Citygate and Ida Granqvist.

New milestone for Skanska's Investment Property company: "A flagship property"

Sweden Sweden — Skanska takes a big step in the work of building up its own management portfolio, by selling the Citygate office property in Gothenburg to its own Investment Property branch. Ida Granqvist, Investment Properties Manager at Skanska Fastigheter, tells Nordic Property News about why Citygate is a good fit for the company, about the importance of having also established itself on the Gothenburg market, about the next step for the Investment Properties business and how the first period since she assumed her new position has been.
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Peter Wallin, CEO Bonava.
Nordic Nordic —
Bonava CEO: "Recovery can take time"
Erik Selin, CEO of Balder.
Nordic Nordic —
"For Balder, the choice is between everything or nothing"
Joacim Sjöberg, CEO of Castellum.
Nordic Nordic —
"Castellum will never finish selling"
Christian Fredrixon.
Nordic Nordic —
Ten percent down on Cibus management results
Nordic Property News presents the status of some of the industry's most stressed companies.

Status of some of the industry's most stressed companies

Sweden Sweden — SBB is being pressured on the stock market, bankruptcy threatened Oscar Properties is getting ready to release its delayed annual report and Kvalitena is continuing with the reconstruction of the company. Nordic Property News goes thru the current situation regarding some of the industry's most pressured players.
Niam makes acquisition in Jönköping.

Niam acquires prime logistics asset in Jönköping

Sweden Sweden — Niam has acquired a prime logistics asset in Torsvik, Jönköping. The property has been continuously extended and spans 112,000 sqm, featuring automated high-rack storage, direct railway access and environmental certification according to BREEAM In-Use Very Good.
Malin Lundgren.

Change in JM’s Executive Management

Sweden Sweden — Malin Lundgren, Director of Human Resources, has chosen to leave JM.
Corem signs lease in Gothenburg.

Corem has signed a six-year lease with the Swedish Coast Guard

Sweden Sweden — Corem has signed a six-year lease with the Swedish Coast Guard for approximately 3,500 square meters in Gothenburg.
Poyan Katebi.

He takes charge of new Brunswick-led real estate venture

Sweden Sweden — Poyan Katebi leaves the role as CEO of Samfastigheter to instead become CEO of the newly started company SINDI backed by heavy players such as Brunswick and SEB. The new company is focused on social sustainability in the real estate industry and for Nordic Property News Poyan Katebi talks more about the new investment and ambitions.
Ilkka Salminen.

How Slättö aims to grow on the Finnish market

Finland Finland — Slättö grows its Finnish portfolio through two separate transactions. Ilkka Salminen, Head of Finland at Slättö, tells Nordic Property News about growth ambitions for the Finnish market, what segments and locations they consider attractive for new investments and how he sees the Finnish real estate markets developing going forward.
Citygate.

Skanska divests Citygate in Gothenburg for about EUR 216 million to internal portfolio

Sweden Sweden — Skanska Commercial Development Nordic has divested the office building Citygate in Gothenburg, Sweden, to own portfolio for about SEK 2.5 billion (EUR 216 million), after deductions for remaining investments and deferred tax.
Nrep sells to Blackstone.

Nrep sells Finnish urban logistics portfolio to Blackstone

Finland Finland — Nrep divests a Finnish urban logistics portfolio to funds managed by Blackstone for EUR 135 million. The ‘Aktiivihallit Ky’ portfolio comprises 22 warehouse properties with a total leasable area of approximately 133,000 square metres. 80 percent of the properties are located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Annie Franzon, Head of Transactions at Diös.

Diös divests properties in five cities

Sweden Sweden — Diös divests ten properties in five cities including housing, light industry, commerce and offices. This is done through three different transactions, which take place in line with the company's strategy. The total leasable area of the divested the properties correspond to approximately 57,000 square meters and the total sales price amounts to SEK 452 MSEK (EUR 39 million).

They invested most in their own portfolio

Nordic — They invested the most money in their own existing portfolios in Q1.

