Mikael Granath.

Mikael Granath Resigns as Willhem CEO

Sweden Sweden — After eleven years as CEO of Willhem, Mikael Granath has informed the board that he wishes to leave his position. Mikael Granath will remain as CEO during 2023 until a new CEO is in place.
Fredrik Kihlström.

“We See a Clear Slowdown in the Transaction Market”

Sweden Sweden — Prologis strengthens the transaction focus with the appointment of Fredrik Kihlström as Capital Deployment Manager. He tells Nordic Property News about the Prologis ambitions in Sweden, how he views the logistics market and how he believes it will develop going forward.
Some of the owners' heritage.

The Global Impact in the Nordic Property Giants

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents an updated list of the foreign holdings in the Nordic listed real estate companies.

Two Banks Increase their Holdings in Listed Swedish Company

Sweden Sweden — Increased their respective shares in Platzer during the third quarter.

Swiss Life to Expand its Nordic Footprint

Nordic — Martin Grimm Strømme, Investment Manager at Swiss Life Asset Managers Nordic, tells Nordic Property News about the development since the acquisition of NRP, Nordic targets, and why the Finnish office market is of great interest for the pan-European investor.

Prologis Strengthens Presence in Stockholm – Recruits Capital Deployment Manager

Sweden Sweden — Logistics real estate company Prologis continues to grow its Sockholm office by increasing its presence in the logistics market of Stockholm and Mälardalen.
Sognevej.

Cromwell Acquires Industrial Asset in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Cromwell Property Group has completed, on behalf of Cromwell European REIT (CEREIT), the acquisition of a multi-let light industrial logistics property in Brøndby, Copenhagen, for EUR 15.7 million.
Andreas Carlson.

Andreas Carlson Appointed Minister for Housing

Sweden Sweden — Andreas Carlson from the Christian Democrats has been named new Minister for Housing in Sweden.
Gothenburg.

Property in Attractive Area to Be Acquired by the City

Sweden Sweden — City of Gothenburg's real estate office and Älvstranden Utveckling are reviewing the possibility of transferring an almost 200,000 square meter property in Gullbergsvass from Älvstranden Utveckling to the City of Gothenburg.
Stockholm.

"A Slow Motion Real Estate Crisis in Sweden"

Sweden Sweden — Catella's Head of Research, Arvid Lindqvist, shared a gloomy picture of the economy in general and the real estate sector in particular with continued losses on the stock market and companies with a large residential stock facing particularly challenging times.
Patrik Hall, CEO of Heimstaden.

One Year Since the Major Akelius Acquisition: "Bought at the Perfect Wrong Time"

Nordic — At the end of October 2021, Heimstaden received final approval for the acquisition of Akelius' property portfolios in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Almost a year later, Heimstaden's CEO Patrik Hall looks back on the huge 92 billion acquisition and the, in hindsight, "perfectly wrong timing" for the purchase. He also says how they view the future of the Akelius-portfolio today.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Builds Office and Storage Facilities for the Swedish Fortifications Agency

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed an agreement with The Swedish Fortifications Agency to build offices, warehouses and workshops.
Chris Helin.

Alecta Fastigheter Recruits from Atrium Ljungberg

Sweden Sweden — Chris Helin will be the new Head of Property Development and Client Relations at Alecta Fastigheter.
Joachim Hallengren.

Aspelin Ramm Adds Joachim Hallengren to the Board of Directors

Nordic — Joachim Hallengren takes a seat on the board of Aspelin Ramm Fastigheter and will contribute with solid expertise in property development and board work.
Eivind Hjulstad, CEO of Citybox.

The Norwegian Hotel Chain Enters Sweden

Nordic — CEO Eivind Hjulstad: “Stockholm has been at the top of our list since we started the expansion of Citybox outside Norway.”
Klara Appelqvist, the new Sustainability Manager of Balder.

Balder Appoints Sustainability Manager

Sweden Sweden — Fastighets AB Balder has recruited Klara Appelqvist as the company’s Sustainability Manager. She has most recently held a similar role at the property company Heimstaden Sweden and she took up her position at Balder on 10 October.

Catena Signs Lease Agreement in Southern Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Nowaste Logistics, a third-party logistics company, is moving into a newly built logistics facility at Logistikposition Tostarp in Helsingborg. Existing premises in the area are also being extended.
Jani Nieminen, CEO of Kojamo.

Kojamo Signs EUR 100 Million Credit Agreement with OP Corporate Bank

Finland Finland — Kojamo plc has signed a new EUR 100 million credit agreement with OP Corporate Bank. The credit agreement is unsecured and has a maturity of six years.
Åsa Hedenberg.

CEO to Leave Large Swedish Company

Sweden Sweden — Åsa Hedenberg leaves her position as CEO of Specialfastigheter during 2023.
Pontus Flemme Gärdsell.

Cromwell Property Group’s Keys for Further Growth in the Nordics

Nordic — Pontus Flemme Gärdsell, Head of Nordics at Cromwell Property Group: “Obviously, the competition is strong with a lot of capital entering the logistics sector.”
The Nordic real estate companies’ dividend yields.

They Provide the Highest Dividend Yields on the Stock Exchange

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents which of the listed Nordic construction and real estate companies that have the best yields. Here is the complete list.
Invesco Real Estate further expands allocation to Greater Copenhagen residential market.

Invesco Real Estate Acquires Residential Asset in Greater Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Invesco Real Estate has acquired a c. 13,900 sqm Grade A residential asset in Greater Copenhagen in a forward transaction which is expected to complete in Q2 2024.
Karlstad.

Stenhus Divests in Karlstad

Sweden Sweden — Stenhus sells Karlstad property to Albér for MSEK 197.
Götenehus buys Vasaporten in Skövde.

Götenehus Acquires Two Properties

Sweden Sweden — Götenehus Group acquires two commercial properties with an underlying property value of SEK 530 million.
Anders Liljenstolpe worked for 16 years in Russia, now he has left the country to work for CBRE in Sweden.

CBRE's New Top Name Left Russia After 16 Years

Sweden Sweden — Anders Liljenstolpe recently started his new role as the new CEO of CBRE's Advisory Services in Sweden. He has a long and solid background in the real estate industry, where he held top positions in several companies in Russia after having worked in the country since 2006. He tells Nordic Property News about the decision to leave Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine and how he intends to leave his mark on the Swedish market for CBRE.