ARTICLES TAGGED WITH "Catella"

"There is enormous potential for both us and our clients”

Nordic — Daniel Gorosch takes on a newly established role as Head of Corporate Finance Europe at Catella. Following the announcement, he tells Nordic Property News how the role will be shaped, how operations across Europe will be coordinated, and the potential of an expanded pan-European offering.

Catella appoints Daniel Gorosch to Head of Corporate Finance Europe

Sweden Sweden — Catella have appointed current interim CEO Daniel Gorosch as Head of Corporate Finance Europe following the announcement that Rikke Lykke will take up the position as permanent Group CEO on August 15.

Calum buys Copenhagen Business Park

Denmark Denmark — Calum acquires Copenhagen Business Park in Hvidovre from Niam.

Catella enters into agreement to divest Kaktus Towers in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Catella has signed an agreement to divest Kaktus Towers in central Copenhagen. Quantum has acquired the asset on behalf of an institutional investor. The transaction is based on an underlying property value of SEK 2.1 billion (EUR 191 million).

Rikke Lykke appointed new CEO of Catella

Nordic — Catella announces that its Board of Directors has appointed Rikke Lykke as new CEO and President of Catella Group. Rikke Lykke will assume the role on 15 August 2025 and succeeds former acting CEO and President Daniel Gorosch.

Barings makes Danish entry

Denmark Denmark — Barings acquires BTR development in its first real estate investment in Denmark.

Christoffer Abramson new CEO for Northern Horizon

Nordic — Northern Horizon group appoints Christoffer Abramson as CEO and current CEO Milda Darguzaite becomes new Member of the Board

Pontos sells the last property in its ReLog real estate portfolio

Finland Finland — Pontos divests logistics property in Seinäjoki.

Platzer sells to Infranode

Sweden Sweden — Platzer has sold the school property Högsbo 55:13 in the Södra Änggården district of Gothenburg to Infranode. The school, developed by Platzer, covers 10,000 square meters and was completed in 2024. The property is being sold for SEK 552 million (EUR 48 million) with vacated on February 28, 2025.

Ilmarinen sells to EQ

Finland Finland — Catella acted as the financial advisor to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company in the sale of four properties. The buyer is the Special Investment Fund eQ Community Properties.

Catella advised in the sale of two community properties

Finland Finland — The City of Kuusamo has sold the Kuusamo health centre and the Ruijanmutka group home to a private investor.

Catella forms a new EUR 10 billion fund Investment Management platform

Sweden Sweden — Catella announces the strategic merger of the front office operations of its subsidiaries Catella Residential Investment Management GmbH, Berlin (CRIM) and Catella Real Estate AG, Munich (CREAG) to form Catella Investment Management GmbH (CIM). The merger aims to create a stronger fund investment management platform for enhanced operational efficiency, effective from January 1, 2025.

The foreign investors' misjudgments of the Swedish market: "It's laughable"

Sweden Sweden — The highly debated Swedish transaction market has been healthy all the way through the last years – despite the slowdown – and foreign buyers have misjudged the whole situation. This is the opinion of the renowned panel – consisting of Stefan Dahlbo, Anneli Jansson, Sven-Olof Johansson, Joacim Sjöberg and Theodor Jarnhammar – who discussed the issue during the event Stora Kontorsdagen and who see signs of increased activity in the future.

Wihlborgs sells housing development rights outside Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Wihlborgs has sold the housing development rights for the Vasekaer 7 property in the Hørkær area in Herlev Municipality northwest of Copenhagen. The rights comprise a GFA of 18,500 square metres and were sold in October to a joint venture of Nordkranen and Catella for DKK 72.5 million (EUR 9.7 million).

Catella strengthens Corporate Finance Sweden with Bengt Claesson as a new Partner

Sweden Sweden — Catella Corporate Finance further strengthens its organization with the recruitment of Bengt Claesson as a new Partner who will take office in January 2025. Claesson joins from SEB and gives Catella increased strength in qualified advice for capital market and M&A deals as well as larger transactions.

Fredrik Kihlström joins Catella

Sweden Sweden — Catella Corporate Finance strengthens its operations in Stockholm by joining Fredrik Kihlström as Associate Director with a focus on transaction advisory within the industry and logistics segment. Fredrik comes most recently from Prologis where he worked with acquisitions.

The Swedish Order of Freemasons sells property in Lund

Sweden Sweden — Catella acted as advisor to the Swedish Order of Freemasons in the sale of a residential property in the historic Kulturkvadranten in the absolute center of Lund to Malmö Nation.

Theodor Jarnhammar named acting CEO of Catella Corporate Finance Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Catella has decided to appoint Theodor Jarnhammar as acting CEO of Catella Corporate Finance Sweden. He thereby replaces Daniel Gorosch, who has been appointed acting CEO and CEO of Catella Group during the time that the recruitment of a new CEO is underway.

Catella’s CEO Christoffer Abramson leaves the company

Nordic — Following 3.5 years as CEO and President of Catella, Christoffer Abramson and the Board have agreed that he shall resign from his position. The Board will now initiate the recruitment of a new permanent CEO and President, and has in the meantime appointed Daniel Gorosch, currently CEO of Catella Corporate Finance Sweden, as acting CEO and President commencing immediately.

How Catella will gain the upper hand through AI: "We want to shake up the industry"

Nordic — For almost two years, Martin Johanson, CIO and CAIO at Catella, and the team have worked on developing an AI tool that will shake up the otherwise conservative real estate industry. “We think it will hit pretty hard when the traditional well-ironed shirt meets the one who has the upper hand in information.”

Areim buys light industrial portfolio from Castellum

Sweden Sweden — Areim has acquired eight light industrial properties in Västerås in Sweden with approximately 17,000 sqm of lettable area from Castellum. The properties are located in the Hälla and Hacksta industrial areas. With this acquisition, Areim establishes itself in Västerås, Sweden's sixth largest city, within the light industrial sector and expands outside the metropolitan regions.

Catella turns to a loss in the second quarter

Nordic — Catella reports declining turnover during the second quarter compared to the same period the year before, and operating profit also decreased.

Catella’s pan-European Fund CER III Acquires Student Housing Property in Leipzig

Sweden Sweden — Catella European Residential III Fund (CER III) has acquired a 177-unit fully rented student housing development in Leipzig, in the eastern German state of Saxony for around EUR 23 million from the Family Office Drengenberg. This latest investment takes CER III’s total assets under management to EUR 800 million. The Fund is managed by Berlin-based Catella Residential Investment Management (CRIM).

"There is both international and domestic capital looking actively"

Finland Finland — Catella makes a management change as Petteri Kokko succeeds Antti Louko as Managing Director in Finland. Petteri Kokko tells Nordic Property News about his step up, his view on Catella’s position in Finland, the state of the Finnish market and how it will develop going forward.

Petteri Kokko appointed new MD of Catella Corporate Finance Finland

Finland Finland — Catella has appointed Petteri Kokko, current Head of Transactions, as new Managing Director at Catella Corporate Finance Finland succeeding Antti Louko. Petteri Kokko will start his new position 1 July 2024.