Winners and Losers on the Stock Market in February

Nordic — Nordic Property News has the complete list of how the Nordic real estate and construction market performed on the stock exchange in February.

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TOP 4 Nordic
Carl-Johan Hugner.
Nordic Nordic —
Nyfosa buys and sells
Mikael Åslund.
Nordic Nordic —
“Can save a quarter of a million per newly built apartment”
Helena Paulsson, head of Afry Architects, and Thomas Sandell, cheif architect.
Nordic Nordic —
"Our supply is being sharpened towards the market"
Blackrock is among the largest owners in several of the listed Nordic real estate companies.
Nordic Nordic —
The development of Blackrock’s ownership in listed Nordic companies
Olof Andersson.

Time for Trianon’s Next Step

Sweden Sweden — The Malmö-based company Trianon's CEO Olof Andersson tells Nordic Property News about the record acquisition, what happens now that the company has reached its goals ahead of time and if he looks over the strait to make a first acquisition in Denmark.
Keith Silverang, CEO of Technopolis.

Silverang: “It Has Been Very Intense”

Finland Finland — Technopolis’ CEO Keith Silverang on the immediate effects of Kildare's ownership and his expectations for 2019 – since the company delisted its shares.

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Valle View

NCC Leases 16,000 sqm and Launches New Office Project

Norway Norway — The Norwegian agency UDI has signed a ten-year lease for approximately 16,000 square meters in NCC’s Valle View office project at Helsfyr in the Oslo region.
Catena invests in Helsingborg.

Catena Invests in Helsingborg and Signs Lease with Postnord

Sweden Sweden — Catena has today signed a 15-year lease with Postnord and will be investing MSEK 250 (EUR 24M) in a new terminal at the Tostarp Logistics Position in Helsingborg. This will be the fourth facility to commence development at the site.
Olof Andersson.

Trianon Makes EUR 85M Acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Trianon acquires eleven properties in Malmö from Willhem. The transaction price is MSEK 900 (EUR 85M).
Arve Regland

Why Regland Surprisingly Leaves Entra…

Norway Norway — CEO Arve Regland is leaving the Norwegian listed real estate company Entra. He tells Nordic Property News about the decision, the highlights in Entra and what he wants to achieve as CFO in Ivar Tollefsen's Fredensborg. “I just had to join.”
Siri Hatlen.

… and This Is How Entra Moves Forward

Norway Norway — The recruitment process for a new Entra CEO starts immediately. Here are the options. Chair of the Board: "We would have liked Arve to stay."

Invesco Buys in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — The global real estate investor Invesco Real Estate, together with its local partner in the Nordic region Scius Partners, acquires the office property Skålen 24 in Hagastaden, Stockholm from SEB Trygg Liv.
Marcus Hansson.

"More Complex to Do Business Outside the Nordic Region"

Nordic — The largest listed property company in the Nordic region, Balder, released its annual report on Wednesday. The company's CFO Marcus Hansson tells Nordic Property News about his view of the Nordic market, why it is difficult to do business in Sweden and where in Europe the company wants to grow.

Akelius Plans to Sell in Germany

Sweden Sweden — Akelius discusses disposal of 2,800 apartments in Düsseldorf, Cologne and Frankfurt with potential buyers.
Joakim Alm and Södra Häggvik.

Alm Equity Makes Big Stockholm Divestment

Sweden Sweden — Alm Equity sells 20 percent of the project Södra Häggvik for EUR 19M and 888 of the apartments in the project for EUR 142M.
Arve Regland.

Entra's CEO Leaves for Fredensborg

Norway Norway — CEO Arve Regland has informed Entra's board of directors that he will resign from his position in the summer 2019. Regland is leaving Entra at his own request to take up the position as CFO in Ivar Tollefsen's Fredensborg AS.
Simon Prichard and Patricia LeMarechal.

“Not a Quest for World Domination”

Denmark Denmark — The UK-based property consultant firm Gerald Eve is teaming up with a new Danish partner. Two partners at Gerald Eve tells Nordic Property News why the alliance needs to enter Denmark.

The Companies with the Lowest Vacancies

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of last year’s vacancy rates among the listed Nordic real estate companies.
Gunnar Gillholm.

Why Prologis Only Invests in Sweden

Nordic — Prologis is the world's largest logistics property company, but the Nordic part comprises only one country. Vice President of the Nordic Region Gunnar Gillholm tells Nordic Property News why they are not active in Finland, Norway and Denmark and how much freedom he has from the American owners.
Prologis Acquires in Rosersberg, Stockholm.

Prologis Acquires in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Prologis has acquired just over 21,000 square meters of land in Rosersberg near Stockholm from Rosenqvist Fastigheter. The site is directly adjacent to Prologis' two other properties in the area and will be used to build a 10,000 square meter modern logistics property.
Copenhagen and Helsinki were popular among international investors last year.

Why International Investors Look to Finland and Denmark

Nordic — Mikael Söderlundh, Head of Research and Partner at Pangea, tells Nordic Property News how the disarray in the world benefits on the Nordic real estate market, how Brexit affects the transaction volume and the advantages that Finland and Denmark have when foreign investors select regions.
Fredrik Alvarsson.

CEO Leaves after Less than a Year

Sweden Sweden — Fredrik Alvarsson leaves the position as CEO of CA Fastigheter effective immediately.
YIT-led Consortium Is Proposed as the Developer of Jätkäsaari’s Services Block.

YIT-led Consortium Is Proposed as the Developer of Jätkäsaari’s Services Block

Finland Finland — The City of Helsinki proposes that the so-called services block in Länsisatama’s Jätkäsaari neighbourhood should be reserved for the consortium formed by YIT, Asuntosäätiö, A-Kruunu Oy, NAL Asunnot Oy and Saraco D&M Oy.
Ruud van Maanen.

“We Are Currently Happy with Our Geographical Footprint”

Finland Finland — Last year, Dutch investor Wereldhave sold the shopping center Itis in Helsinki and left Finland. Ruud van Maanen, Director Investor Relations, tells Nordic Property News why they left the Nordics and whether they will return in the future.

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NCC to Convert Offices Into a New Hilton Hotel in Copenhagen.

NCC to Convert Offices Into a New Hilton Hotel in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — ATP Ejendomme and NCC have signed an agreement to refurbish and expand Nordea’s former headquarters in Copenhagen, converting it into the Hilton Copenhagen City Center. The contract is valued at approximately MSEK 825 (EUR 78M).

Skanska Divests Logistics Property

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has sold a logistics property in Arlandastad, Sweden, for about MSEK 230 (EUR 22M) to Logicenters.

Gerald Eve Expands International Alliance with Danish Partner

Denmark Denmark — The UK-based property consultant firm Gerald Eve has strengthened its international alliance of independent real estate advisors with the addition of a new Danish partner.
Thomas Holm.

"We Are Still Looking for the E-commerce Threat"

Sweden Sweden — Svenska Handelsfastigheter's Vice President Thomas Holm tells about the acquisition in Uppsala and why the company is investing in retail properties when many others stay away.