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One Year Since the Major Akelius Acquisition: "Bought at the Perfect Wrong Time"

Nordic — At the end of October 2021, Heimstaden received final approval for the acquisition of Akelius' property portfolios in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Almost a year later, Heimstaden's CEO Patrik Hall looks back on the huge 92 billion acquisition and the, in hindsight, "perfectly wrong timing" for the purchase. He also says how they view the future of the Akelius-portfolio today.

Heimstaden Appoints Head of Capital Raising and Client Relations

Nordic — Steen Lønberg Jørgensen starts today as Head of Capital Raising & Client Relations and member of group management.

Heimstaden Appoints Frans Heijbel as Managing Director within Strategy and M&A

Nordic — Heijbel leaves his position as Head of International Real Assets at Alecta and joins Heimstaden as Managing Director, Strategy & M&A.

Adds New Piece to Strengthen the Finnish Team

Finland — Entered the Finnish market in 2021 – assembles team to further expand the Finnish residential portfolio.

Heimstaden Buys Six Properties in Copenhagen.

Denmark — Heimstaden buys six properties from Bröderna Samuelsson Invest AB for MSEK 250.

Heimstaden's Growth Ambitions on the Finnish Market

Finland — Heimstaden increase their position in Finland through the acquisition of 2,009 homes from Sato. Stanislav Kubacek, Managing Director of Heimstaden's Investment Team for Eastern Europe, tells Nordic Property News about the ambitions going forward and where they look to grow.

Sato Sells to Heimstaden

Finland — Sato has signed an agreement on the divestment of 2,009 rental homes in six cities and municipalities around Finland to Heimstaden.

Heimstaden’s Expansion Plans for the UK Market

Nordic — Heimstaden has appointed Christian Birrell Managing Director/Head of UK Investments. He tells Nordic Property News about Heimstadens growth ambitions in the UK market, where they see attractive investment opportunities, the state of the UK residential market and how they will grow the local investment team.

Heimstaden Appoints Christian Birrell as Head of Investments for the UK

Nordic — Heimstaden has appointed Christian Birrell as Managing Director/Head of UK Investments to help realise its growth ambitions in the UK and to expand its local investment team.

Heimstaden Recruits from Cushman & Wakefield

Nordic — Heimstaden strengthens the management team by hiring Son André Hval as Group Director Commercial Letting. He will start in his new role during the spring.

Heimstaden Appoints Country Manager in the Netherlands

Nordic — Heimstaden has appointed Michiel Vrijman as Country Manager at Heimstaden Netherlands. He will start 1 April 2022, replacing Eddo Rats who moves on to his new role as co-COO at Heimstaden.

Heimstaden Divests Portfolio to Akka Egendom

Sweden — Akka Egendom has agreed on the acquisition of 21 properties, located in Eslöv, Klippan and Örkelljunga, from Heimstaden Bostad. The portfolio comprises a total of just over 32,000 square meters, of which approximately 26,500 square meters pertain to BOA distributed over 395 apartments.

Heimstaden Opens Up for New Markets

Nordic — Co-Cio Christian Fladeland: “I wouldn’t exclude us entering a new market or two this year.”

Heimstaden Appoints Co-COO

Nordic — Heimstaden strengthens the management team by hiring Jordan Milewicz as new co-COO. He will together with Eddo Rats share the responsibility for Heimstaden’s operations in new and existing markets.

Reasons Behind Magnus Nordholm’s Departure

Sweden — Heimstaden’s Deputy CEO Magnus Nordholm has decided to resign after 14 years. He tells Nordic Property News about the decision, the highlights, the challenges, and what he will do, going forward.

Heimstaden's Deputy CEO Resigns

Sweden — Heimstaden’s Deputy CEO Magnus Nordholm has decided to resign. He will stay in his position the coming months to ensure a smooth handover process.

Heimstaden Expands Investment Organisation with Strong Profiles

Nordic — Heimstaden has further growth ambitions and establishes a dedicated strategy and M&A team with experienced professionals.

Allianz Real Estate and Heimstaden Bostad Form JV

Sweden — Allianz Real Estate, on behalf of Allianz companies, invests SEK 7.9 billion in Heimstaden Bostad’s portfolio in Sweden with properties recently bought from Akelius, forming a joint venture (JV) on the SEK 30.4 billion portfolio centrally located in Malmö and Stockholm.

“We Evaluate All Interesting Investment Opportunities“

Finland — Christian Fladeland, Co-CIO of Heimstaden, tells Nordic Property News about the ten percent acquisition of Kojamo’s shares, whether they will increase their holding going forward, and the attraction to the Finnish residential market.

After the Kojamo Investment – Here Is Heimstaden's Position in Finland

Finland — The massive deal with Akelius has just received final approval – but Heimstaden is already working on new acquisitions. Following the major purchase in Kojamo, Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at Heimstaden's position in Finland.

How Heimstaden Will Gear Up in Norway

Norway — Marianne Frønsdal has been appointed Country Manager of Heimstaden in Norway. She tells Nordic Property News about the challenges, how the record-breaking Akelius deal will affect the company’s business, and her main focus in the new role.

Heimstaden Issues EUR 300 Million Hybrid Bond

Nordic — Heimstaden AB today successfully issued EUR 300 million in its inaugural euro-denominated subordinated perpetual hybrid bond with an initial reset of 5.25 years. The bond carries an annual fixed rate coupon of 6.750 percent and a yield of 6.875 percent.

Heimstaden's CEO on the Blockbuster Deal: "An Excellent Chance to Grow"

Nordic — It was a transaction for the ages when Heimstaden acquired properties from Akelius for EUR 9.1 billion. Heimstaden's CEO Patrik Hall tells Nordic Property News about the deal, Heimstaden's ambitions going forward and gives his view on the possibility of expropriation in Berlin.

Heimstaden Acquires Residential Portfolio from Akelius for EUR 9.1 billion

Nordic — Heimstaden subsidiary, Heimstaden Bostad, buys 599 properties with 28,776 homes centrally located in Berlin (14,050), Hamburg (3,592), Stockholm (5,934), Malmö (4,107), and Copenhagen (1,093). Transaction value SEK 92.5 billion (EUR 9.1 billion) with SEK 2.8 billion in annual rental income.

Heimstaden Bostad Sets New Climate Targets

Sweden — Heimstaden Bostad has set new sustainability targets and will invest SEK 5 billion to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 46 percent by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement ambition to limit global warming to 1.5°C.