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Ilija Batljan, CEO of SBB Norden.

SBB in Discussions about New Nordic Portfolio Acquisition

Nordic — SBB keeps their transaction up. CEO Ilija Batljan tells Nordic Property News where the fast-growing company is in discussions of a new portfolio acquisition.
Siv Malmgren, CEO of John Mattson.

John Mattson's CEO Steps Down

Sweden Sweden — Following 15 years as the CEO for the property company John Mattson, Siv Malmgren has notified the Board of Directors of her intent to step down from her position and retire. Siv Malmgren has been employed at the company since 1996, and assumed the role of CEO in 2006.
Ilija Batljan, CEO of SBB, Sonja Horn, CEO of Entra, and Henrik Saxborn, CEO of Castellum.

SBB Leaves Entra Bid – Castellum Increases Its Holding

Norway Norway — Castellum has acquired 2,298,504 shares in Entra. The other bidder, SBB, throws in the towel.
Ola Serneke.

Ola Serneke Steps Down as President and CEO of Serneke Group

Sweden Sweden — Following discussions with the Board of Directors of Serneke Group, Ola Serneke has decided to step down from the role of President and CEO of Serneke Group. He will also be leaving his position as a member of the company's Board of Directors. In his role as President of Serneke Invest, Ola Serneke will retain responsibility for the company's major urban development projects.
Vision of Digiplex's data center project.

Digiplex Evaluates New Data Center Opportunities in the Nordics

Nordic — Digiplex continues to invest in the Nordics. After the latest acquisition in Denmark Fredrik Jansson, Chief Strategy & Marketing/Communications Officer, tells Nordic Property News about the possibility of new investments and their focus on sustainability.
The preference shares with the
highest yields on the stock exchange.

Updated List: The Nordic Preference Shares' Development in 2021

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 during 2021?
One of the acquired properties, in Kolding.

Catena Acquires Danish Portfolio – and Issues New Shares

Denmark Denmark — Catena is acquiring six logistics properties for a combined property value of approximately SEK 815 million following deductions for deferred taxes. The purchase consideration will be paid in part through newly issued shares in Catena.
Olav Thon, Chairman of Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap, and Arne B. Sperre, CFO.

How the Closed Shopping Centres Affects Olav Thon

Norway Norway — No dividend, major support to tenants, and new investment segments. Arne B. Sperre, CFO of Olav Thon, on the measures in challenging times, and the Q4 results.
2150’s first investment: CarbonCure, a fast-growing, clean tech company, with a technology that enables concrete producers to use captured CO2 to produce reliable, low-carbon concrete.

NREP to Invest Heavily in Urban Sustainability

Nordic — Nordic real estate investor NREP now launches ‘2150’, a dedicated venture capital firm, to further accelerate a sustainable transition of the built environment.
Foreign investors keeps their interest in Catena up.

New International Player Invests in Swedish Logistics Giant

Sweden Sweden — With the logistic sector on the rise new international player invest in listed Swedish logistics.
Nagel Group joins Logicenters' premises in southern Sweden.

Logicenters Signs Lease with Nagel Group

Sweden Sweden — Nagel Group, a leading logistics company in groceries, is moving into Logicenters' facility in Landskrona. The parties have signed a 15-year lease agreement for a 12,000 square meter area in Logicenters' existing property.
The Nordic Real Estate Companies’ market cap.

Updated List: The Largest Property Companies on the Nordic Stock Markets

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the current market capitalization among the Nordic real estate companies on the stock exchange.
A Stockholm logistics area, and Eva van der Pluijm-Kok, Director Research & Strategy at Prologis.

Into the European Top Ten: Why Swedish Logistics Attracts More Global Investors

Sweden Sweden — Prologis will this week publish a report of the global rental development for logistics premises in 2020. Eva van der Pluijm-Kok, Director Research & Strategy at Prologis, tells exclusively on the European performance in the sector, why Sweden remains resilient in a challenging environment, and the European demand for investors in the logistics segment.

Thylander Sells to AEW

Denmark Denmark — Thylander has sold a property complex in Søborg, just north of Copenhagen, with a total area of approximately 33,000 sqm. The buyer is the investment fund AEW, which has secured a number of properties with, among others, the listed pharmaceutical company Zealand Pharma and Ferrosan Medical Devices as anchor tenants.
Andreas Wahlén, CEO of NP3.

Where NP3 Looks for New Investments

Sweden Sweden — NP3 started as a company dedicated to investing in Northern Sweden. About a year ago they decided to branch out and invest in other parts of Sweden to be able sustain growth. Now they’ve made their ambitions for Central Sweden a separate segment in the company. CEO Andreas Wahlén tells Nordic Property News about the ambitions for Central Sweden and the search for future acquisitions.
The business park in Lahti, and Arto Korhonen, Managing Director of KPI.

Great Office Opportunities in Finland’s Number Eight

Finland Finland — Arto Korhonen, Managing Director, Project Development and Finance at Kinos Property Investment: “The office market in Lahti is very undeveloped.”
Superion and KPI in Lahti development.

Superion Develop Business Park Property in Lahti

Finland Finland — Kinos Property Investment and property developer Superion are developing a 7,500 sqm office property in the city centre area of Lahti.
Vision of the data center project.

Buys Large Plot – For Development of Major Data Center Campus Outside Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Digiplex has acquired a plot of 110,000 square meters, secured enough renewable power to support the development, as well as onsite water, planning and building permissions to construct five data centers for a major new campus site. This second DigiPlex datacenter site in Denmark will feature waste heat recovery technology to feed into the existing district heating system as part of a significant environmental sustainability commitment.
Residential.

Agat Sells in Køge

Denmark Denmark — Agat Ejendomme sells residential project in Køge to a private investor.
Mikael Rånes.

Mikael Rånes Named CEO in Amasten

Sweden Sweden — Mikael Rånes, who has been acting CEO since Jan-Erik Höjvall retired in 2020, has been named permanent CEO of Amasten.
Eero Sihvonen, CFO at Citycon, and Henrica Ginström, COO.

Reasons Behind the Strong Figures for Citycon

Finland Finland — Eero Sihvonen, CFO, and Henrica Ginström, COO, tells Nordic Property News on why Citycon has performed better than most of the other retail giants across Europe, whether more divestments are approaching, and how the future around their malls will look like.
Olav Thon (Chairman of Olav Thon), Pia Gideon (Chair of Klövern), and Christian Ringnes (Pandox).

The Longest Serving Chairmen in the Nordic Heavyweights

Nordic — Which of the Nordic listed real estate companies’ Chairmen have served the longest? Nordic Property News has the updated list.
Transval’s SVP Sakari Kiiskinen, and the logistics investment.

“For Us, This Is a Significant Investment”

Finland Finland — Transval’s SVP Sakari Kiiskinen on the major logistics investment outside Helsinki, and the driving force behind the need to outsource logistics in Finland, and the Baltic markets.
Markku Moilanen.

Markku Moilanen Appointed YIT CEO – Will Commence in April

Finland Finland — Markku Moilanen has been appointed President and CEO of YIT. Moilanen will commence on 1 April 2021.
Guy Payn.

The Asian Interest in the Nordic Markets

Nordic — CBRE strengthens their Nordic team as Guy Payn takes a position as Senior Director, Strategic Advisory Services, Nordics and with that leavs CBRE Asia Pacific. He tells Nordic Property News about the transfer to the Nordics, what experiences and insights he brings with him, the Asian interest in the Nordic markets and about saying goodbye to his rugby career in Hong Kong.