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Ingka’s stake in energy project puts more wind in its sales

Ingka Investments, part of the group that is the largest IKEA franchisee (90% in terms of sales), has made a second investment in what is set to become the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere.
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‘The AI data management revolution is upon us’

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Lender leverages real estate platform in changing landscape

Paul Strohm

German real estate market: on the cusp of a new cycle

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Europe’s logistical strength: stable and sustainable growth

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Real Asset Insight – October 2024

Lucien Howlett

AEW: decarbonising real estate more costly but still achievable

KGAL energy transition fund bets on green hydrogen plant

Flexible & sustainable buildings help deliver social impact

Data Uncovered: Audits the key to avoid expensive inaccuracy

Martin Betts, Vice President Commercial Real Estate EMEA, NTrust.

Climate risk has risen to the top of investors’ agendas

Germany turns to geothermal energy in the quest for ‘green’

Social impact and good returns go hand in hand, experts say

Knight Frank launches new Social Value Consultancy team

ESG upgrade-rate needs to double to meet targets: KF

Rate cuts do little to dispel concerns as ESG costs rise

Alexandre Grellier,CEO, Drooms.

Summer break!

Shah is Madison International’s new VP investments

Paul Strohm

CBRE appoints new head of leasing in the UK

Paul Strohm

Quadrant appoints two new development directors

Paul Strohm

Former GPE director Steven Mew joins Runway East board

Paul Strohm

Mende steps in as Klein and Schreppel quit CBRE Germany

Paul Strohm

KGAL appoints Vormann new head of institutional business

Paul Strohm

Amawi joins KF as general manager to help Saudi growth

Paul Strohm

Eichelberger joins Commerz Real to head office & industrial

Paul Strohm

Branded residences heading for phenomenal growth

Rob Sykes, Director, Advisory, WTAG.

Roundtable: Meeting the future challenges of data

Nicol Dynes

KGAL forms JV to develop 1.1 GW of battery storage in Italy

AI aid for Scope 3 reduction a ULI Nordics proptech winner

Legal & General’s Affordable Housing Fund up to £280m

Greening Group expands in Italy with five more solar plants

Insight interview: Ben Bannatyne, Prologis Europe

Paul Strohm

FDI fortunes mixed among regions and type, shows report

AEW debt strategy supports €2bn Dunkirk gigafactory

Real Asset Insight – August/September 2024

Lucien Howlett

ASR Real Estate launches €400 million renewable energy fund

CTP logistics ‘clubhaus’ most sustainable non-resi building

Swiss Life AM buys Vergia to finance green energy transition

Eiffel launches first impact debt fund dedicated to SMEs

GRESB launches Transition Analytics to help reach net zero

Sovereign investors up their game in terms of best practice

Europe’s green leaning deters North American investors

AEW first in line to adopt the FCA Sustainability Impact label

Offices now a good entry point and retail could surprise: AEW

Hans Vrensen, European Head, Research and Strategy, AEW

CTP completes largest PV project in Czech Republic

SINDI, a new digital platform to measure social sustainability

Stranded assets are a “ticking time bomb” for European CRE

Infranity’s AUM in sustainable infrastructure go over €10 bn

Amazon adds €1.4 billion to its affordable housing fund in US

Working closely with clients the banks’ approach in France

Serge Bacconnier, Deputy Head, Paris Office, Berlin Hyp AG

NREP to build greenest timber resi block in Copenhagen

Public-private partnership to create 300 senior flats in Rome

Soaring interest in data centres prompts surge in M&A activity

Cay-Marco Fritsch, PwC Germany Partner, Corporate Finance, M&A Digital Infrastructure and Business Services

Where is logistics at? The investment manager’s view

Paul Strohm

After tough 2023, logistics adjusts to the new normal

Paul Strohm

Europe’s student housing sector shows its resilience

Nicol Dynes

BayernLB: a strategy for a changed market

Paul Strohm

Former power station brings mixed-use energy to Warsaw

Dariusz Domański, Managing Partner Poland, White Star Real Estate
Ron van Bloois

Join SHHA in Brussels for our second Summit

Ron van Bloois

Logistics: a strategic response to lack of space in urban centres

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Garbe goes beyond warehouses

Paul Strohm

Data centre proliferation demands digital ecosystem

Tania Tsoneva, Senior Director, CBRE Investment Management

Is Italy’s out-of-town retail in again?

