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Axiom Advisors advises institutional investors on their real estate assets.

Savills signs association agreement with Axiom Advisors

Finland Finland — International real estate advisor Savills has entered into an association with Axiom Advisors in Finland to support its continued expansion in the Nordics and more widely in Europe.
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Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
Nordic Nordic —
Nils Styf: "A lack of resources and expertise in many municipalities"
Mårten Othérus.
Nordic Nordic —
The growth targets for Nordr Sweden after Starwood’s entry
Pål Ahlsén, CEO at Castellum.
Nordic Nordic —
Pål Ahlsén: "Castellum will be a net seller this year"
Nordic Nordic —
Nordr Sweden sold to Starwood
Willhem buys in Bandhagen, Stockholm.

Willhem expands in Stockholm with a EUR 115 million acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Willhem is now expanding its property portfolio in the Stockholm area further through the acquisition of 371 newly built apartments in Bandhagen, Stockholm. The agreed property value is SEK 1.290 million, EUR 115 million, and the seller is Nordiska Bostad.
Heléne Lidström, workplace strategist at Castellum.

Castellum on the future offices: "We need more chairs than butts"

Nordic — The future of work is in focus as the balance between remote work and office presence becomes more stabilized. At the same time, activity-based and flexible offices seem to have reached a plateau and there are challenges in how tenants think about the design of those offices.
Johan Nihlmark, Jessica Gräsberg and Rikard Lindkvist.

Colliers strengthens its offering within the hot segment: "See increased demand"

Sweden Sweden — With two prestigious hires, Colliers has laid a strong foundation for its leasing operations within the industrial and logistics sector. Jessica Gräsberg, Head of Leasing, tells Nordic Property News about the recruitments, the investment into the sector, and how she sees the industrial and logistics segments developing moving forward.
Mikael Nicander, Deputy CEO of Stenhus.

Stenhus' focus areas for 2025

Sweden Sweden — Stenhus updates its financial goals and plans to continue growing in the same areas and segments It already operates in. Deputy CEO Mikael Nicander shares his view on Stenhus' quarterly report and the near future.
Fredrik Bergenstråhle.

Fredrik Bergenstråhle appointed Head of Afa Fastigheter ...

Sweden Sweden — Fredrik Bergenstråhle will take over as the new Head of Afa Fastigheter in the summer of 2025, leaving his position at Skanska Fastigheter Stockholm AB, where he has served as CEO for the past seven years, responsible for Skanska's commercial properties in the Stockholm area.
Markus Dangré.

... And Markus Dangré takes over as new CEO of Skanska Fastigheter Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Markus Dangré has been appointed as the new CEO of Skanska Fastigheter Stockholm and will be responsible for Skanska's commercial real estate development in the Stockholm area. He succeeds Fredrik Bergenstråhle, who has been appointed as the new Head of Afa Fastigheter.
Susanne Essehorn, Head of Market and Business at Specialfastigheter, and Caroline Reuterskiöld Wall, Acting Director General and Chief Legal Officer at the Swedish Fortifications Agency.

The Swedish Fortifications Agency buys properties for EUR 747 million from Specialfastigheter

Sweden Sweden — The Swedish Fortifications Agency acquires seven properties from Specialfastigheter for a value of SEK 8.2 billion (EUR 747 million) and a total area of 180,000 square meters. The deal includes, among other things, the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters on Lidingövägen, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration's (FMV) headquarters Tre Vapen at Gärdet in Stockholm, and the Swedish Defence Research Agency's (FOI) headquarters in Kista.
Anna-Karin Nyman, communications and marketing director at Castellum.

Castellum: "Private space is most in demand in offices"

Nordic — There are contradictions in what office workers demand and how they view working life. This can be seen in Castellum's new office report. Anna-Karin Nyman is communications and marketing director at the property company shares the conclusions that can be drawn from the report.
Maximilian Keysberg.

"We see continued strong activity in the logistics market"

Sweden Sweden — JLL steps up its Project & Development Services Operations with an Establishment in Gothenburg. Maximilian Keysberg, Head of P&DS in Sweden, tells Nordic Property News about the decision to expand the area, the synergies they see, why Mani Hemmaty is the right person to lead Gothenburg branch, and the future opportunities in the sector.
Skanska.

