Logicenters acquires Marine Trading.

Logicenters makes a major investment in Moss by acquiring Marine Trading

Norway Norway — Logicenters continues its commitment in Moss and has entered into an agreement with Gudmund Harlem to acquire the company Marine Trading AS. The transaction involves the acquisition of all nine logistics properties owned by Marine Trading AS in Moss, along with a significant land bank in Våler Næringspark.
The top transactions in the Nordics in December.

December 2023: The Nordic top transactions

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the largest transactions on the Nordic property market in December, 2023.
Bonava.

CFO Lars Granlöf leaves Bonava – new interim CFO appointed

Nordic — In connection with the implementation of Bonava's updated business plan for 2024 and onwards, Bonava's CEO Peter Wallin and CFO Lars Granlöf have agreed that Bonava needs a CFO with somewhat different competence and experience. Therefore, Lars Granlöf is leaving the role as CFO of Bonava. At the same time, Lars Ingman has been appointed as interim CFO. The change takes effect immediately.
Nrep's Logicenters develops property for Puumerkki.

Logicenters is developing an 8,000 sqm property for Puumerkki

Finland Finland — It has now been announced that Logicenters has acquired an 19,000 sqm plot near Helsinki Airport. In connection with the deal, Logicenters has also signed an agreement with Puumerkki Oy, which will lease the new property starting from the summer of 2025.
CapMan acquires assets from HGR Property Partners.

Capman Social Real Estate Fund invests in central Helsinki and continues fundraising

Finland Finland — CapMan Social Real Estate Fund invests in daycare and school assets in central Helsinki, Finland, continues fundraising.
Mats Herner.

Leaves Wallenstam to form new company

Sweden Sweden — After a natural succession within Wallenstam, the former Head of Development, Mats Herner, exits and instead chooses to start his own company, Stadsutveckla AB. He tells Nordic Property News about the decision, the new company, which clients he sees himself working with, which geographies he intends to operate in and about the goals for the company.
Helsinki.

The top transactions in Finland during 2023

Finland Finland — The transaction market was slow in the Nordics during 2023, but a number of big deals were still made. With the help of figures from Colliers Nordics, Nordic Property News presents the largest transactions made in Finland during 2023.
Capman acquires in Espoo.

Capman acquires two newly built residential assets in the HMA

Finland Finland — CapMan Residential Fund (CMRF) acquired two high-quality residential assets in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area at the end of 2023. The transaction is the seventh investment for CapMan’s pan-Nordic core residential fund.
David Mindus, CEO of Sagax.

David Mindus is proposed as new chairman of Nyfosa

Nordic — The nomination committee of Nyfosa unanimously proposes that the current board member David Mindus be elected as chairman of Nyfosa’s board of directors at the annual general meeting on April 23, 2024. Nyfosa’s current chairman of the board, Johan Ericsson, has, as previously communicated, declined re-election.
Wihlborgs lets 62,000 sqm in Høje-Taastrup in western Copenhagen.

Wihlborgs lets 62,000 sqm in Høje-Taastrup

Denmark Denmark — Wihlborgs has signed a ten-year lease with one of Denmark’s largest companies for 62,000 square metres at the Girostrøget 1 property in Høje-Taastrup. The lease enters force on 1 May 2024 and the property will be extensively modernised during the lease term.
Copenhagen.

The top transactions in Denmark during 2023

Denmark Denmark — The transaction market was slow in the Nordics during 2023, but a number of big deals were still made. With the help of figures from Colliers Nordics, Nordic Property News presents the largest transactions made in Denmark during 2023.
Nordisk Renting acquires property in Turku.

Nordisk Renting acquires in Turku

Finland Finland — Nordisk Renting acquires a fully let property in Turku.

Large owners want to replace the entire board of SBS Norden

Nordic — Oltre Fund, Fastator and SBB, which together represent 40.72 percent of the votes and capital, have submitted a proposal to replace the entire board of Studentbostäder i Norden.
Oslo.

The top transactions in Norway during 2023

Norway Norway — The transaction market was slow in the Nordics during 2023, but a number of big deals were still made. With the help of figures from Colliers Nordics, Nordic Property News presents the largest transactions made in Norway during 2023.

Skanska writes down property values by EUR 182 million

Nordic — Skanska takes impairment charges and recognizes changes in fair market values of SEK 2.0 billion (EUR 182 million) in Commercial Property Development, Residential Development and Investment Properties.
Logicenters and Evolutiq complete logistics transaction in Meckenheim for joint venture.

Logicenters and Evolutiq complete logistics transaction in Meckenheim for joint venture

Nordic — Together with Evolutiq, a Cologne-based investment and asset management company, Logicenters advised the acquisition of a plot of land for a logistics development in Meckenheim. The transaction was carried out for the joint venture established in Q3 2023 between Logicenters and a German family office. The closing of the transaction is planned for January 2024.
YIT.

YIT closes down the operations in Sweden

Finland Finland — YIT has completed the strategic review of its infrastructure business in Sweden and chosen to close down the operations in Sweden.
Nordic Property News presents the top transactions in Sweden during 2023.

The top transactions in Sweden during 2023

Sweden Sweden — 2023 saw the weakest transaction market in a decade, but there was still a number of deals surpassning SEK one billion made despite an historically low volume overall. Nordic Property News has compiled a list of the largest transactions made on the Swedish market in 2023.
Bergen.

Entra renews lease with tax authority

Norway Norway — The Norwegian real estate company Entra has renewed the lease with the Norwegian tax authority.
Diamanten (the Diamond).

NCC to build Diamanten in Bjurholm Municipality

Sweden Sweden — In collaboration with Bjurholm Municipality, NCC is to construct Diamanten, a new building that will combine operations including a retirement home and preschool in Bjurholm.
Mattias Kaneteg is the largest owner of Quartiers Properties, the company that increased the most on the stock exchange of all Nordic real estate companies in 2023.

Quartiers' major owner on the journey from the pandemic bottom to best performing stock

Sweden Sweden — Of all listed Nordic real estate companies, it was Quartiers Properties that did by far the best on the stock market in 2023 with a price increase of almost 110 percent. In an exclusive interview with Nordic Property News, the company's largest owner, internet entrepreneur Mattias Kaneteg, talks about why he started investing in the company during the bottom of the pandemic, how the company has succeeded in retaliating on the market and how his sights are set for future investments.
Joachim Hallengren was previously the CEO of Bonava.

Former Bonava CEO new head of Svevia

Sweden Sweden — Joachim Hallengren has been appointed president and CEO of Svevia AB after having been appointed since June 28, 2023. He took up his new position on January 1, 2024.
Leiv Synnes, Matilda Vinje, Rutger Arnhult, Johanna Hult Rentsch and Joacim Sjöberg.

Nordic top recruitments in 2023

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the top recruitments on the Nordic markets in 2023.
Ola Serneke and Prioritet Serneke Arena in Gothenburg.

Serneke sells non-strategic holdings – to Ola Serneke

Sweden Sweden — Serneke sells its holding in the sports complex Prioritet Serneke Arena in Gothenburg and the auto retailer 7H Bil AB in Kinna to a company owned by Ola Serneke. Sales are part of restructuring and refining Serneke.
Carl Janglin, CEO of Oscar Properties.

Condominium association files for bankruptcy for Oscar Properties

Sweden Sweden — The housing association Innovationen in Stockholm has applied for Oscar Properties to be declared bankrupt, according to a press release from the company.