ARTICLES TAGGED WITH "Arctic Securities"

Top analyst: The segment with the biggest upside when the interest rate is lowered

Sweden Sweden — The indication from the Riksbank is that a first interest rate cut may take place in May or June, which is confirmed by the latest meeting protocol that was released on Thursday last week. For Nordic Property News, Arctic Securities analyst Michael Johansson provides a forward-looking analysis of the impact on the real estate sector and which pressured segment that enjoys the greatest upside from interest rate cuts.

Report season just around the corner – the analyst duo's best insights

Nordic — Tomorrow starts a new reporting period for the property companies as Nivika and Jernhusen are the first to release their Q4 reports. Ahead of the flood of reports, Nordic Property News spoke with Arctic Securities analyst Michal Johansson and Handelsbanken's analyst Johan Edberg about what they expect from the companies' reports and what will happen to the property values.

Nrep acquires hotel property in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Nrep has bought the Comfort Hotel on Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen from a company associated with the American investment fund Starwood Capital.

Top analyst ahead of the report season: "Surprisingly quiet on the direct market"

Nordic — Next Thursday, the flood of reports for the real estate companies starts again as Atrium Ljungberg is the first to release its Q3 report. Nordic Property News talks to Arctic Securities analyst Michael Johansson to get a picture of how the companies are doing, what will be most interesting in the reports and which companies he thinks will deliver the stronger and weaker reports.

K2A Divests Portfolio for SEK 1.1 Billion

Sweden Sweden — K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter has completed a sale of six properties with an underlying property value of SEK 1,095 million. The buyer is Savills Investment Management.

Northern Horizon Acquires Preschool for its Fourth Healthcare Fund

Sweden Sweden — Northern Horizon announces the purchase of a newly built preschool in Skurup for its ‘Aged Care Fund IV’ fund.

Arctic Securities Appoints New CEO

Norway Norway — Peter Løvaas has been appointed as the new CEO of Arctic Securities AS (Arctic) after Mads H. Syversen, who will become Executive Chairman of the company.

Arctic Securities Acquires Office Property from Capman

Norway Norway — Capman Nordic Real Estate II Fund has sold the 4,700 sqm property Lille Grensen 5 located in central Oslo to Arctic Securities for NOK 488 million.

SBB Acquires Major Preschool Portfolio

Norway Norway — SBB acquires preschool portfolio in Norway from Norwegian Trygge Barnehager for 4,580 MNOK and signs long-term leases.

Studentbostäder i Norden Makes First Norwegian Acquisition

Norway Norway — Studentbostäder i Norden continues its Nordic expansion and acquires a property in Norway with 99 student apartments.

Petter Stordalen's Strawberry Forever Divests Hotel to Starwood

Denmark Denmark — The Norwegian-owned real estate company Strawberry Forever has sold Comfort Hotel Vesterbro in Copenhagen to Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group.

Tristan Capital Partners Divests Landmark Building in Oslo

Norway Norway — EPISO 4, an opportunity fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners, has announced the EUR 210 million sale of the landmark Telegrafen building in Oslo, Norway following an extensive renovation project. The 25,500 sq m building, situated in the Kvadraturen district of the Norwegian capital, has been sold to a syndicate by Arctic Securities in one of the largest single real estate transactions in Norway.

Estea Buys in Karlstad

Sweden Sweden — Estea's wholly-owned subsidiary and alternative investment fund, Estea Sverigefastigheter 3, has acquired the property Björnen 12 in Karlstad from Arwidsro Fastigheter.

How Arctic Securities Will Grow in Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Following the acquisition from NRP and Wilfast: Anna Hallsten, Arctic Securities' CEO in Sweden, tells Nordic Property News about the expansion plans and where they are looking for future investments.

The Norwegian Company's Targets in Sweden

Nordic — Daniel Andersson, Head of Real Estate Corporate Finance Sweden at Arctic Securities, tells Nordic Property News about the types of places that are most interesting in Sweden and how close the interaction with the Norwegian headquarters is.

Randviken Divests to Arctic Syndicate

Sweden Sweden — Randviken sells two properties in Karlstad to a syndicate structured by Arctic Securities. The transaction price is MSEK 700 (EUR 65M).

Arctic Acquires Logistics

Nordic — Ängsö Logistik, a real estate company established by Arctic Securities AS, has acquired a portfolio of three logistics properties in Borås, Örebro and Vansbro from Logistic Contractor. The properties are under construction by Logistic Contractor with planned completion in 2019.

Largest Norwegian Transactions in 2017

Norway Norway — 2017 was an intense transaction year for all the Nordic countries. With the year in the books Nordic Property News can present a list of the largest transactions in all four countries – starting with Norway.

SBB Makes EUR 474M Purchase

Norway Norway — SBB acquries DNB Bank HQ in Oslo for SEK 4.5 billion (EUR 474M).

Agder HQ Sold for EUR 62M

Norway Norway — Kristiansand Næringsselskap has sold the headquarters for Agder Energi to an Arctic company for MNOK 560 (EUR 62M).

Madison Completes Sale of Statoil Office Complex in Oslo

Norway Norway — Madison International Realty, a New York-based investment company, announces that it has completed the sale of the Statoil office complex in Oslo, Norway for NOK 3.9 Billion (€419 M) to a club of local investors established by Arctic Securities, representing a 5.4% cap rate.

Swedish Lilium in Two Norwegian Deals

Norway Norway — Lilium Fastigheter divests their share of the property in Forskningsparken in Oslo and instead purchases a large office building in Bergen – together with the chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, among others.

Large Office Deal in Oslo

Norway Norway — Fornebuporten Holding AS, an indirect subsidiary of Aker ASA, has signed an agreement to sell its shares in Fornebuporten AS to a Norwegian real estate consortium led by Pareto Securities AS. The transaction values the Fornebuporten offices at NOK 3.2 billion (€ 340 M).

Catella divests Nordic Fixed Income

Sweden Sweden — Catella has signed an agreement with Arctic Securities AS to sell all shares in its subsidiary Nordic Fixed Income AB.