The Nordic top transactions in April.

April 2021: The Nordic Top Transactions

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the largest transactions in the Nordics during April.
TOP 4 Nordic
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
Kestutis Sasnauskas, CEO of Eastnine.
Nordic Nordic —
Eastnine divests two properties in Riga
Ilija Batljan, CEO of SBB Norden.

SBB to Double their Volume in Denmark

Denmark Denmark — SBB keeps increasing their position in the Nordics. Going forward they will grow their smalls market, Denmark, significantly. CEO Ilija Batljan tells Nordic Property News of SBB’s future plans for the Danish market.
Bård Bjølgerud, CEO of Pangea Property Partners.

“Investment Opportunities Like ABP Are Few”

Norway Norway — Pangea Property Partners’ CEO Bård Bjølgerud on the blockbuster deal, where Balder has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian industrial real estate company Asset Buyout Partners, and why the Norwegian market is getting more interest from global investors.
Erik Selin, CEO of Balder.

Erik Selin on the ABP Acquisition

Norway Norway — Erik Selin on Balder's major investment, the risk for oil dependence, and fish farming.

Skanska Signs Big Lease in Helsingborg

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed a 20-year lease agreement with Greenfood for a 44,000 square meter new food and logistics center in Långeberga, Helsingborg, Sweden. Greenfood is one of northern Europe's leading actors in healthy food.
Ideon Science park.

Regin Makes Lease Agreement with Wihlborgs

Sweden Sweden — Regin, a Swedish company that develops smart, automated solutions to reduce energy consumption at properties, is moving its research and development operations from Landskrona to Lund. The company has signed a lease with Wihlborgs for 820 sqm in Ideon Science Park.

HOK-Elanto Buys Retail and Office Assets in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Tarkala Oy has sold retail and office premises located near Helsinki city centre to HOK-Elanto.
From top left to bottom right: Ruben Krantz Kringstad, Jannick Huseth, Harald Haakonsen, Kristian Aarflot-Nyrud, Jacob Sandberg Gjems-Onstad, Vebjørn Solstad and Jonas Løvås.

NREP Makes Several Recruitments to Norway Office

Norway Norway — In the last 12 months, the Nordic real estate investor has brought in Jannick Huseth from Solon, Harald Haakonsen from Nordanö, Ruben Krantz Kringstad from Colliers and Jacob Sandberg Gjems-Onstad from Bulk. Over the next few months, Kristian Aarflot-Nyrud from Ragde, Isabel J. Johansen from Arctic and two analysts are on their way in to further strengthen the Norwegian team. With this, NREP has more than doubled its presence in the Norwegian market.
Dragana Marina, CBRE Denmark's Head of Research.

The Nordic Region in the Front Row of Sustainable Properties

Nordic — Dragana Marina, Head of Research at CBRE Denmark: “You don’t have to do complex math to understand the amplitude of the challenge.”
Tuomas Rantsi.

Where Finland Is Lacking Behind the Rest of the Nordics

Finland Finland — Tuomas Rantsi, Chief Operating and Development Officer, Real Estate, on the Finnish residential trends, where they look for new investments, and how the Finnish market is performing in a Nordic context.
A purchased elderly care home in Lahti, and Riikka Moreau, Fund Manager in charge of Aged Care for Northern Horizon.

“We Are Confident on Our Investment Proposal Throughout the Nordics”

Nordic — Riikka Moreau, Fund Manager and Head of Finland at Northern Horizon, tells Nordic Property News about the first closing of their fourth Nordic aged care Fund, the NetZero commitment, and the attraction for aged care assets in the Nordics.
Colin Waddell, CBRE, Antti Louko, Catella Finland, Michael Swank, Blackstone, Kjersti Haugland, DNB, Arvi Luoma, Blackbrook, Christina Nyman, Handelsbanken, Dragana Marina, CBRE, Styrmir Bjartur Karlsson, Croisette Iceland, and Therese Rattik, Areim among the many speakers.

Nordic Property Day – New Conference on Investing in the Nordics

Nordic — Mark the 3rd of June in your calendar. That’s the date for the first ever edition of the meeting point Nordic Property Day – your guide to successful investing in the Nordics.
Josephine Björkman, Head of Transactions at Nyfosa.

Nyfosa Set for Finnish Entry: "We Are Ready to Invest"

Finland Finland — Nyfosa is ready to enter Finland. The company's Head of Transactions, Josephine Björkman, tells Nordic Property News about the ambitions for the Finnish market, where they look for acquisitions, when they want to have the first acquisition in the books and the strength of having a local partner during a pandemic.

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Erik Selin, CEO of Balder.

Balder to Acquire Asset Buyout Partners

Norway Norway — Balder has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian industrial real estate company Asset Buyout Partners (ABP), a portfolio company of Hitec Vision.
Pontus Flemme Gärdsell.

How Cromwell Property Group Will Grow its Nordic AUM

Nordic — Pontus Flemme Gärdsell, Head of Nordics at Cromwell Property Group, tells Nordic Property News about the recent industrial divestment and the Nordic targets going forward.
Per Hedebäck.

Ibinder Acquires Byggnet to Create a Major Nordic Proptech Platform

Nordic — Through the acquisition of Byggnet, iBinder becomes a leading Nordic digital platform for efficient information management and collaboration in the construction and real estate industry.
Copenhagen.

After the Announcement of a New CEO: Colliers Loses Senior Associate

Denmark Denmark — Joins the leading operating partner for global investors in Denmark.
The Hyllie area.

Renowned Profile Acquires Building Right in Hot Swedish Area

Sweden Sweden — This is how much the company will pay for the building right after the city's discount.
Peab gets large order in Gothenburg.

Peab Builds New Middle School in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Peab has been commissioned to build a middle school and two sports halls in Lundby on Hisingen in Gothenburg. The customer is the City of Gothenburg Property Management and the contract is worth SEK 517 million.
Peeter Kinnunen, acting CEO of Klövern.

Klövern Makes Additional New York Acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Klövern has acquired and taken possession of a property in Manhattan with the address 407 Park Avenue.
Andreas Birgersson.

What ABG Fastena Looks for in New Transactions

Nordic — ABG Fastena continues its acquisition journey. CEO Andreas Birgersson tells Nordic Property News about the latest acquisition, what new acquisitions they are looking for, how much they want to invest for in 2021 and the ambition to make a Finnish entry.
Montage of Ilkka Tomperi, incoming Executive Vice President of Partnership Properties at YIT, and Helsinki skyline.

Ilkka Tomperi Leaves Varma for YIT: “A Great Opportunity”

Finland Finland — Renowned Finnish real estate profile Ilkka Tomperi, currently Investment Director, Head of Real Estate at Varma leaves the company to join YIT as Executive Vice President of Partnership Properties and member of the Group Management Team. He tells Nordic Property News what attracted him about his new position, the opportunities to team up with external capital and about leaving Varma.
Stina Lindh Hök, CEO of Nyfosa.

Nyfosa Acquires Portfolio in Northern Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Nyfosa has signed an agreement to acquire a property portfolio with hardware retail in the northern Sweden at a value of MSEK 377.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Sells to Specialfastigheter

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has divested land in Solna for about MSEK 300 to Specialfastigheter.
The Vilnius property.

Eastnine Acquires in Riga and Vilnius

Nordic — Eastnine acquires a property portfolio including two office properties in Riga and Vilnius, respectively. The purchase price amounts to EUR 35.5 million.