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ABG Fastena's founders: Philip Söderqvist, Andreas Birgersson and Per Nisses.

ABG makes first divestment – here is where the look for new invesments

Sweden Sweden — ABG Fastena is making its first ever sale when it divests a community property in Malmö to Annehem. After the inaugural divestment, Head of Investment Philip Söderqvist shares his view on the deal, the possibility of more divestments, how ABG Fastena wants to continue growing within their investment pillars and the opportunities to expand into new segments for the company.

Winners and losers on the stock market in January

Nordic — During a fairly stable January, there was an even distribution between rising and falling prices among real estate and construction stocks. SBB and Genova stood out at the top of the list. Nordic Property News Nordic Property News presents the winners and losers on the stock exchange during January.
Fenix Stockholm.

Invesco sells to Humlegården

Sweden Sweden — Invesco Real Estate has sold the Skålen 30 prime office asset in Stockholm’s Hagastaden submarket to Humlegården Fastigheter. The sale has been executed on behalf of Invesco Real Estate’s flagship European strategy. The development and repositioning of Skålen 30 and the divestment was made together with Invesco Real Estate’s local partner Fokus Nordic.
Revelop buys in Malmö.

Revelop expands its Öresund portfolio with social infrastructure asset in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Revelop has completed the acquisition of Vildanden 8 – a social infrastructure asset with approximately 8,000 square meters of leasable area located in Limhamn, one of Malmö’s fastest-growing districts. The asset represents a strategic add-on acquisition to Revelop’s existing portfolio in the Öresund region.
Kristoffer Ultenius.

Areim strengthens the team with Kristoffer Ultenius

Nordic — Areim has recruited Kristoffer Ultenius as Investment Director to its investments team in Stockholm. He joins in mid-February and will primarily be tasked with strategically advancing Areim’s market presence and identifying new investment opportunities in the Swedish market, as well as across the Nordics.
Fredrik Linderborg, Maria Lidström and Patrik Emanuelsson.

Perfect conditions for community property transactions: "There is almost never any bidding war"

Sweden Sweden — There has been a wet blanket over community properties on the transaction market, and interest has dropped. There are advantages to that, where competition for the properties has decreased. This is according to the panel consisting of CEOs from Vacse, Stenvalvet and Heba.
Per Svensson (l.) and Magnus Andersson (r.).

"Now I can think freely again"

Sweden Sweden — Croisette's founder and current CEO, Per Svensson, is handing over the reins to Magnus Andersson, who intends to focus on growing the company. Nordic Property News has spoken to both the outgoing and incoming CEOs to hear where they intend to take Croisette next.
Peter Lilja.

Large Nordic pension fund invests into Heimdal Credit Fund – first closing at EUR 520 million

Denmark Denmark — Heimdal Credit Fund (HCF), a real estate credit fund focused on flexible and low-risk financing solutions, has reached its first closing with equity of EUR circa 520 million.
Timo Simolin.

Logicor strengthens team in Finland with new appointment

Finland Finland — Timo Simolin appointed as Head of Asset Management.
28&7.

Corem has leased 100 percent of the area in the project property 28&7 in New York

Sweden Sweden — Corem has signed an additional lease contract, for 427 square meters to Angle Health, in the project property 28&7 in New York. The term is 5 years and moving-in is planned for the second quarter 2025. As a result, the property is fully leased at a total annual contract value of just over USD 9 million.
Lena Boberg and Erik Klang.

The segments the two giants consider the hottest

Sweden Sweden — It has been a tough time with inflation and higher interest rates. Many have noticed a difference in the market towards the end of 2024 and this is how Alecta Fastigheter and Wallenstam view the investment opportunities ahead.

American bank increases its holdings in listed Swedish company

Sweden Sweden — Increases own holdings by nearly 20 percent – ​​reaches new record high in the company.
Sune Ingemann and William Kanta.

Renowned duo announces launch of new Danish operating partner

Denmark Denmark — William Kanta and Sune Ingemann launch Evervest, a new Danish operating partner focused on investing in and optimizing properties together with Danish and international real estate investors. The launch is kicked off with an asset management agreement with Denmark’s largest pension fund PFA covering 30 Danish residential properties.
Per Svensson and Magnus Andersson.