Swedish region booming after Volvo decision

Sweden Sweden — Skaraborg is facing a major change and the population will increase dramatically if the municipalities themselves are to be believed. One of the municipalities, Mariestad, is investing heavily in the establishments that await. 11,000 homes are needed – largely due to decision from Volvo.
Bjarke Mikkelsen.

Bjarke Mikkelsen appointed new CEO of Thylander

Denmark Denmark — Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and Tech Entrepreneur becomes Managing Partner and CEO at Thylander.

Slättö acquires residential portfolios

Finland Finland — Slättö acquires two residential portfolios in Finland with total value of EUR 130 million.
SBB.

SBB extends lease agreement with Hässleholm Municipality

Sweden Sweden — SBB extends lease agreement of 15 years with Hässleholm Municipality.
Charles-Nicolas Tarrière, Paul Hampton and Kevin Muscat launch Evonite.

Performance matters over AUM Growth as experienced real estate trio launch new partnership

Nordic — Paul Hampton, Charles-Nicolas Tarrière and Kevin Muscat have regrouped to launch Evonite, after previously working together at Rockspring Property Investment Managers and Patrizia.

Ikea scraps plans for extensive expansion on Malmö property

Sweden Sweden — 41,000 square meters of offices, center operations and parking will be scrapped when the furniture giant rethinks project. Nordic Property News takes a closer look at the project.
JM sells in Järfälla.

JM sells rental property in Järfälla

Sweden Sweden — JM has signed an agreement for the sale of a rental property located in Järfälla, Stockholm. The transaction amounts to SEK 497 million (EUR 45 million).
Northvolt sells Borlänge where they planned to open a battery factory.

Northvolt pulls out of factory plans in Borlänge – sells 900,000 sqm

Sweden Sweden — Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has chosen to scrap its plans to open a factory in Borlänge. The company will also sell the land in Kvarnsveden where the factory was planned, writes Dagens industri (DI).
Capman acquires residential project.

Capman makes residential acquisition in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Capman Residential Fund makes its second investment in Sweden through the acquisition of a forward funding project in Ursvik, Sundbyberg, just North of Stockholm.
Logistea's CEO Niklas Zuckerman. The image is a montage.

How the new logistics giant want to take advantage of its size: "The position is strengthened"

Nordic — A "new" actor enters the Nordic logistics markets when Logistea and KMC Properties merge and form one of the Nordics' largest listed logistic real estate companies under the name Logistea. Niklas Zuckerman, CEO of the company, tells Nordic Property News about the decision to merge the companies, the position the new company will get in the market, the advantages that come with becoming a clearer Nordic player, and how hey view the portfolio that the new Logistea will have at its disposal .
Emma Kuzmina.

Technopolis makes divestments in the Baltics – increases its Nordic focus

Nordic — Technopolis wants to increase its focus on its Nordic core markets and is therefore adjusting its geographical presence through two divestments in the Baltic region. Through this, they want to concentrate resources and investments in the Nordic region, where the company sees the greatest potential for growth. Nordic Property News has spoken to Emma Kuzmina, Chair of the Board of Technopolis, who describes the strategy and thinking behind the sale.
Thomas Holm in front of Bromma Blocks.

Svenska Handelsfastigheter buys Bromma Blocks from CBRE IM

Sweden Sweden — Svenska Handelsfastigheter has entered into an agreement with CBRE IM on the acquisition of Bromma Blocks for SEK 1.173 billion (EUR 101 million). The acquisition includes five properties with a total lettable area of ​​just under 57,500 square meters and a well-located building right of approximately 50,000 square meters.
Verdion buys from Corem.

Verdion makes new Gothenburg acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Verdion buys a 44,000 square meter property in the Backa district of Gothenburg from Corem.
Lars Jensen.

Lars Jensen appointed new City Architect in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — The new City Architect for the City of Copenhagen has been appointed. Lars Jensen takes office on Monday September 2nd.