Stortorvet 7 in Oslo.

Schage sells Stortorvet 7 to KLP for over EUR 222 million

Norway Norway — Schage sells the iconic and award-winning office building Stortorvet 7 to KLP for a gross property value of over EUR 222 million. The sale marks the largest transaction of a single-property in Norway since 2020.
Oscar Properties.

Oscar Properties avoids bankruptcy

Sweden Sweden — Oscar Properties has avoided bankruptcy by having paid a million dollar claim to Dsam Sweden, which requested the company into bankruptcy, Expressen writes. The company itself announces via a press release that it has decided to invoke an arbitration procedure against DSAM Sweden for the return of SEK 14 million, which includes the claim for one million that DSAM Sweden asserted as the basis for its bankruptcy application against the company.
Oas.

Skanska signs new lease in Oas

Sweden Sweden — Skanska Fastigheter Malmö has signed a lease with Visma for 2,113 square meters. Visma, which offers software and services in the private and public sector, will move into floors 6 and 7 in the property Oas in the fall of 2024.
Mipim’s Managing Director Nicolas Kozubek

Mipim’s MD on this year's event: “You need to listen to do the right business"

Nordic — Mipim 2024 will be slightly different. Under the shade of economic and geopolitical uncertainties in the Cannes sun more focus will be one the dialog. Mipim’s Managing Director Nicolas Kozubek says that it’s clearly visible in how those attending are approaching this years edition of the show.
Elo has acquired residential buildings in Töölö and Kallio in Helsinki.

After the Helsinki acquisitions – this is how Elo wants to develop its real estate holdings

Finland Finland — Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company continues to increase its real estate holdings through the acquisition of two residential properties in Helsinki. Tatu Pakarinen, Senior Portfolio Manager at Elo, tells Nordic Property News about the acquisitions, how Elo wants to develop its real estate portfolio going forward and about his view on real estate as an investment area.
Sörred Logistic Park.

Volvo Cars leases 15,000 sqm from Catena and Platzer JV

Sweden Sweden — Sörred Logistic Park in Hisingen, Gothenburg, continues to grow. Catena and Platzer have signed an agreement with Volvo Cars, with the intention that they will take on 15,000 sqm of space at the Sörred 8:16 property.
Blackstone acquires Lindu Ejendomme from Brunswick and Pictet.

Pictet and Brunswick divest Lindu Ejendomme to Blackstone

Denmark Denmark — Lindu Ejendomme, a joint venture between Pictet Alternative Advisors and Brunswick Real Estate, divested the portfolio to entities owned by Blackstone-managed funds. The portfolio comprises 14 light industrial and warehouse properties in Greater Copenhagen with a total GLA of approximately 84,000 square meters.
Maria Grimberg.

Changes in NCC's Senior Management Team

Nordic — Maria Grimberg, Head of Communications, has decided to leave NCC for other opportunities. She has been in the role since March 2019.
K-Fastigheter signs LOI regarding a portfolio divestment in Denmark.

K-Fastigheter signs LOI regarding divestment in Denmark

Denmark Denmark — K-Fastigheter has signed a letter of intent with an institutional investor regarding the divestment of a property portfolio in Denmark.
Alfons Rosendahl Jagut.

Storebrand adds new Transaction Manager to its Nordic Real Estate team

Nordic — Storebrand Asset Management strengthens its Nordic Real Estate team by hiring Alfons Rosendahl Jagut as Transaction Manager. Alfons Alfons Rosendahl Jagut will focus on accelerating the investment program for Storebrand’s Nordic Real Estate Fund. He will also play a key role in facilitating a seamless entry for Storebrand's growing network of international investors looking to enter the Nordic region.
Esteban de Lope.

"Currently our Nordic allocation is underweighted"

Nordic — Deka Immobilien divests a hotel property in central Gothenburg to Sinoma Fastigheter, co-owned by Balder, Redito and Folksam. Esteban de Lope, Managing Director of Deka Immobilien, tells Nordic Property News about the divestment, the state of Deka Immobilien’s Nordic portfolio and their future plans for the Nordic market.
Ulrika Hallengren, CEO of Wihlborgs,  Annica Ånäs, CEO of Atrium Ljungberg, Sonja Horn, CEO of Entra, and Stina Lindh-Hök, CEO of Nyfosa.

