DUBAI: Union Properties PJSC (UPP) announced its preliminary financial results for the fiscal year 2023, registering a record net profit of AED 811 million, up by 2607% from 2022. The company’s operating profit also grew by 60%, reaching AED 508 million. The company attributed its exceptional performance to its strategic approach, market position, and diversified…
CoStar Group, a leading online real estate platform, has purchased a 552,000 square foot office building in Arlington, Virginia, for an undisclosed amount. The company plans to move its Washington, D.C. employees to the new location by 2025, taking advantage of nearly $7 million in tax and economic incentives. The company, which has over 6,200…
LONDON, UK: Tritax Big Box REIT PLC (BBOX) and UK Commercial Property REIT Limited (UKCM), two of the UK’s leading real estate investment trusts, have reached agreement on the key terms of a possible all-share offer for UKCM, which would create a combined group with a market capitalisation of over £4 billion. The possible offer…
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Aldar Properties, the UAE’s leading real estate developer, investor, and manager, has announced a strategic partnership with Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), a global investment firm, to invest in logistics and self-storage assets in Europe. The partnership is part of Aldar’s international expansion plan, which aims to diversify its portfolio and tap into high-growth…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: BWP Management Limited (BWPM), the responsible entity for BWP Trust (BWP), has launched an all-scrip offer to acquire all the securities of Newmark Property REIT (NPR) for an implied price of $1.39 per security, representing a 43.1% premium to NPR’s closing price on 23 January 2024. The offer is unanimously recommended by the…
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Aldar Properties, the leading real estate developer, manager, and investor in Abu Dhabi, has announced a development pipeline of new projects worth AED 5 billion, aimed at increasing its recurring income by 2025. The new projects include residential, retail, hospitality, and education assets across Abu Dhabi’s prime locations, such as Yas Island,…
TECOM Group, the creator of specialised business districts and vibrant communities in Dubai, reported a record revenue of AED 2.2 billion and a net profit of AED 1.1 billion for 2023, up 10% and 49% respectively from the previous year. The Group attributed its strong performance to robust demand from new and existing customers across…
LONDON, UK: Capital & Counties Properties (Capco) and Shaftesbury PLC have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger to form the combined group to be called Shaftesbury Capital PLC on completion, a statement noted. It is intended that the merger will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement of Shaftesbury,…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Goodman Group has appointed Ms Hilary Spann, a highly experienced global real estate executive, as an Independent Director to the boards of Goodman Limited and Goodman Funds Management Limited, effective 4 April 2022. With an extensive background in public and private equity markets, Ms Spann is currently a senior executive at NYSE-listed Boston…
LONDON, UK: Helical plc, a UK real estate investment company, announced its intention to convert to a REIT with effect from 1 April 2022. As part of this process, Helical will notify Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs of the Company’s intention to convert into a REIT and will seek Helical shareholder approval to replace its…
LONDON, UK: Stenprop Limited has acquired, in two separate transactions, Whitacre Industrial Park in Huddersfield and a portfolio of five MLI estates located across the UK, for a total consideration of £15.9 million. The combined purchase price reflects a net initial yield of 7.2% and a capital value of £64 per sq ft. Comprising five…
LONDON, UK: Workspace Group PLC announced the appointment of Duncan Owen as Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective 22 July 2021. Duncan will join the Company’s Audit and Nominations Committees. Duncan has 30 years’ experience in the real estate sector. He was previously the CEO of Invista Real Estate Investment Management PLC and then Global…