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Catella Investment Management acquires residential ensemble with existing and new construction in Fürstenfeldbruck

Catella Investment Management has acquired a residential complex in Fürstenfeldbruck, consisting of three existing buildings and a planned new building. The new building is scheduled to be completed by 2027 and the existing buildings will be renovated to make them more energy-efficient.

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Four reasons why infrastructure AIFs will continue to be the stability component of institutional portfolios in 2026

For institutional investors, the weights within real assets are shifting. Real estate remains a central portfolio element, with infrastructure increasingly supplementing it with a stability component.

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Savills: European logistics market recovers in the third quarter of 2025

Research by Savills shows that the European logistics market has seen growth in the third quarter of 2025. Take-up increased by 24% quarter-on-quarter, and investors continued to focus on strong core markets.

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Robert C. Spies brokers residential and commercial building on Norderney

The buyer is a newly founded company from the circle of shareholders of the Gerdes + Landwehr Group, some of whose members are also owners of the 1884 Boutique Hotel on Norderney.

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CBRE advises the law firm Pinsent Masons on the lease of a new office in the Benrather Karree in Düsseldorf

CBRE has advised the law firm Pinsent Masons on the lease of a new office in the Central Business District of Düsseldorf. The law firm will move into its new premises in the Benrath Karree from August 2026.

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Emerald Advisory Wins Credit Management Mandate for Marshall Bridge Fund

Emerald Advisory takes over the German support and operational management of selected credit exposures for the Luxembourg fund

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HIH Invest acquires new logistics building in Alzey

HIH Invest has acquired a new logistics building in Alzey from the TIMBRA Group for the HIH Deutschland+ fund. The property offers over 10,000 square metres of rental space and is leased on a long-term basis to Lufthansa Technik Aero Alzey.

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Colliers – Clear cluster formation for legal advice in Frankfurt’s Central Business District

Colliers analyzes the clustering of legal services in Frankfurt's Central Business District, which focuses on two main areas: the City Highrise Cluster and the Opera Quarter Cluster.

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B&L PM receives another property management mandate for office building in Bremen from HanseMerkur Grundvermögen AG

B&L Property Management is acquiring an office property in Bremen's Überseestadt district for HanseMerkur Grundvermögen AG. The mandate reflects a strong partnership and covers an area of 21,600 square meters.

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REALOGIS brokers around 8,000 square metres of commercial space in Braunschweig

REALOGIS has leased around 8,000 m2 of commercial space in Braunschweig to the SCT Group. It has set up its German headquarters there. The property also includes mezzanine and office space as well as several parking spaces.

Luftbild u.a. von dem verkauften Areal und dem ARAG Tower im Hintergrund
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Düsseldorf: Instone Group acquires development site for up to 15,000 m² of residential development via Aengevelt.

The Instone Group has acquired a development site in Düsseldorf Mörsenbroich via Aengevelt. An urban mixed area with up to 15,000 m² of residential development is to be created there.

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GARBE Urban Real Estate Germany brings re:sponz to Cologne: A new timber hybrid residential quarter marks the start of the Europe-wide expansion of the “Beds” business area

GARBE Urban Real Estate Germany is launching a major rental apartment project in Cologne-Raderthal using serial timber hybrid construction. The Marienhof will offer around 200 apartments and marks the beginning of Europe-wide expansion in the "Beds" segment.

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GIEAG Immobilien AG successfully uses Acquirepad Exposé Reader AI in its operations

GIEAG Immobilien AG has been using Acquirepad's Exposé Reader AI for several months to automate the acquisition process and relieve the investment team. The use of AI makes it possible to process real estate exposés more efficiently and significantly reduce the processing time per property.

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Peper & Söhne develops new production and logistics site for Rehadapt GmbH in Kassel

Peper & Söhne is building a new production and logistics site in Kassel for Rehadapt GmbH. Construction is scheduled to start in January 2026, with the building combining production, assembly and warehouse logistics.

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Local shopping centre in Beckum: Dr. Peters Group succeeds in early extension of lease agreement by at least 12 years with REWE

The agreed package also includes a joint concept for market modernisation. This is expected to be implemented at the beginning of 2027. The rent increase agreed for after the modernization strengthens the income side of IPD2 and opens up further potential in the long term.

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DuPont moves into Rosenheim locomotive yards

DuPont has rented 370 m² of office space in the Rosenheim locomotive yards. The chemical company is moving its headquarters to the modern office building on Münchener Straße.

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GRR GARBE Retail sells local supply property in Krefeld to REWE

GRR GARBE Retail has sold a local supply property in Krefeld-Bockum to REWE Group as part of an off-market deal. The property comprises 4,320 m² of rental space and accommodates, among other things, a REWE branch as an anchor tenant.

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Goldbeck Facility Services take over facility management in Düsseldorf’s OFFICEHOME Rise office tower

Goldbeck Facility Services will take over facility management for the OFFICEHOME Rise office high-rise in Düsseldorf from 1 December 2025. The building offers modern building technology on 17 floors and meets high energy and sustainability standards.

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How can platform investing be deployed to meet wider portfolio objectives?

In our first blog on operational real estate, we looked at how growth equity investing can be applied to this asset class. In our second instalment we’ll compare this style of investing to a value-add/opportunistic real estate strategy.

Wohnimmobilie in Holzbauweise, Künzelsau - INDUSTRIA Immobilien | Fotograf: Roger Rachel
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Investment opportunity: Serial and modular residential properties – scalability and cost advantages are no longer theory

Serial and modular construction is increasingly seen as a key to effectively countering the shortage of affordable housing – especially in metropolitan areas and large cities.

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Deka Immobilien sells office and service building in Yokohama’s high-tech park at a profit

Deka Immobilien has successfully sold an office and service building in the Hakusan High-Tech Park in Yokohama. The buyer is a consortium of Japanese institutional investors. The property was sold as part of the active portfolio management in order to benefit from the good market situation.

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European office take-up and prime rents continue to rise

Savills reports that European office take-up increased by 3% year-on-year in the Q1-Q3 2025 period, while prime rents recorded an average increase of 4.9%. There were significant increases in Frankfurt and London in particular.

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BF. Quarterly Barometer Q4 2025 – Sentiment among real estate financiers remains weak

Sentiment among commercial real estate financiers will remain almost unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2025. The BF. Quarterly barometer shows a slight recovery, while new business is increasing and financing in the residential sector dominates.

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MPC acquires two Berlin residential portfolios with Dunman Capital as operating partner as part of its “Manage-to-Green” strategy

MPC Investments, together with Dunman Capital, has acquired two residential real estate portfolios in Berlin. This acquisition is part of its "Manage-to-Green" strategy to modernize and decarbonize older residential buildings in Germany.

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