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Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch, President and CEO at Skanska’s commercial development business unit in CEE

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Impact interview: British Land’s three sustainability pillars

Nicol Dynes

ULI Europe’s Milan conference ready for RE’s tough questions

Sophie Chick, VP, Research and Advisory Services, ULI Europe

Branicks new renewables fund shows the way the wind blows

Urbanisation still drives CEE but geopolitics can frustrate

Marcus Cieleback, Chief Urban Economist, Patrizia,

Amundi infrastructure unit flicks switch on new wind farm

Patron’s 7th fund targeting assets ‘in need of a bit of love’

Keith Breslauer Managing Director & Senior Partner Patron Capital.

CEE Summit: optimism on the rise as foreign investors return

Poland about to benefit from better-than- expected position

Justyna Kedzierska-Klukowska, Head of Warsaw Office, Berlin Hyp AG

UK’s ‘unregulated’ market an income growth opportunity

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate

Costs of climate mitigation will likely multiply if action delayed

Xavier Jongen, Managing Director, Catella Residential Investment

Property leaders line up for Iberian property summit

Green guidelines embedded in plans for Egypt’s new capital

Mohamed Al Desouky Energy Director, ACUD Administrative Capital for Urban Development.

M7 to create Ireland’s greenest refurbished logistics building

Polish rental housing the bright light on the horizon

Pepijn Morshuis CEO TREI Real Estate.

Data centre demand soars but energy consumption a concern

Thomas Veith Global Real Estate Leader PwC

Energy efficient infrastructure sector has ‘enormous potential’

Christopher Garbe, Managing Partner, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

Breaking down data barriers key to protecting asset value

Johanna Fuchs Boenisch, CEO, Susteco.

Real Asset Insight – May/June 2024

Lucien Howlett

New project generates tenant interest at Val d’Europe

Boris Solbach, Senior Vice-President Business Strategy and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Disneyland Paris .

Energy efficient infrastructure sector has ‘enormous potential’

Christopher Garbe, Managing Partner, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

Property and hotel potential with Iceland airport growth

Pace of investment picks up in Riga as Baltics prep for future

Belfast adds EU proximity to its list of investment attractions

Mercedes’ business case for Polish FDI project explained

Dr Ewa Łabno-Falecka, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland

Investors and consultants are needed for Egypt’s new capital

Khaled Abbas, Chairman and CEO, Administrative Capital for Urban Development - ACUD

Government-led €880m deal to recast Brussels’ EU quarter

ULI Europe develops free tool to build net zero into appraisals

UK resi ‘opportunity for income growth’ and an inflation hedge

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate

Positive signs emerging for the listed real estate sector: EPRA

Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA

Tech: Do it better and cheaper, or perhaps do different things

Richard Gerritsen, Senior Director, Yardi Systems

Iceland’s airport growth creates RE and hotel FDI possibilities

Brynjar Vatnsdal, Development Manager, Keflavik Airport

Northern Horizon’s evergreen social infrastructure fund starts

Diversification the best way to navigate challenging market

Alexander Huber, Global Head Real Estate, and Laura Williams, Head Real Estate UK, BayernLB

Greece’s new economic and political stability shows in FDI

Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO, Enterprise Greece

KADECO looks to leverage Iceland airport expansion

Pálmi Randversson, Managing Director, Keflavik Airport Development Company, (KADECO).

Belfast adds EU proximity to its list of investment attractions

Damien Martin, Strategic Director of Place and Economy, Belfast City Council.

