Lund International School.

Hemsö develops new international primary school

Sweden Sweden — Hemsö has entered into a 20-year lease agreement with Lund International School for a new primary school with space for 450 students and a lettable area of ​​5.100 square meters.
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Ingunn Andersen Randa.
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Obos to allocate more capital into the Swedish market: "It's bubbling with positivity in the big cities"
Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
Nordic Nordic —
“Our assessment is that property values have bottomed out”
Peter Wallin, CEO, and Jon Johnsson, CFO, at Bonava.
Nordic Nordic —
Bonava sees strong Swedish growth – sticks to full-year forecast
Stina Lindh Hök.
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Cibus acquires 23 assets in four countries for 103.9 MEUR
One of the Rusta stores in Sweden.

Historically large expansion awaits retail company

Nordic — Retail company Rusta's pipeline of new department stores has increased to 44. The growing number of contracts is now starting to affect the pace of openings, and Rusta will open four new department stores in March, followed by two more in April.
Nordic Property News lists the biggest buyers after the fourth quarter of 2024.

The largest buyers in 2024

Nordic — After an autumn with fairly low transaction activity, some large deals finally broke through during the fourth quarter of last year. Nordic Property News lists the purchase figures for the companies after the Q4 report.
Newsec CEO Max Barclay.

Newsec expands with Nordic office in London

Nordic — Newsec expands to London, strengthening Nordic-Baltic presence and global investment reach.
Copenhagen.

Schroders Capital successfully closes loan on residential complex in Greater Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Schroders Capital’s Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) team announces the successful close of a mezzanine loan on a modern residential complex in Greater Copenhagen. The loan will be held in one of PDCA’s flexible, global, evergreen income funds.
The new Ruby hotel in Copenhagen is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027.

Ruby enters Denmark with its first hotel project in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Ruby Group continues its expansion in Northern Europe and is now establishing itself in Denmark. In collaboration with long-term development partner ECE, Ruby is opening its first hotel in Copenhagen. Attractively located in the prestigious Frederiksberg district, the hotel will offer 219 rooms with a modern and stylish accommodation experience in one of the city’s most sought-after districts.
Northvolt had the ambition to establish Europe's largest factory for batteries.

Northvolt files for bankruptcy – these real estate companies are affected

Sweden Sweden — After an exhaustive attempt to investigate all available means to secure a viable financial and operational future for the company, the board of directors of Northvolt AB announces that it has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden. Nordic Property News has mapped out which real estate companies will be affected.
Nordic Property News lists the biggest sellers of 2024.

They were the biggest sellers in 2024

Nordic — The listed companies largely kept a fairly low profile in 2023 when it comes to transactions. During the fourth and final quarter of last year, we were still able to see a number of deals that raised the numbers a bit. Nordic Property News has comprised a list of the largest sellers in 2024.
Cleantech Garden in Espoo.

NCC sells new community property project in Espoo

Finland Finland — NCC is selling the Cleantech Garden community property project in Espoo, Finland, which comprises approximately 13.750 square meters of leasable area for SEK 900 million, approximately EUR 80 million. The buyer is Suohki, a social infrastructure company in Finland, wholly owned by Infranode. The City of Espoo will become the largest tenant in the property with a new school.
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.
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.