempts cash investors with unusual financing deal
Inspired Homes has come up with an unusual offer to investors in order to raise capital for its office-to-residential schemes in London.
View ArticleQ&A: Will Fulton on his plans for UKCPT’s £1.24bn portfolio
UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) reported its first set of results last week under new fund manager Will Fulton, who took over from Robert Boag earlier in the year.
View ArticlePrew becomes first leading analyst to call top of market
Leading real estate analyst Mike Prew rattled more than a few nerves this week with his grim evaluation of the prospects for property values and rents.
View ArticleTritax Big Box eyes refinancing options
Tritax Big Box is closing in on a major refinancing in a bid to cut its cost of borrowing and release additional funds for investment.
View ArticleInstitutional investors have growing appetite for resi
Appetite for residential investment among institutional investors has never been higher, and large numbers are looking to trade out of other sectors to fund deals, a survey by Internos has found.
View ArticleNova Financial to add ‘robo-advice’ online service
A financial advisory firm is about to launch a ‘robo-advice’ tool to allow investors to access property recommendations through an automated online service.
View ArticleHansteen chiefs believe light industrial market yet to peak
How much is enough? Come December, Ian Watson and Morgan Jones, the joint chief executives at the helm of FTSE250 industrial property investor Hansteen, look set to split up to £35m between them.
View ArticleGCP hires Barker for Student Living role
Gravis Capital Partners (GCP), the investment adviser and manager, has appointed Nicholas Barker as co-lead fund manager to GCP Student Living.
View ArticleEx-Bank of America trio hire top industry figures for new firm
Leon Partners, the new real estate advisory firm founded by a trio of top investment bankers from Bank of America, has recruited some of the industry’s best-known figures.
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