Pace of investment picks up in Riga as Baltics prep for future

Fredis Bikovs, Director, Riga Investment and Tourist Agency.

Belfast port is now major force in Northern Ireland’s FDI drive

Joe O’Neill, CEO, Belfast Harbour.

ULI & LaSalle offer new tool to assess physical climate risk

Kicking the carbon can down the road: ‘a silly thing to do’

Xavier Jongen, Managing Director, Catella Residential Investment

Redevco sets out plans for creation of liveable cities

Brigit Gerritse, Head of Research & Strategy, Redevco

New cycle under starter’s orders: ‘living’ in pole position

Raj Kotecha, chairman, CEO and co-founder, Amro Partners.

Patrizia buys stake in ‘circular’ Italian waste processing firm

Europe’s private rented sector a possible €7.2 trn opportunity

Blackstone sells Milan asset to Kering in record €1.3bn deal

First close for Savills IM’s UK Simply Affordable Homes Fund

Vonovia issues €850 million bond to finance social projects

Market awaits rate changes and a bit of ‘rational optimism’

Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Assets Research, MSCI

Property management shapes up for changed environment

Nigel Mapp, founder and chairman, Mapp.

Alrik plans to cut emissions in Europe’s construction logistics

Morgan Stanley fund buys two Vita Student assets in Spain

Aviva backs development of Welsh cancer treatment centre

Iceland exploits leadership on sustainability and diversity

Eliza Reid, First Lady, Iceland

AEW: ‘Solid fundamentals’ for Europe’s prime resi markets

Canadian pension fund CPP buys Round Hill PBSA interests

CBRE buys and develops 522 affordable rental homes in UK

VTS: London falls behind New York in office space demand

British Land sells low-cover London site to value-add fund

Investors gear up for 2025 although mood still vulnerable

Real Estate outlook: Pertti Vanhanen, MD, Europe, Cromwell Property Group.

CBRE IM closes third green eurobond raising €750m

Socio-economic trends the basis for ‘investable strategies’

Christian Scheuerl, Managing Director, Neworld Investment Management GmbH

First deal for new Investec strategy with £150m pipeline

Berlin Hyp ahead on green targets in challenging market

Deas reworks Copenhagen asset, puts flexibility to the fore

ICG lends developer Salboy £100m for Manchester resi

ULI Europe launches the 2024 PropTech Innovation Challenge

Tirana office project’s BREEAM win blazes ESG trail in Albania

ESG and senior living both mainstream MIPIM ’24 topics

Ron van Bloois, chair SHHA, & Managing Editor Real Asset Impact.

NatWest to provide £5 billion lending to UK social housing

Azora vehicles pick up Spanish logistic portfolio for €91m

Transformed real estate market awaits monetary policy shift

Guillaume Turcas, Managing Partner, Faro Capital Partners.

Panattoni in Poland goes from BTS logistics to animal shelters

MIPIM 2024: ‘Cautious optimism’ the key phrase as markets foresee the upturn

Courtney Fingar and Richard Betts.

Pre-election inertia stymies English senior housing sector

Solar parks in Southern Europe attracting investors’ interest

Warsaw offices more resilient than western counterparts

Marcin Juszczyk Board Member & Partner, Capital Park Group

UKSIF: three ways to keep green investors in the UK

Real estate leadership needed in face of rising climate cost

Guy Grainger, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, JLL

CBRE: energy efficient assets deliver stronger performance

Alternative energy sources now a ‘critical’ strategic necessity

Gabriella Zepf, Sustainability Director, Segro.

M&G’s stake in sustainable housebuilder rises to £45m

UK logistics warrant attention as return to health is fastest

Dr. Peter Bartholomäus, Head of Fund Management & Capital Markets, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH

UK cities must respond to call of the wild to remain attractive

City of London sets the ESG bar high for itself and investors

Andrien Meyers, Chair, Investment Committee, City of London Corporation

Amro Partners & Falco finance green PBSA project in Spain

Indications increase that fall in base rates further than hoped

Rogier Bos, Head of Real Estate Finance Benelux, Berlin Hyp

AI could halve real estate’s carbon footprint by 2030

Investor opportunities beckon as Val d’Europe story continues

Boris Solbach, SVP & CFO, Disneyland Paris..

