The largest deals in the Nordics, during February.

February 2022: The Nordic Top Transactions

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the largest transactions in the Nordics during the second month of 2022.
TOP 4 Nordic
Ingunn Andersen Randa.
Nordic Nordic —
Obos to allocate more capital into the Swedish market: "It's bubbling with positivity in the big cities"
Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
Nordic Nordic —
“Our assessment is that property values have bottomed out”
Peter Wallin, CEO, and Jon Johnsson, CFO, at Bonava.
Nordic Nordic —
Bonava sees strong Swedish growth – sticks to full-year forecast
Stina Lindh Hök.
Nordic Nordic —
Cibus acquires 23 assets in four countries for 103.9 MEUR
Linda Persson.

More Heavyweights to Enter the Hot Swedish Logistics Market

Sweden Sweden — CBRE continues to strengthen its logistics team and recruits Linda Persson. She tells Nordic Property News about the situation in the Swedish logistics market, which locations are the hottest and about the trend for large dragons to step in and take heavy positions.

CBRE Recruits Henrik Broms

Sweden Sweden — Henrik Broms joins CBRE to take the position as Associate Director.
Halvorsäng Logistics Park.

Castellum All Set for Major Logistics Development in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — It's springtime for Gothenburg as Scandinavia's leading logistics city. The City Council has approved Castellum's and the Port of Gothenburg's joint venture, and the symbolic first shovel sod will soon mark the start of constructions at Halvorsäng Logistics Park, consisting of 270,000 square meters of logistics land.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Signs Additional Contract for a Data Facility in the US

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with an existing client for additional work on a new data facility in the western USA.
YIT is evaluating its Russian future.

YIT Comments on Russian Operations

Finland Finland — YIT accelerates its strategic review and ceases plot investments and apartment start-ups in Russia.
Karolis Adlis, Director at W.P. Carey.

W.P. Carey’s Appetite for Nordic Investments

Nordic — Karolis Adlis, Executive Director, Investments, W.P. Carey: “The Nordics continue to provide great opportunities for us.”
The Nordic top buyers in 2021.

Here Are the Nordic Top Buyers in 2021

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how much the listed Nordic real estate companies have acquired last year.

Avant Recruits from Newsec

Finland Finland — Avant Capital Partners strengthens their team with a new recruitment from Newsec.
NCC builds for NREP.

NCC to Construct 526 Apartments for NREP in Turku

Finland Finland — NCC has been commissioned by NREP to construct 526 rental apartments in Turku. The housing units will be distributed across five buildings and will mark the start of a new residential area in the city.

Slate Makes Norwegian Acquisition

Norway Norway — Slate Asset Management, acquires two essential real estate assets in Norway for approximately NOK 120 million.

Swedish Capital Flows Out: Major Increase of Cross Border Investments

Sweden Sweden — Are Swedish investors wielding Thor’s hammer? That is the headline for Savills’ research European Cross Border Investment – where the Swedes are fighting in the top.
The preference shares with the highest yields on the stock exchange.

Here Are the Preference Shares with the Best Dividend Yields

Nordic — Nordic Property News has listed the Nordic real estate companies’ preferred stocks. Which stock provides the highest yield and which stock has had the best development, so far, in 2022?
Annie Franzon, Head of Transactions at Diös.

Diös' Growth Plans for 2022

Sweden Sweden — Diös continues its growth journey with new acquisitions in Skellefteå, Falun and Borlänge. The company's Head of Transactions, Annie Franzon, tells Nordic Property News how Diös wants to grow in Falun and Borlänge, the significance of Northvolt's establishment in Borlänge and the growth plans for 2022.
YIT has bought two plots located in Tapiola, Espoo, in the immediate vicinity of the Tuultenristi area development project (in the picture).

YIT Buys Two Plots in Espoo

Finland Finland — YIT has bought two plots from LähiTapiola, located in Tapiola, Espoo, in the immediate vicinity of the shopping mall AINOA and the Tuultenristi area development project, at Itätuulenkuja 6 and 8.
Bonava.

Bonava to Close Operations in St. Petersburg

Sweden Sweden — The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis and Bonava sympathises with all those affected. Bonava has made the decision to close its operations in Russia.
Andreas Wahlén, CEO of NP3.

NP3 Acquires in Skellefteå

Sweden Sweden — In a transaction, NP3 has acquired four properties in Skellefteå municipality at a property value of SEK 210 million. The properties are mainly leased to Region Västerbotten and Skellefteå municipality as well as for industrial purposes.
Lise Dybwad.

CBRE Appoints Head of Workplace Strategy

Nordic — CBRE has announced the appointment of Lise Klevan Dybwad as Head of Workplace Strategy, Nordics, effective as of today.
Torstein Bomann-Larsen.

The Investment Opportunities in the Hot Office Area

Norway Norway — Torstein Bomann-Larsen, Associate Director Transactions Norway at Niam, on the recent office acquisition, whether the pandemic has caused investment challenges, and opportunities ahead.
A Stockholm logistics area, and Eva van der Pluijm-Kok, Director Research & Strategy at Prologis.

Reasons Behind the Rapid Increase of Logistics Rents

Nordic — Eva van der Pluijm-Kok, Director Research & Strategy at Prologis, on the Prologis Logistics Rent Index 2021, challenges and opportunities on the logistics market, and what Nordic market that performed the best last year.
Antti Laine.

"The Urbanization Trend in Finland Has Started a Little Later”

Finland Finland — SATO appoints Antti Laine to the position as Chief of Real Estate Development. He tells Nordic Property News about his new role, the most interesting locations for SATO developments and hos he views the Finnish residential market going forward.
Leif Danielsson.

Nordr Fires Swedish CEO

Sweden Sweden — Leif Danielsson leaves his position as CEO of Northern Sweden with immediate effect. According to the company, the reason is lack of results and insufficient progress in the business. Pål Aglen takes over as acting CEO of Northern Sweden.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Builds Innovate Mixed-used Development in London

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with Welput, the specialist central London office fund managed by BentallGreenOak (BGO), to deliver a mixed-use commercial development in Victoria, London, UK. The contract is worth GBP 235M.
Niam strengthens its position on the Norwegian real estate market further.

Niam Acquires Office Property in Nydalen

Norway Norway — Niam has acquired a modern high quality office property in Nydalen, a well-established office cluster, just north of Oslo city center.
Ivar Tollefsen, Chairman of Heimstaden.

Heimstaden Bostad Owns 15 Percent of Kojamo

Finland Finland — Heimstaden Bostad has bought 54,403 shares in Kojamo Oyj, bringing total ownership to 15 percent.