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Bård Bjølgerud, CEO of Pangea Property Partners.

“They Need to Pay Much More to Get Entra”

Norway Norway — The battle for Entra keeps going with both Castellum and SBB keen on acquiring the Norwegian jewel. But so far the bids have been rejected. Bård Bjølgerud, partner and CEO of Pangea Property Partners, explains why he is not surprised by the rejections and gives his view of why Entra is such an attractive company.
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Laura Barstow.
Nordic Nordic —
Global capital raising executive joins Slättö
Ilija Batljan, CIO, Public Property Invest.
Nordic Nordic —
The Nordic investment plans for Public Property Invest
Erik Selin, CEO of Balder.
Nordic Nordic —
“I don’t think we will buy from Pandox”
Peter Wallin, CEO, and Jon Johnsson, CFO, at Bonava.
Nordic Nordic —
“We are really pleased with Bonava's regional exposure”
The Metsä and Mela headquarters in the Tapiola district of Espoo.

These Are the Most Attractive Office Areas in Helsinki

Finland Finland — NREP keeps on building their Finnish office portfolio. After the major acquisition of the headquarters of Metsä and Mela in Helsinki Joonas Lemström, Director at NREP, tells Nordic Property News about the goals for the portfolio, what type of acquisitions they are looking for and which are the most attractive office areas in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
ortfolio comprises c. 40,400 sq m of commercial real estate with a total value of EUR 144 million.

Patrizia Appoints CBRE to Manage Finnish Portfolio

Finland Finland — Patrizia announces that it has appointed CBRE as a property management partner across the entirety of its real estate portfolio in Finland.
Montage of Erik Lennhammar, Chief Development Officer at Citycon, and vision of RE: Liljeholmen.

How the Retail Giant Will Create Added Value to Their Shopping Centres

Nordic — Erik Lennhammar, Chief Development Officer at Citycon: “Residential makes places more attractive.”
Sonja Horn, CEO of Entra.

Entra Acquires Property in Stavanger Below Market Value

Norway Norway — Entra has called an option to acquire the property Lagårdsveien 6 for 126 million, while Newsec, one of Entra’s external valuers, has estimated the fair market value at 313 million.
Magnus Edlund.

Here Are the Acquisition Target as SBB Increases Elder Care Focus

Nordic — SBB has set new ambitious targets for their elder care housing portfolio: double the value in two years. Magnus Edlund, Head of Business Development for Elderly Care Housing, tells Nordic Property News about the goals for the portfolio, where they are looking for investments and the difference between the Nordic markets.
The Nordic real estate companies’ dividend yields.

They Provide the Highest Yields on the Stock Exchange

Nordic — Nordic Property News has listed the Nordic construction and real estate companies’ dividend yield. Here is the updated list.
Christer Jacobson, Rutger Arnhult and Per Berggren.

The Battle for the Castellum Chairmanship

Sweden Sweden — Tensions are rising within the Castellum board over the position as chairman. Three members – Anna-Karin Hatt, Christer Jacobson and Nina Linander – will leave the board if Rutger Arnhult gets elected chairman. At the same time Per Berggren has been suggested as a possible new chairman. Christer Jacobson and Per Berggren gives Nordic Property News their view of the situation surrounding the charirmanship.
Västerås.

JM Buys Building Rights for Development in Västerås from Kungsleden

Sweden Sweden — JM has signed an agreement with Kungsleden AB to acquire the property Västerås Isolatorn 12. The deal is worth approximately SEK 120 million.
Vision of RE: Liljeholmen.

Citycon to Create a New Urban Area at Liljeholmen

Sweden Sweden — Citycon plans to develop residentials and offices at Liljeholmen by covering the track area at Liljeholmstorget. Under the name RE: Liljeholmen, an attractive living environment will be created with 120 new apartments, 3,000 workplaces and a glazed plaza with space for activities, cultural events and experiences.
Antti Aarnio, Acting CEO of Sato.

The Residential Challenges in Finland

Finland Finland — Antti Aarnio, acting CEO of the Finnish residential giant Sato: “We’ll continue to make good deals and move forward with...”
Fabian Søbak, CEO of Self Storage Group.

