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Ilkka Salminen.

How Slättö aims to grow on the Finnish market

Finland Finland — Slättö grows its Finnish portfolio through two separate transactions. Ilkka Salminen, Head of Finland at Slättö, tells Nordic Property News about growth ambitions for the Finnish market, what segments and locations they consider attractive for new investments and how he sees the Finnish real estate markets developing going forward.
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Winners and losers on the stock market in January
Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
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Nils Styf: "A lack of resources and expertise in many municipalities"
Mårten Othérus.
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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"
Citygate.

Skanska divests Citygate in Gothenburg for about EUR 216 million to internal portfolio

Sweden Sweden — Skanska Commercial Development Nordic has divested the office building Citygate in Gothenburg, Sweden, to own portfolio for about SEK 2.5 billion (EUR 216 million), after deductions for remaining investments and deferred tax.
Nrep sells to Blackstone.

Nrep sells Finnish urban logistics portfolio to Blackstone

Finland Finland — Nrep divests a Finnish urban logistics portfolio to funds managed by Blackstone for EUR 135 million. The ‘Aktiivihallit Ky’ portfolio comprises 22 warehouse properties with a total leasable area of approximately 133,000 square metres. 80 percent of the properties are located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Annie Franzon, Head of Transactions at Diös.

Diös divests properties in five cities

Sweden Sweden — Diös divests ten properties in five cities including housing, light industry, commerce and offices. This is done through three different transactions, which take place in line with the company's strategy. The total leasable area of the divested the properties correspond to approximately 57,000 square meters and the total sales price amounts to SEK 452 MSEK (EUR 39 million).

They invested most in their own portfolio

Nordic — They invested the most money in their own existing portfolios in Q1.

Swedish region booming after Volvo decision

Sweden Sweden — Skaraborg is facing a major change and the population will increase dramatically if the municipalities themselves are to be believed. One of the municipalities, Mariestad, is investing heavily in the establishments that await. 11,000 homes are needed – largely due to decision from Volvo.

Slättö acquires residential portfolios

Finland Finland — Slättö acquires two residential portfolios in Finland with total value of EUR 130 million.
SBB.

SBB extends lease agreement with Hässleholm Municipality

Sweden Sweden — SBB extends lease agreement of 15 years with Hässleholm Municipality.
Bjarke Mikkelsen.

Bjarke Mikkelsen appointed new CEO of Thylander

Denmark Denmark — Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and Tech Entrepreneur becomes Managing Partner and CEO at Thylander.
Charles-Nicolas Tarrière, Paul Hampton and Kevin Muscat launch Evonite.

Performance matters over AUM Growth as experienced real estate trio launch new partnership

Nordic — Paul Hampton, Charles-Nicolas Tarrière and Kevin Muscat have regrouped to launch Evonite, after previously working together at Rockspring Property Investment Managers and Patrizia.
Capman acquires residential project.

Capman makes residential acquisition in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Capman Residential Fund makes its second investment in Sweden through the acquisition of a forward funding project in Ursvik, Sundbyberg, just North of Stockholm.

Ikea scraps plans for extensive expansion on Malmö property

Sweden Sweden — 41,000 square meters of offices, center operations and parking will be scrapped when the furniture giant rethinks project. Nordic Property News takes a closer look at the project.
JM sells in Järfälla.

JM sells rental property in Järfälla

Sweden Sweden — JM has signed an agreement for the sale of a rental property located in Järfälla, Stockholm. The transaction amounts to SEK 497 million (EUR 45 million).
Northvolt sells Borlänge where they planned to open a battery factory.

Northvolt pulls out of factory plans in Borlänge – sells 900,000 sqm

Sweden Sweden — Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has chosen to scrap its plans to open a factory in Borlänge. The company will also sell the land in Kvarnsveden where the factory was planned, writes Dagens industri (DI).
Logistea's CEO Niklas Zuckerman. The image is a montage.

How the new logistics giant want to take advantage of its size: "The position is strengthened"

Nordic — A "new" actor enters the Nordic logistics markets when Logistea and KMC Properties merge and form one of the Nordics' largest listed logistic real estate companies under the name Logistea. Niklas Zuckerman, CEO of the company, tells Nordic Property News about the decision to merge the companies, the position the new company will get in the market, the advantages that come with becoming a clearer Nordic player, and how hey view the portfolio that the new Logistea will have at its disposal .
Emma Kuzmina.

Technopolis makes divestments in the Baltics – increases its Nordic focus

Nordic — Technopolis wants to increase its focus on its Nordic core markets and is therefore adjusting its geographical presence through two divestments in the Baltic region. Through this, they want to concentrate resources and investments in the Nordic region, where the company sees the greatest potential for growth. Nordic Property News has spoken to Emma Kuzmina, Chair of the Board of Technopolis, who describes the strategy and thinking behind the sale.
Verdion buys from Corem.

Verdion makes new Gothenburg acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Verdion buys a 44,000 square meter property in the Backa district of Gothenburg from Corem.
Thomas Holm in front of Bromma Blocks.

Svenska Handelsfastigheter buys Bromma Blocks from CBRE IM

Sweden Sweden — Svenska Handelsfastigheter has entered into an agreement with CBRE IM on the acquisition of Bromma Blocks for SEK 1.173 billion (EUR 101 million). The acquisition includes five properties with a total lettable area of ​​just under 57,500 square meters and a well-located building right of approximately 50,000 square meters.
Lars Jensen.

Lars Jensen appointed new City Architect in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — The new City Architect for the City of Copenhagen has been appointed. Lars Jensen takes office on Monday September 2nd.

Key-player leaves Citycon

Nordic — Bids farewell to the company after nearly six years.
Maria Sahlén.

Nordika appoints Maria Sahlén as new CFO

Nordic — Nordika announces the appointment of Maria Sahlén as its new Chief Financial Officer. She brings over 20 years of financial leadership experience to Nordika, poised to strengthen Nordika's capacity to manage fund operations with institutional investors from multiple jurisdictions.
Juhani Erke.

Capman announces strategic promotions and new role to bolster Nordic asset management

Nordic — Capman Real Estate makes key organisational enhancements including the introduction of a new leadership role to streamline Nordic asset management operations and support continued expansion.
The Västerås train station.

Jernhusen sells its share in the Västerås train station

Sweden Sweden — Jernhusen is selling its share of Västerås station in order to simplify development in the area. The sale means that the city of Västerås takes over the operation of the joint company Västerås Central AB. A letter of intent between Jernhusen and the city, which clarifies the long-term ambition to be followed in the future as well, has been signed.
Oscar Engelbert, founder and former CEO of Oscar Properties.

In midst of the crisis – Oscar Properties to elect new board

Sweden Sweden — It has been a busy two months for Oscar Properties, which teetered close to bankruptcy and had its restructuring application rejected twice with reference to the fact that the board is not in a decision-making body as it now only consists of the company's founder Oscar Engelbert. He, in turn, sees this as the company becoming "rulerless" and has called for an extra general meeting to be held today with the aim, among other things, of electing a new board and chairman. Nordic Property News takes a closer look at the twists and turns at a company in crisis.
Base Gruppen sells K8 in Stavanger.

Base sells Stavanger property to Storebrand

Norway Norway — Base sells K8 in Stavanger to Storebrand for just under NOK 1.1 billion (EUR 96 million).