Södra Porten, Mölndal, Sweden.

Hemfosa Signs Its Largest New Lease

Sweden Sweden — Hemfosa has signed a lease for previously vacant floor space in the Tulpanen 3 property in Mölndal, Sweden, and is investing in tenant-specific modifications. This major new lease and refurbishment comprise a key step in rejuvenating Mölndal's Södra Porten business park.
Johan Bergman.

Niam Purchases 461 Apartments in Aalborg

Denmark Denmark — Swedish Niam has purchased 461 apartments in Aalborg through two separate deals.
A 40,000 sqm office building is to be built in Copenhagen.

Construction of 40,000 sqm Office Building in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — A 40,000 sqm office building will be erected as a PPP project (Public Private Partnership) in central Copenhagen.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition to design a new residential development in aarhus.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Designs a New Residential Development in Aarhus

Denmark Denmark — The project comprises of 106 apartments of varying size, from 2-bedroom flats to large penthouses with private roof terraces. It adapts to the city’s character and soul exploiting the site's exceptional values and creating a unique public urban garden.
Tellus Towers.

New Location for The Tellus Towers

Sweden Sweden — Less than a year ago, the Swedish Armed Forces stopped the planned placement of the Tellus Tower. Stockholm City and the developer SSM now agree on a new placement of the project, which might be Northern Europe’s tallest apartment building.

Park Street Acquires Tactical Stake in Storebrand Optimér Fund

Norway Norway — Park Street, the European private equity real estate manager, has acquired a tactical equity stake in the Storebrand Optimér property fund, a Norwegian unlisted real estate fund managed by the asset management arm of Storebrand, the insurance and pension provider.

Hemfosa Purchases More in Finland

Finland Finland — Hemfosa Fastigheter acquires a further three community service properties in Finland at a value of approximately €53 M (MSEK 500).

TV2 Leaves Karl Johan for Bjørvika

Norway Norway — TV2 leaves the Oslo office at Karl Johans gate and moves to an all new space in Bjørvika.

JLL: The Nordics Top the European Real Estate Market Transaction Table in 2015

Nordic — Real estate outperformed other asset classes in 2015 as record investment in the US helped to drive strong global transaction volumes throughout the year, according to new preliminary figures from JLL. In Europe, Germany and the Nordics enjoyed a standout 2015 with almost 30 percent growth year-on-year.

Skanska Develops and Constructs New Premises at Linnaeus University in Kalmar

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed a ten year lease with Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden, which results in a construction contract worth about €107 M (SEK 1 billion). In addition, Skanska has received an order for conversion and extension of additional premises on the campus with an order value of about €54 M (SEK 500 M).
Bård Bjølgerud.

Pangea Property Partners and Mrec Establish Strategic Cooperation

Nordic — Pangea Property Partners, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo and London, and Helsinki-based Mrec has announced that the two companies have entered into cooperation on a project basis in order to take advantage of the increase in cross-border property transactions in the Nordic region.
Caroline Bertlin, new CEO of Nordisk Renting.

New CEO at Nordisk Renting

Sweden Sweden — After almost 15 years, Reinhold Geijer steps down as CEO for Nordisk Renting. Caroline Bertlin succeeds him.

NREP Exits Retail Property in Salo

Finland Finland — NREP’s Nordic Strategies Fund I has divested a hypermarket retail property in the center of Salo, Finland, to a fund managed by eQ Asset Management. This marks the first exit for Nordic Strategies Fund I, which started investing in 2014.
PensionDanmark acquires the Comwell Hotel in Roskilde.

PensionDanmark Purchases Hotel in Roskilde

Denmark Denmark — PensionDanmark purchases the Comwell hotel in Roskilde for MDKK 257 (€ 36 M). This is their first hotel investment.

Transaction Volume Almost EUR 5.5 Billion in 2015

Finland Finland — According to the statistics of KTI, the total direct property transaction volume in the Finnish property market in 2015 amounted to almost EUR 5.5 billion.
Skandia Fastigheter acquires two properties at Backaplan, Gothenburg.

Skandia Fastigheter Purchases and Develops Backaplan in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Skandia Fastigheter purchases two large development properties from KF Fastigheter, with a total plot area of 90,000 sqm on Backaplan in Gothenburg.

Nordea Liv Purchases Rådhuspassasjen

Norway Norway — Nordea Liv purchases Rådhuspassasjen in Oslo for MNOK 605 (€ 81M).
Leif Andersson.

Areim Invests in Blackstone´s Obligo Portfolio

Nordic — Areim recently launched its Areim Fund III and is now entering into its first deal – 20 percent of the Nordic portfolio that Blackstone last year bought from Obligo.
Egil Stokka from HitecVision and CEO at NorSea Group Property, Leif Emil Brekke at the signing of the agreement.

Asset Buyout Partners Acquires Oil and Gas Properties

Norway Norway — Asset Buyout Partners AS acquires five oil and gas properties from Norsea Group Property for MNOK 875 (€90 M).
Tomas Coldor.

Tomas Coldor New Branch Manager at pbb:s Stockholm Office

Sweden Sweden — At the beginning of the year, Tomas Coldor took on his new position as Branch Manager at pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank’s office in Stockholm. He is successor to Anders Tägt, who left the bank at the end of the year at his own request.

December the Most Active Transaction Month in the Nordics

Nordic — December was the most active month in the Nordic transaction market in 2015 with 143 deals summing to € 6.8 billion, according to Pangea Property Partners.
Framo´s office and production plant at Askøy.

Swedish Lilium in Two Norwegian Deals

Norway Norway — Lilium Fastigheter divests their share of the property in Forskningsparken in Oslo and instead purchases a large office building in Bergen – together with the chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, among others.
Knut Rost.

Diös Sells to Local Companies in Härnösand

Sweden Sweden — Diös has sold a portfolio of 30 properties in Härnösand of approximately 84,000 sqm . Buyers are the local companies Westerlind Fastigheter i Härnösand AB/ Landsorten Invest AB. The underlying property value amounts to MSEK 342.5 (€37M).

Kungsleden Divests Three Properties

Sweden Sweden — Kungsleden divests, in three separate deals, properties in Norrköping, Hudiksvall and Högsby. The combined property value of the three properties is MSEK 100.

NCC Builds Laboratory at Aarhus University

Denmark Denmark — The new building in Aarhus, Denmark, houses both laboratories for medical research and teaching. The total contract sum amounts to approximately €23 M.