Skanska builds school in Sandefjord

Norway Norway — Skanska has signed a contract with the Municipality of Sandefjord to build a new school in Vesterøya, south of Oslo.
Nrep acquires in Sundbyberg.

Nrep acquires rental apartments in Sundbyberg

Sweden Sweden — Through the Nordic region’s largest core-plus fund, Nrep Income+, Nrep strengthens its presence in the Stockholm housing market by acquiring 308 new rental apartments in Hallonbergen, Sundbyberg, from a joint venture owned by Reliwe and Derome.
Gustav Sjöö.

Gustav Sjöö appointed new CEO of Arris

Sweden Sweden — Arris, a player in cost and investment advisory for the construction and real estate industry, announces that Gustav Sjöö has been appointed as the new CEO.
Biljana Pehrsson, CEO of Jernhusen.

Biljana Pehrsson: "We will have a high investment rate"

Sweden Sweden — A month has passed since Jernhusen's year-end report and the company's sustainability report is also being released in the coming days. So there is a lot going on in the company at the moment when Nordic Property News catches CEO Biljana Pehrsson in the middle of a step. She talks about, among other things, how she notices that the financial market is sending positive signals. – The transaction market has increased activity and there is great interest from the capital market for green bonds.
Christian Lindgren, CEO of Doxa.

Crisis of confidence among shareholders after Doxa's quarterly report

Nordic — Doxa's presentation of the fourth quarter report is dominated by the Serneke/Mutares affair. Now, trust in the new management is precariously swaying among shareholders and concerns about what might happen to Karlatornet and Karlastaden are seeping out. "I think it's sad for all employees and all customers affected by the bankruptcy", says a downcast Christian Lindgren.
Torbjörn Karlsson.

Torbjörn Karlsson appointed new CEO of Stor-Oslo Eiendom

Norway Norway — Torbjörn Karlsson leaves Carucel Eiendom to become the new CEO of Stor-Oslo Eiendom.
Rikard Lindkvist.

Colliers recruits Rikard Lindkvist

Sweden Sweden — Colliers appoints Rikard Lindkvist as Director of Industrial & Logistics Leasing in Sweden.
Solna Link.

Skanska invests in a new Stockholm office building

Sweden Sweden — Skanska is investing about SEK 1 billion in the first phase of the office complex Solna Link at Solna Station in Arenastaden in Stockholm.
Prisma CEO, Fredrik Mässing.

Prisma wants to continue acquiring

Sweden Sweden — 2024 has been a year of strong growth for Prisma, as the company made a number of strategic acquisitions and started development projects. The listing on Nasdaq Stockholm in June can also be said to be a major milestone, at least if you ask CEO Fredrik Mässing: “The listing gave us the financial muscle needed to continue growing at an even higher rate.

The companies with the highest vacancies

Nordic — The listed real estate companies have predominantly low vacancies, but some stand out. Commercial property owners in particular have slipped in the economic vacancy rate. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at what the companies' occupancy rates looked like when 2024 ended.
Bring becomes a new tenant of Logicor's in Pilängen, Örebro.

Logicor signs new lease with Bring in Örebro

Sweden Sweden — Bring leases 7,400 sqm of logistics space and expands its relationship with Logicor. The facility is strategically located in Pilängen, linking major Swedish transport hubs. Logicor is set to refurbish the facility.
Areim raises capital for its Areim DC Fund.

Areim announces successful additional capital raise of EUR 450 million for the Areim DC Fund

Nordic — Areim has completed an additional capital raise for its Nordic data centre fund, Areim DC Fund, bringing total raised capital to EUR 900 million. The capital raise was significantly oversubscribed and adds both Nordic and international institutional capital, further diversifying the investor base. Over the past two years, Areim has raised more than EUR 1.2 billion of capital to the platform, including equity, debt, and bond capital.
Alexander Sjögren.

Hines adds another key-player to its Nordic team

Nordic — Hines continues to strengthen its team in the Nordics. After Staffan Unge took on the role of Head of the Nordics, the next key player is now in place with the recruitment of Alexander Sjögren.
Jenny Rehn, CEO Nordiqus.

Nordiqus open to new markets

Nordic — SBB's associated company in education, Nordiqus, has added additional properties to its portfolio. CEO Jenny Rehn shares how they view additional transactions and the conditions for entering a completely new market in the future.

Winners and losers on the stock market in February

Nordic — Nordic Property News Nordic Property News presents the winners and losers on the stock exchange during February.