Lisette van Doorn, chief executive, ULI Europe

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Ismail Ersahin, CEO and executive director, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)

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Lonneke Löwik, CEO, INREV (European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate)

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Jon Phillips, chief executive officer, GIIA (Global Infrastructure Investor Association)

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Zoe Hughes, CEO, National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM)

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Steven A Wechsler, president and CEO, Nareit

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Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association)

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Best offices still in focus but must ‘earn the commute’

Miles Skinner, Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate

Climate finance strategies a must for resi investors: Catella

Doug Bruhnke, CEO, Global Chamber

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WFH: the struggle for balance in post-covid offices

Paul Strohm

Greek real estate bounces back

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Ron van Bloois

SHHA: Collective power will take us forward

Ron van Bloois

Equity poised to buy Dutch assets but sellers hold out

Rogier Bos, Head of Real Estate Finance Benelux, Berlin Hyp AG

Italy’s SWF invests in Coima’s plan for Milan’s Olympic Village

BNP Paribas: certified green assets on the rise in Germany

Lars Huber, CEO, Hines Europe

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Paul Gibson, CIO – EMEA Direct Real Estate Strategies, CBRE Investment Management

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Tony Brown, global head, M&G Real Estate

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Robert Dobrzycki, CEO and co-owner, Panattoni Europe & India

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Michael Hughes, CEO, Verdion

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Rune Kock, CEO, NREP

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Ben Bannatyne, president, Prologis Europe

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Michael Bütter, CEO, Union Investment

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Philip La Pierre, CEO, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

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Keith Breslauer, managing director, Patron Capital

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Rikke Lykke, group CEO, DEAS Group

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Christian Fladeland, deputy CEO and CIO, Heimstaden

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Manfredi Catella, founder and CEO, Coima

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Pertti Vanhanen, managing director, Europe, Cromwell Property Group

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Henning Koch, CEO, Commerz Real

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Mark Allnutt, executive director – Europe, Greystar

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John O’Driscoll and Timothé Rauly, global co-heads of real estate, AXA IM Alts

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Logistics vacancy rates up but still below historic averages: P3

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

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Jean-Pierre Hanin, CEO, Cofinimmo

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Real Asset Insight – March 2024

Lucien Howlett

Remon Vos, chief executive, CTP

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Sonja Wärntges, CEO, Branicks Group AG

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Jan Philipp Daun, managing director, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

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Raj Kotecha, chairman and CEO, Amro Partners

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Sascha Klaus, CEO, Berlin Hyp

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Nick Pink, head of Europe Real Estate and Portfolio Management, Barings Real Estate

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Cristina Garcia-Peri, senior partner and head of business development and strategy, Azora

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Vehicle maker’s business case for Polish FDI project explained

Dr Ewa Tabno-Falecka, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland

Elmar Schoonbrood, co-CEO and board member, Multi Corporation

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Rob Wilkinson, CEO Europe, AEW Group

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Cath Webster, CEO, Thriving Investments

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Panattoni starts £900m rework of former Honda UK car plant

Andrew Coombs, CEO, Sirius Real Estate

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HIH Invest Real Estate €750m fund buys German wind farm

Srikanth Ramachandran, CEO, NTrust Infotech

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Stars are aligned for logistics despite the recent headwinds

Nick Preston, Head of Investment Management, Panattoni Investment Management.