How equal are the Group Managements of the listed Nordic real estate companies?

Nordic — Nordic Property News takes a closer look at how equally distributed the Nordic listed companies Group Managements are.
Niklas Zuckerman, CEO of Logistea, and Anders Nordvall, deputy CEO of Logistea.

Logistea acquires a property in Falun

Sweden Sweden — Logistea has entered into an agreement regarding the acquisition of the property Främby 1:33 in Falun. The property has an underlying property value of MSEK 275 and a lettable area of approximately 42,500 sqm.
51 deals were made in the Nordics during February.

51 deals in February – transaction volume at EUR 1.7 billion

Nordic — The transaction volume in the Nordics increased further in February compared to January and reached EUR 1.7 billion in the second month of the year. So far this year, the volume is 34 percent higher than for the corresponding period in 2023, Collier's latest transaction statistics for February show.
New board members proposed at Fabege.

Bent Oustad and Sofia Watt proposed as new board members at Fabege

Sweden Sweden — Bent Oustad, CEO of Norwegian Property, and Sofia Watt, former Head of Asset Management at Deutsche Finance International and EQT Real Estate, are proposed as new board members at Fabege.
Henrik Bastman.

"Good opportunities in all Nordic countries"

Nordic — Storebrand aims at the logistics market and makes its first acquisition with the Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund (SNRE). Henrik Bastman, Fund Manager for SNRE, tells Nordic Porperty News about the inaugural acquisition, his view of the competition in the hot logistics segment, where to make new logistics acquisitions and about the plans for the fund.
Jacob Holmquist.

CBRE adds to its valuation team

Sweden Sweden — CBRE further increases delivery capacity within valuation and strategic advisory by recruiting Jacob Holmquist as Director to the Valuation and Advisory Services business area.
Illustration of Mimo, view from the north.

NCC signs two new leases in Mimo

Sweden Sweden — Two new tenants signed to NCC's Mimo project in Mölndal, Gothenburg.
Grace Real Estate announces the acquisition of its second residential portfolio, located in thriving central London.

600 units added to the new residential company Grace

Nordic — Ailon Group, the northern European investment manager, and Tamar, the Family Office real estate arm with presence in Europe, the US and the Middle East, launched their joint endeavor the real estate company Grace Real Estate Partners late in 2022. Now their second acquisition is announced, in the middle of London.
According to Prologis, Swedish logistics rents increased at a slower pace in 2023.

Prologis: Swedish logistics rents increased at a slower pace in 2023

Sweden Sweden — After a strong 2022 with rent growth of just over ten percent in Sweden, growth slowed in 2023 and increased by only 2.5 percent, far from the European average of seven percent. This is shown in Prologi's latest report on rental indices in Europe and globally. Nordic Property News reveals more about the findings in the report.
Carl Janglin.

Carl Janglin leaves Oscar Properties immediately

Sweden Sweden — A few weeks ago it was announced that CEO Carl Janglin would leave Oscar Properties, but that he would remain in his position until a successor was appointed and would be involved during the transition. Now the Oscar Properties announces that Janglin is leaving the assignment with immediate effect.
Jessica Gårdmo.

Wästbygg's CFO leaves the company

Sweden Sweden — Wästbygg's CFO Jessico Gårdmo has announced that she is leaving her position and group management for new challenges outside the group.
Strawberry enters a new market.

Strawberry is entering a new market – first hotel in Turku

Finland Finland — Strawberry continues their expansion on the Finnish market. In autumn 2028, a new full-service hotel will open in one of Finland's, biggest development projects at the moment, Ratapiha Arena. The area is located in the middle of the city.
Christian Fredrixon.

Cibus' new CEO: "Good financial support from the banks for new transactions"

Sweden Sweden — Cibus reports an increase in rental income by six percent and an increase in net operating income by six percent in the fourth quarter. The management result amounted to SEK 132 million. “Even during this quarter, earning power per share increases, which is gratifying and a receipt that the active measures taken in 2023 have borne fruit”, says CEO Christian Fredrixon.
Sampsa Apajalahti.

The former Capman profile on his main focus as CEO of Suohki

Finland Finland — "I really gravitated towards Suohki and the opportunities that are in the Finnish social infrastructure segment."