Tradeka Sells Hotel Properties

Finland Finland — Tradeka has sold three hotel properties to two different buyers: Investors House and a privately owned Finnish real estate investment company.

Sigillet Makes Stockholm Purchase

Sweden Sweden — Sigillet expands their portfolio by acquiring a building on Östermalm in Stockholm.

Mrec IM's New MD on Focus Areas and Future Vision

Finland Finland — Mrec Investment Management has appointed Tomi Grönlund as new Managing Director. The new MD tells Nordic Property News of Mrec IM’s strategy going forward, what he will bring to the company, his view of the Finnish real estate market and which cities Mrec IM will focus on.

CBRE GWS Appoints New Development Manager

Norway Norway — CBRE Global Workspace Solutions appoints Jan Petter Skogstad as new development manager.
Peeter Kinnunen, Head of Transaction at Klövern.

Klövern Makes Public Cash Offer for Another Listed Company

Sweden Sweden — After having acquired Tobin Properties, Swedish giant Klövern makes a cash offer for the shares in Agora. Peeter Kinnunen, Head of Transaction at Klövern, tells Nordic Property News of the offer and what plans Klövern has for Agora.
Heimstaden acquires in Roskilde.

Heimstaden Makes New Danish Acquisition – Forms JV

Denmark Denmark — Heimstaden, through its Danish subsidiary Heimstaden Danmark A/S, has partnered with project development company KPC regarding the acquisition and construction of the Slagterigrunden project, a project property in Roskilde.

Trevian Purchases Three Properties

Finland Finland — Trevian Finland Properties I has acquired three different properties in Turku and Riihimäki from a group of private investors. The acquired portfolio has a leasable area of 62,970 sqm and 225 tenants.

Lumo Kodit Acquires in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Kojamo's Lumo Kodit has acquired 68 apartments in Sörnäinen, Helsinki.

Italian Giant on Nordic Entry and Future

Nordic — The Italian insurance giant Generali has through its real estate division entered the Nordics. With the first acquisition in Copenhagen completed Giuseppe Cerami, Real Estate Investment Manager at the company, tells Nordic Property News of Generali’s view of the Nordic markets and what they are looking for going forward.

Urban Investment Acquires Urban Environment House

Finland Finland — The Helsinki City Board has decided to sell the Urban Environment House in Kalasatama, now under construction, to Union Investment for EUR 165M.

New Troubles for Swedish Company in Turmoil

Sweden Sweden — A former CEO charged with fraud, a board that left in protest – now new clouds loom on the horizon.

Norges Bank Sells Logistics

Norway Norway — The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has sold 37 logistics properties located in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, New Jersey, South Florida, France, Poland, Hungary and the Netherlands.

NCC to Sell Office Project in Helsinki

Finland Finland — NCC is selling its Fredriksberg office project in Helsinki for approximately MSEK 460 (EUR 44M) to Swiss Life Asset Managers.

Skanska Invests EUR 55M in Copenhagen Office Project

Denmark Denmark — Skanska has started the first phase of the office complex Cph. Highline at Havneholmen in Copenhagen, representing an investment of MDKK 412 (EUR 55M).

Norges Bank Makes EUR 361M Acquisition

Norway Norway — Norges Bank Real Estate Management has acquired a 100 percent interest in an office property located on 60 Holborn Viaduct in Central London.
Oslo Areal sells the property Stortorvet 1-3 in Fredrikstad.

Oslo Areal Sells to Fredriksborg

Norway Norway — Oslo Areal sells a property in Fredrikstad to Fredriksborg Eiendom.

Bonava Sells in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Bonava carries out investor transaction and sells 66 rental apartments in Ursvik to Willhem.

Generali Makes Danish Entry

Denmark Denmark — Generali Real Estate S.p.A. has completed, on behalf of Generali Group’s GEIH (Generali Europe Investments Holding) Fund, the acquisition of a prime high-street retail asset in central Copenhagen.
Sofia Rozlucki.

CBRE Hotter than Apple and Tesla

Nordic — CBRE Sweden’s HR Manager tells Nordic Property News how the company topped giants like Tesla and Apple in Forbes' ranking.
Victor Persson.

Blackrock's Future in the Nordics

Nordic — Blackrock keeps the spotlight on the Nordics. After recently having made there first acquisition in Finland Victor Persson, Vice President of Blackrock Real Asset, tells Nordic Property News what's next for Blackrock in the Nordics and how important the market is to the American giant.

Bonava Divests Copenhagen Project

Denmark Denmark — Bonava is selling a rental project in the Køge Kyst district outside Copenhagen, Denmark. The purchaser is the PFA Ejendomme A/S pension fund, and the transaction covers two projects with a total of 137 rental apartments.

Niam Sells to Pensam

Denmark Denmark — Niam sells a 42,000 sqm office property in Copenhagen to the Danish pension fund Pensam.

"It Is a Win-Win for Both!"

Sweden Sweden — SBB sells a portfolio of 39 properties for SEK 1.153 billion (EUR 111M) and simultaneously creates a JV with the buyer Property AD – to divest the portfolio. CEO Ilija Batljan tells Nordic Property News about cooperation with Property AD, why they are looking to divest the portfolio and SBB's focus going forward.

The Largest Swedish Q3 Transactions

Sweden Sweden — Nordic Property News lists the ten largest transactions in Sweden during Q3 2018.
Castellum Invests EUR 116M in New Premises for The Swedish Courts.

Castellum Invests EUR 116M in New Premises for The Swedish Courts

Sweden Sweden — The government has approved the Swedish Court (Domstolsverket) tenancy application and a rental agreement has been signed between the Swedish Courts and Castellum. Castellum is planning new construction of 25 000 sq.m. modern courtroom premises in the centrally situated Nyhamnen area of Malmö. The investment, calculated at SEK 1.2 billion (EUR 116M), constitutes a significant part of Castellum’s strategy towards further growth in the Öresund area, and is one of Castellum’s largest projects of all time.