Opportunities open for real estate as macro-signs improve

Oliver Kummerfeldt, Head of European Real Estate Research, Schroders Capital

Extra core capital needed to deliver more senior housing

Senior housing: why the UK should look at New Zealand

CEE markets facing 2024 with a mood of cautious optimism

Kevin Turpin, Regional Director, Capital Markets, CEE, Colliers

Triple benefits of Integrated Retirement Communities

Opportunities emerge from Iceland’s development plans

Logistics still providing fresh opportunities despite tough ’23

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

New series: how can real estate harness data’s full potential?

Martin Betts, vice president commercial real estate for EMEA at Ntrust Infotech

Light at the end of the tunnel draws buyers to Polish market

Marcin Juszczyk Board Member & Partner, Capital Park Group

French net zero regs keep property sector on its toes

Öykü Kurtoglu, Head of Sustainability & ESG at Paref Group.

Patrizia to play key role in Germany’s hydrogen switch

Renewables are simply ‘good governance’ but context is fluid

Joost Leendertse, Founder & CEO, VerusSol

CEE construction is getting into shape – and it’s circular

Agnieszka Sznyk, president of the board, INNOWO, Poland.

Investors’ faith justified as Polish market prepares

Justyna Kedzierska-Klukowska, Head of Warsaw Office, Berlin Hyp AG

Poland will come off sidelines as investors recognise benefits

Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner, Director, Head of Investment Services, Colliers

Nido partners with Utopi to reduce PBSA carbon footprint

Designers have crucial role to ensure property nails net zero

Signe Kongebro, Global Design Director of Urbanism, Henning Larsen Architects.

Promising prospects as UK logistics’ economic stars align

Chris Hornung, MD, Garbe Industrial Real Estate UK.

Real Asset Insight – February 2024

Lucien Howlett

Investors have the ability to push real estate to net zero

Jeremy Oppenheim, Co-founder and Senior Partner, Systemiq

Single standard would help collection of carbon data

Derk Welling, Senior Responsible Investment & Governance Manager, APG Asset Management

Outlook good for logistics as markets begin a slow recovery

Dr. Peter Bartholomäus, Head of Fund Management & Capital Markets, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH

Patrizia’s lightbulb moment could tame Italian energy use

Research reveals nuanced European logistics market

Tobias Kassner, Head of Research, Garbe Industrial Real Estate.

Green building movement becoming increasingly global

Net zero needs innovation in approach not just technology

Ella Etienne-Denoy, Senior Director, Head of ESG Business Development & Innovation, Continental Europe, CBRE

Finding resources is critical concern for care sector growth

Raoul Thomassen, Chief Operating Officer, Aedifica

‘Opportunities are everywhere’ in Europe’s healthcare market

Yeliz Bicici, Chief Operating Officer Offices and Real Estate Development, Cofinimmo.

Disney makes ready to develop the other half of Val d’Europe

Boris Solbach, SVP & CFO, Disneyland Paris.

Senior housing need universal but differences call for respect

Mathilde Guittard, Senior Investment Manager, Octopus Real Estate

Political shift needed to end German care home hurdles

Max Eiting, Associate Director, OCM – Healthcare, Savills

Patrizia impact strategy to invest €500m in communities

Alignment needed between EU and UK sustainability regs

Gabriella Zepf, Sustainability Director, Segro.

Real estate must use leading indicators not historic data

Guy Grainger, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, JLL

More work needed if values are to reflect the transition burden

Lisette van Doorn, Chief Executive Officer, ULI Europe

La Française adds Lille project to senior housing portfolio

UK’s net zero carbon standard aims to appeal to whole sector

David Partridge, Governance Board Chair, Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

Ranking reveals top cities able to withstand climate change

Cop28: Info sharing helps regs address global concerns locally

Heike Schmitz, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills.