Self Storage's CEO on the Record-Breaking Investment

Norway Norway — Fabian Søbak, CEO of Self Storage Group, on why they are on the transaction offensive, pandemic effects on the self storage market, and the investment targets for 2021.
After the shopping center plans were rejected the area attached to the new stadiums will become housing.

Politicians Reject Proposal for URW Shopping Centre in Central Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Unibail-Rodamco-Westifeld’s shopping center plans in central Gothenburg have been rejected – the politicians opts to go forward with plans for residential in addition to the new indoor arenas.
Ilija Batljan, CEO of SBB.

SBB Increases Focus on Housing for the Elderly

Nordic — SBB intends to double the value of properties for housing for the elderly in the Nordic region within two years to approximately SEK 20 billion. In the current property portfolio, the Swedish tenants are 75 per cent public actors with an average lease period of just over seven years.
Per Berggren challenge Rutger Arnhult.

Another Candidate Up for the Chairman Position in Castellum

Sweden Sweden — Castellum has received a proposal regarding the composition of the Board of Directors from Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the second largest shareholder in Castellum, and two members of the Election Committee, Vincent Fokke, representing Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, and Charlotte Strömberg, Chair of the Board of Castellum.
Guy de Picciotto, and Adrian Künzi, UBP, and Fredrik Svensson, Arvid Svensson Invest.

These Are the Major Shareholders in the Nordic Giants

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the largest owners in the listed real estate companies in the Nordic region.
Marius Møller, Senior Vice President and Head of Real Estate investments at Pension Danmark.

After the Aarhus Acquisition: How the Pension Company Moves Forward

Denmark Denmark — Marius Møller, Head of Real Estate Investments at Pension Danmark: “Flexible Company House that has common service areas is a good investment in Aarhus.”
EQT HQ in Stockholm

Swedish Investor EQT Expands – Joins Forces with Exeter Property Group

Sweden Sweden — EQT announces the signing of a combination with Exeter Property Group, a leading global real estate investment manager with more than USD 10 billion of assets under management.
Klaus Hansen Vikström.

EVP Klaus Hansen Vikström Leaves Fabege

Sweden Sweden — Klaus Hansen Vikström has worked as external Vice President and Business Development Manager for Fabege since 2019, but has now decided to fully make the transition to his own business from 1 May 2021.
Skt. Petri hotel in Copenhagen has a new owner.

Starwood Acquires Landmark Hotel in Copenhagen from Petter Stordalen

Denmark Denmark — Starwood Capital Group announced today that a controlled affiliate has contracted to acquire the Skt. Petri hotel in Copenhagen from Strawberry Forever for an undisclosed sum.
Henrik Saxborn, CEO of Castellum.

”There Is No Drama in the Nordic Office Markets”

Nordic — Despite the pandemic Castellum show strong figures for 2020. Going into the new year CEO Henrik Saxborn explains why he does not see drama in the Nordic office markets and what companies will be the winners on the office markets going forward.
Pension Danmark buys project from NCC.

Pension Danmark Acquires Mixed-Use Project from NCC

Denmark Denmark — NCC is completing the Frederiks Plads property project in Aarhus, comprising housing, office and commercial premises, by selling the last office space of 15,000 square meters to the Pension Danmark pension fund for approximately SEK 800 million.
NREP makes HQ acquisition.

NREP Purchases Metsä HQ in Espoo

Finland Finland — NREP has acquired Metsä Group's head office property in Tapiola, Espoo.
Jani Nieminen, CEO of Kojamo.

Kojamo Is the Most Equal Listed Company in Finland

Finland Finland — Kojamo was ranked the best among Finnish listed companies in the EWoB Gender Diversity Index 2020 survey. According to the survey, Kojamo is the most equal in Finland and ranks 23rd at the European level.
Yuichiro Shioda, Managing Director and CEO of Mitsubishi Estate London.

Mitsubishi Estate: Why Stockholm Is Attractive for Investors

Sweden Sweden — Yuichiro Shioda, Managing Director and CEO of Mitsubishi Estate London, tells Nordic Property News about the Stockholm CBD acquisition, and the Nordic growth targets.