Croisette appoints new CEO

Nordic — Croisette Real Estate Partner has today announced Magnus Andersson as its new CEO. Founder and current CEO, Per Svensson, will transition to a new role, "Head of Business Development", while continuing to be active on the board and act as an active owner.
Kristina Karlsson.

Nivika Deputy CEO and CFO leaves the company

Sweden Sweden — Nivika Fastigheter announces that CFO and Deputy CEO Kristina Karlsson has chosen to leave her position to move into her own business. Kristina Karlsson has been CFO of Nivika since 2018 and will remain in her role during the notice period. The recruitment process for a new CFO will begin immediately.
Bård Bjølgerud, Nordic CEO for Colliers. The image is a montage.

“Listed companies will become net buyers in 2025”

Nordic — After a couple of tough years, the bottom was reached in 2024 and now the market is on the way to lift. A normalization will occur in 2025 and then good years await in 2026 and 2027, according to Colliers' Nordic Property Outlook. In addition, there is a shift in how listed companies act in the transaction market.
Jukka Rantanen, CEO of Sb-Hem.

Finnish housing market recovery slows down due to unemployment

Finland Finland — Last autumn, prices for second-hand homes in Finland were predicted to increase by an average of 3.5 percent this year. Now, at the beginning of the year, the price forecast is being adjusted down to three percent by several sellers. "The housing market in Finland is in a very sensitive phase," says Jukka Rantanen, CEO of Sb-Hem, to Nordic Property News.

Keva and Taaleri establish a JV investing in build-to-rent residential real estate

Finland Finland — Taaleri Real Estate and Keva have established a joint venture with the aim of investing a total of EUR 300 million in high-quality build-to-rent residential development projects in Finland's growth centres.
Ilija Batljan and André Gaden.

PPI makes Bergen acquisition

Norway Norway — Public Property Invest (PPI) has signed an agreement to acquire the Njord Syndicate Bergen Kommunebygg AS which owns the property Damsgårdsveien 106 in Bergen.
The property Lokstallet 6 in Stockholm.

Bonnier Fastigheter signs lease agreement in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Bonnier Fastigheter has signed a lease agreement for 7,385 square meters of office space in the property Lokstallet 6, at Bonnierhuset in Stockholm. The lease agreement includes both an extension with an existing tenant of the previously leased premises and the addition of a new floor of 1,505 square meters. With this agreement, the entire property is now leased for at least another six years.
On the left are Kristina Petterson Post, Head of Gothenburg at Vasakronan. Tor Borg, Head of Analysis at Citymark Analys and Nils Rydh, CEO of Svenska Hus.

These are hottest commodities on the office market

Sweden Sweden — The office market has been facing headwinds. There are brightening tendency’s and representatives from Vasakronan, Svenska Hus and Citymark Analys explains what they are. The question is what a good investment in these times is.
Felix Paljak and the property acquired in Malmö.

South Bay's growth plans after the inaugural acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Newly established South Bay has made its first acquisition. Following the logistics transaction in Malmö, Felix Paljak, CIO and Partner at South Bay, shares his view on the market situation for logistics in Öresund, how they want to deepen their collaboration with the seller MG Real Estate, what new acquisition opportunities they are looking at and what they want to achieve in 2025.
Patriam buys in Stockholm.

Patriam buys from Peab

Sweden Sweden — Patriam acquires and takes over the property Nacka Sicklaön 37:29 in Stockholm from Peab.
Wihlborgs' property Hermes 10 in Helsingborg.

Historic Wihlborgs property in Helsingborg attracts new tenants

Sweden Sweden — Fabriken1891 (Hermes 10), the old Tretorn factory in Helsingborg, is not just a historic well-known building in Helsingborg. Today, it is home to 100 companies and Lund University, and an important place for knowledge exchange, fellowship and innovation. In just the last six months alone, Wihlborgs has signed new leases for a total of 6,500 square metres at the property, including with Visma and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden’s public employment agency).
Christian Fredrixon, CEO of Cibus.

Cibus completes the acquisition of Forum Estates

Nordic — Cibus completes the acquisition of Forum Estates and resolves on a share issue as consideration for the acquisition.