Helping science start-ups to thrive is key to sustainability

Jie Zhou, Senior Programme Manager, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Owners and occupiers need to talk about decarbonisation: ULI

Transition initiative launched at Cop28 provides welcome guide

Dr Ahmed Shalaby, President and CEO, Tatweer Misr

‘Collaboration’ is key to future in Dubai’s living technology lab

Ghanim Al Falasi, Senior Vice President, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Dubai Silicon Oasis

CRE survey: 96% of firms have diversity & inclusion strategies

Flexible planning and green zoning should be positive for French market

Silke Nadolni, Partner, LPA-CGR avocats

Panattoni and Accolade deliver ‘the greenest industrial asset’

Logistics occupiers now focus more on climate targets: CTP

Adam Targowski, Group Head of ESG Management, CTP Invest.

All Finnish Antilooppi’s assets leap sustainability hurdles

Lenders split as funding gap grows and caution prevails

Etienne Naujok, Associate Director, Edmond de Rothschild.

Olympics and public transport upgrade will boost Paris in ’24

Benjamin Cartier-Bresson, Head of Paris Office, Berlin Hyp AG.

Germany ‘neglects’ massive rooftop PV power potential

INSIGHT Interview: Shift to electric puts car parks at centre of urban renewal

Paul Strohm

Ingka Centres: From meatballs to meeting places

Paul Strohm

FDI opportunities as sun shines again on global tourism

Courtney Fingar

Global FDI hits $727bn in H1 2023, but remains below 2022 levels

Courtney Fingar

Why FDI cannot ignore housing

Courtney Fingar

CEE faces market stalemate as investors await asset repricing

Nicol Dynes

Private equity eyes opportunities in German market

Nicol Dynes

Lack of product overshadows logistics sector

Nicol Dynes

No fire sales as logistics shows resilience in face of downturn

Nicol Dynes

Real estate takes its medicine to recover from GFC hangover

Nicol Dynes

Residential opportunities must be taken when they arise

Nicol Dynes

Netherlands looks to revive ‘dead’ housing market

Nicol Dynes

Alternative lenders tune into green agenda

Judi Seebus

City planners look to reap benefits of digital twins

Judi Seebus

Calls for benchmarking of alternatives grow louder

Judi Seebus

Big-name investors drive global capital flows amid slump

Judi Seebus

Appetite for real estate debt fuels further diversification

Judi Seebus

Use of sustainable building methods gains pace in Europe

Jurrian Knijtijzer, Managing Director and Founder at Finch Buildings

‘Too many companies are focused on every stakeholder there is’

Paul Strohm

SHHA: Collaboration takes us to the next level

Sylwia Ziemacka

The complexities of turning buildings from ‘brown’ to ‘green’

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Four solutions for the future of shopping centre management

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Axa IM Alts completes first US solar project in JV with Cabot

Collaboration key to riding the largest industrial revolution yet

Robbie Epsom, CBRE Investment Management

Why the boomer generation is senior living’s biggest challenge

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BNP Paribas launches €750m climate mitigation fund

High quality data an essential component for all ESG needs

Adrian Karczewicz, Head of Divestments, CEE, Skanska

COP28: more action-oriented focus on innovative solutions

SHHA briefing: affordability challenge for senior housing

Empira launches its Transition to Green fund for German resi

New senior care guest house concept opened in Amsterdam

Ocorian survey: ESG more of a focus for Asian family offices

Global ageing phenomenon a universal property opportunity

Public infrastructure and clean mobility: how Paris turns green

Tunley launches biodiversity services to comply with BNG

SHHA is helping provide directions on road to Paris

Ron van Bloois, Chair, SHHA

Evora: the ESG skills gap in the real estate sector is a problem

Primevest raises sustainability bar for car parking funds

Levelling the sustainability landscape for pitched roofs

Eytan Levi, Co-Founder, Roofscapes.

Phasing the way forward while 97% of net zero work still ahead

Anna Tsartsari, Co Founding Director, Head of ESG and Sustainability, BE Design

Cities urged to tap building data best practices to develop communal ESG standards

KGAL to manage new fund to grow green hydrogen projects

Over-engineering can be key to anticipating ESG needs: P3

Jens Thale, Head of Construction, P3 Logistic Parks.

Fidelity buys City offices from WeWork for impact fund