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Retail protagonist makes offer for struggling entertainment retailer
The owner of UK sports retailer Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, has made a bid for entertainment retailer HMV that could see him add the company to his growing collection of troubled high-street businesses. Ashley has been confirmed as one of “several” parties that have put offers in for HMV according to reports yesterday. KPMG, which [...]
Shaftesbury and food specialist agree food hall concept for West End
KERB and Shaftesbury have announced the opening of a food hall concept in the 19th century Thomas Neal’s Warehouse, a former banana storage building in the heart of Seven Dials, Covent Garden. KERB’s bricks and mortar debut, Seven Dials Market, will rival the best food halls in the world with its historic West End London [...]
Fund snaps up portfolio of European retail assets across three markets
Catalyst Capital, the European real estate investment and fund management firm, has completed the acquisition of €194 million of retail assets in Sweden, Germany, Poland and an office development in Paris for its new Catalyst Core Plus European Property Fund (CCPEPF), a €1 billion “evergreen” real estate fund. Catalyst has acquired Galleria Center Syd in [...]
AEW acquires Dutch asset for private client
AEW has acquired the Arena, a central inner-city shopping centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, from Aberdeen Standard Investments. The acquisition is on behalf of one of its private client funds, Actipierre Europe. The property is located adjacent to the historic city centre of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and comprises a total lettable area of approx. 8,200 sq m, of [...]
Largest bar group sells UK pubs portfolio
Ei Group, the largest owner and operator of pubs in the UK, is set to sell 370 of its commercial properties to Tavern Propco for £348m. The group has entered into sale agreements, subject to shareholder approval, with Tavern Propco, a newly incorporated private company ultimately owned by Davidson Kempner Capital Management. Simon Townsend, chief executive [...]
European fund invests in mixed-use London scheme on Oxford Street
The flagship value-add property fund for Hines in Europe has bought an asset in London’s West End for a mixed-use project. The €720m Hines European Value Fund (HEVF) acquired 354–358 Oxford Street from Transport for London for an undisclosed sum. Hines said the asset, located above the Bond Street underground station entrance, will deliver retail space [...]- Published by ZTZ
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